.Steve Winterbottom Snr, 63, and son Steve Winterbottom Jnr, 35, were both born on June 4. In a unique set of events, they now share their birthday with the latest addition to the family – newborn ‘miracle baby’ Alexa Ray. Bookies Ladbrokes have put the chances of Steve Snr, Steve Jnr and Alexa all being born on the same day are 48,000000/1. Alexa was conceived naturally despite two rounds of IVF treatment which devastatingly ended in losing two babies. Steve...
An abandoned dog was unrecognisable after its fur was so matted its leg became fused to its ear and caused the fur around his eye to peel away from the skin. The six-year-old lhasa apso, now named Soldier, was rescued by a dog warden who found him wandering the streets of Leeds, West Yorks. The dog was badly neglected and his rescuers believe the tiny ball of fluff had not been groomed in months in a case which had shocked...
CCTV captured the shocking moment a thief stole a charity donation tin. The woman stole the donations from Spoon World Buffet in Basildon, Essex, at 2.30pm on Saturday, after posing as a customer. Footage shows the brunette sitting down on a sofa, while waiters and waitresses busy themselves with serving diners. She then fled the scene with the tin, which contained hundreds of pounds for Cancer Research. Staff worker Shirri Lynn said: 'I can't believe some dirty scummy woman came into work...
A life-extending drug for people suffering from a fatal lung disease will be withheld from patients until they are on their DEATH BED. The National Institute For Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) announced on the day of the General Election that Pirfenidone would only be used on people suffering from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) when they have 50-80% lung capacity left. That means it will only be reserved for people with severe cases of IPF and NOT prescribed on the...
An IT firm in Watford sent staff an email warning "Labour voters would be made redundant first" on polling day, GMB has revealed. An email seemingly sent by John Brooker, Managing Director of Watford based Storm Technologies Ltd, has come to light which was sent to his staff on Thursday 8 June, General Election Day. The email, sent to everyone in the company, started with the hope staff had exercised their right to elect a chosen candidate or party before...
These hilarious photos are 'poocher-perfect' and prove man's best friend just loves life in front of the camera. Jason Checkla abandoned taking wedding photos and now has a money-spinning business snapping dogs and their owners. He got the idea after getting his own pooch to strike a pose. His work is now so popular that the New York-based snapper made more than £4,700 snapping nearly 100 canines in the space of just four hours. He said: “It is not nearly...
This is the horror moment doctors examined a patient with a headache - and were confronted by an enormous SPIDER which crawled out her ear. Lekshmi L, 49, woke up from an afternoon nap on her veranda with a "slight discomfort" and tingling sensation in her right ear. Suspecting an obstruction, she tried to dig around in her ear with her finger and asked her daughter to look inside using a torch. But when she developed an excruciating pain in...
This is the moment a man waded into waist-deep sewage to unblock a drain - and emerged with a COW. The brave man apparently spotted the calf slipping into the open drain in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, and watched it disappear underwater. The animal lover pulled off his shirt and trousers and dived into the waste and slush without hesitation, clutching the end of a rope. He emerges moments later and pulls the confused animal to...
A woman who acted as a surrogate for her mother has given birth - to her own brother. Desperate Jacky Edwards, 47, was unable to carry a baby naturally but daughter Katherine, 30, offered to help. Jacky had suffered a traumatic pregnancy with her fifth child twelve years ago and underwent a hysterectomy. The mum-of-six was widowed at 40 and certain that she didn't want any more children - but then in 2013 she met chemist Paul, 48. They fell...
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