A motorist has been hit with the UK's biggest-ever 'parking fine' after a court ruled she must pay £24,500 for ignoring hundreds of tickets. Motorist Carly Mackie, 28, parked outside her mother's home and ignored the almost-daily parking charge notices on her windscreen. She wrongly believed she was entitled to park her Mini on the spot in front of her family's garage near their Dundee home and the tickets were unenforceable. But private firm Vehicle Control Services took her to court...
Four daredevils broke into the construction of the tallest building in the South West - and showed off by balancing on one leg. The four thrill-seeking males climbed more than 250ft to the top of the scaffolding on the Beckley Point building. Photographer Ian Caldwell saw the reckless group as he passed by the site in Plymouth, Devon on Sunday. The high-rise development is currently under construction and will soon be student accommodation. Builders Kier Group said they immediately went...
Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cars have been destroyed after yobs went on the rampage at a dealership - with a SLEDGEHAMMER. A total of 35 cars and three camper vans were smashed by vandals during the attack in the early hours of this morning. Dramatic pictures show rows of vehicles with their front and both windscreens smashed with shards of glass covering the bodywork. The rampage has caused hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage at Lowdham...
A self-styled grammar vigilante has been correcting rogue apostrophes on a city's signs - for the last THIRTEEN years. By day the anonymous crusader is a highly-qualified professional with his secret known only to a handful of close family and friends. But at night he becomes a shadowy figure who patrols the streets of Bristol, armed with his homemade 'apostrophiser' and purpose-built trestle. His specially-made tool reaches the higher signs on shopfronts and road signs, replacing or covering rogue apostrophes...
A pensioner was left brown faced after one of the animals at at zoo decided to give her something to remember it by. A video clip caught the moment a cheeky chimp decided to share its waste with the onlookers at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The clip shows the animal rocking up and down on stone steps in its enclosure before its arm moves between its legs to scoop up the mess and chucks it at the sightseers. Visitors were left in...
A dog which was paralysed after a horrific road accident has been given a new lease of life thanks to a state-of-the-art PEDAL chair which helps her run again. Puffy a Chinese Crested dog lost the use of her rear legs when she was hit by a vehicle back in January 2015. The impact of that horror accident, destroyed the nerve connection to her hind legs and there was nothing that TV's Supervet could do to save her legs, the damage...
A shopping centre worker thought her boyfriend had made the most expensive mistake of his life – when he dropped her engagement ring over the side of a boat. Pash Canby, aged 30, got down on one knee to propose to Natalie Ripley while they were sailing in a lagoon in Thailand. As Pash prepared to place the ring on 28-year-old Natalie's finger, it slipped out of his hand and into the water. After pausing for dramatic effect, Pash revealed...
Mum-to-be Laura Louis gave birth on her wedding day after being rushed to hospital in her bridal gown. Laura Louis, 36, felt her waters break at her wedding reception just hours after tying the knot to husband Lou. The couple, who have their own Irish folk band, were performing for their guests on St Patrick’s Day when they realised Laura had started having contractions. They knew there was a possibility that baby Nicholas might decide to turn up on their...
Dramatic Footage captured on a vehicle dashcam shows the moments the murder suspect tried to flee the scene in a Land Rover, which was stolen from the house in Stourbridge, West Midlands. It shows officers chasing the car, which later crashed into a garden wall after it was rammed off the road by police in Norton Road about 30 minutes after the attack. A 23-year-old homeless man has been charged with the murders of a mother and her 13-year-old son...
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