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Two horses have suffered severe injuries after their faces were slashed with knives and they were left to die in a burning stable.The chestnut horses were discovered at around 9.20am yesterday (Tues) in their stable in Withywood, Bristol, with burns to their bodies and horrific knife wounds. They had also suffered severe smoke inhalation after their attackers set fire to the doors and walls of the stable. Lucky, aged 18, and Blaine, aged 11, only survived the attack after a...

A shocking GMB report has revealed that some civilian police staff are so badly paid they can’t even afford to buy their children new clothes. The poll, conducted by the GMB - the union for civilian police staff - also reveals 70 per cent are stressed at work, while 75 per cent are unhappy at the Government pay cap. Members were very open about what caused their stress – excessive workloads and poor leadership and management. More than half of...

A man who suffers a STROKE every month has been denied a £15,000 life-saving heart operation - because of NHS cuts. Jason Missen, 22, fears the strokes and severe daily migraines caused by a hole in his heart will kill him after the "routine" operation he believes would cure him was axed. The call centre agent from St Ives, Cambs, has started a petition for the Government to reverse the "absolutely ridiculous" cuts while keeping NHS funding for boob jobs...

Police have begun a probe into possible hate crimes in connection with the controversial reading of the Koran in a cathedral. A service on at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow received widespread attention after a reading from the Koran in January. The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth read the passage with the intention of promoting inter-faith tolerance during the service which was attended by a number of Muslims. In the aftermath, Mr Holdsworth, who is gay, said he received homophobic...

A keen runner has celebrated breaking the world record for the fastest marathon - while carrying a 25-kilo TUMBLE DRYER. Ben Blowes, 44, ran the 26.2-mile London Marathon on Sunday, smashing the six-hour record for carrying a household appliance by just over a minute. He finished the course in 5:58:37, despite previously being unable to carry the tumble dryer further than 15 miles. Ben said: "I'm feeling surprisingly well, my back doesn't really hurt and I have a few black...

The Spice epidemic in Britain's prisons is so bad that staff are getting accidentally wasted through passive smoking - with one smashing up his home after a shift. One senior prison officer today said even in non-smoking jails inmates are ripping out pages of the Bible and damaging electrics to fuel their habit. Mark Fairhurst, who is on the national executive of the Prison Officer's Association, said officers are starting to fall ill after being daily exposed to the former legal...

A charity providing free eye care and glasses for homeless people has been awarded a grant to expand its services in London. The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust, has given £37,100 to Vision Care for Homeless People, a charity that supports thousands of homeless people in London every year with eye care. The funding will go towards employing new staff to boost its services across London, including introducing mobile clinics to reach more vulnerable people across...

As temperatures soar across the UK these adorable shots show a group of pigs cooling off in crystal clear water. The fun snaps were taken by photographer Emmanuel Keller, 39, at the famous 'Pig Beach' in the Bahamas. This animals are found on the island of Exuma which is uninhabited by humans but takes its unofficial name due to the colony of pigs that swim off its shores. Describing when he spotted the animals, Emmanuel said: "I think they really...

A "fragile and vulnerable" woman has been JAILED for six months for begging on the streets - for just 50p. Marie Baker, 38, who can't read and write, was sentenced without legal representation because she was unable to get a defence lawyer or legal aid. She was caged for 26 weeks at Worcester County Court in February after she twice breached a civil injunction which banned her from begging in the city. But the judge who sentenced her has blasted...