A personal trainer and male model has made history by becoming the first amputee to make it to the finals of the Mr England contest. Jack Eyers, who had his right leg amputated at the age of 16, will compete against 24 other hopefuls at the event in July. The 28-year-old is already an established model and was the first disabled person to take to the catwalk at New York Fashion week in 2015. He said: “It’s such a huge...
This is the incredible school where the headteacher's bizarre dedication to handwriting practice means EVERY pupil is ambidextrous. Only ten per cent of the population are left handed - and only ONE per cent can write with both hands. But all 300 students at Veena Vandini School in India can write with both their left and right hand, with some able to do both at the same time - in different languages. Every 45 minute lesson features 15 minutes devoted...
Dramatic new video footage has been released showing terrified guests fleeing the Royal Clarence Hotel in their nightgowns as burning embers rained down from the night sky. The scary moment the historic Exeter hotel was evacuated was captured on CCTV pictures from Cathedral Yard and released by the council on the six-month anniversary of the blaze. A large area of the city centre was cordoned off for days while emergency services tackled the blaze, which destroyed what was claimed to...
A mum narrowly avoided death when she stabbed herself in the chest after tripping over her two dogs in the kitchen and onto an upright KITCHEN KNIFE. Sarah Lane, 31, suffered a two-inch wound through her chest after falling on the 4.5-inch blade in her draining tray while sterilising baby bottles for her two young sons. The full-time chef collapsed in a pool of blood in front of her horrified daughter Freya, 12, following the freak accident at around 2.30am...
Salesman Gary Boon's cruel colleagues slipped the fake card into a bundle of lottery tickets and betting slips they gave him as a leaving present. The 35-year-old was over the moon when he scratched the surface and discovered he'd hit the jackpot. Funny footage shows the group sitting in their local pub when a shocked Gary interrupts them and whispers: "Guys, I need to stop you. I've won £100,000." He shows them the prize ticket to faux enthusiastic responses of,...
A woman was punched by a racist punter when she turned him down for sex - breaking her FACE in three places.The horrific incident, happened in Doncaster in the early hours of Sunday morning (Apr 16). The attacker had been demanding sex from the woman, all evening, at the club where she works as an exotic dancer. Anastasia Frances, 21, suffered a shattered cheekbone and broken eye socket due to the sickening blow while trying to break up a fight...
The footage appears to show a boy picking up a stone or pebble and throwing it hard at the white pony only a few metres away behind a fence. The poor animal, called Robin, can be seen jumping in pain at the alleged unprovoked attack at Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre in Gloucestershire. The incident was recoded by an apparent friend of the attacker and put on Facebook. It soon resulted in the video spreading across multiple platforms and people have...
This is the odd moment two OAPs settled an old score with a fist fight outside a care home - before one helps the other look for his glasses. Onlookers said the pair crossed paths with one accusing the other of "ignoring him for months". The argument got heated - with the pair both setting down the carrier bags - before they squared up to each other with the fists clenched on a nearby green. A video taken by a...
This is the moment an epic car smash was caught perfectly on CCTV before the occupants of the vehicle flee from the scene - with their dog. The footage captured a red Peugeot 308 ploughing into a silver car before spinning around 180 degrees and hitting three other vehicles - writing two of them off. But the dramatic CCTV images unbelievably spotted the driver sporting red shorts running away as a woman and another man clutching a dog also fled...
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