Police are hunting "industrial fly-tippers" who dumped 50 huge blocks of compressed recyclable rubbish at a beauty spot popular with mountain bikers and walkers. Tens of thousands of discarded plastic bottles, bags and cardboard boxes which had been compacted into 10ft-high cubes were left strewn across the path. Cyclists and walkers were forced to squeeze past the stinking piles of trash after they were discovered on the route between Biddulph and Brindley Ford, Staffs., on Saturday (28/1). Staffordshire Police and...
A top bar has come under fire for hosting an under 18's Valentine's event which seems encourages youngsters to have sex - called 'Pop Ya Cherry Parties.' Teens are being targeted by new events company 'Pop Ya Cherry Parties' who are holding their first night in an exclusive members bar on 13th February for children aged 14 to 18. They describe themselves as "the newest and most exciting provider of under 18's clubbing in the UK" and claim to throw...
A man lured a duck to him with bread before wringing its neck and slinging it in the bin in front of horrified onlookers, a court was told. Robert Muir, 49, killed the duck last May in a "callous act of cruelty" in a beauty spot in Richmond, south west London. Wimbledon Magistrates heard that police were called to the area by members of the public who had witnessed the horrifying act. CCTV footage showed Muir enticing the Mallard duck...
By Nigel Watson Millions of secret files have recently been released by the US, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), but only a handful relate to UFOs. Their ‘electronic reading room’ provides access to documents released by the CIA through the Freedom of Information Act, which can be viewed here. By inputting the word UFO you can view several hundred CIA reports that date from to 1949 to 1997. Some amount to a few scribbled notes whilst others are more substantial UFO reports...
A single mum-of-three who worked as a dinner lady at a primary school to make ends meet is celebrating after being promoted - to headteacher. Rosalind Brotherton took a job serving food to youngsters following the break-down of her marriage - but just nine years later she was running a school of her own. While working as a dinner lady at Swan Lane Frist School, she also studied for an Open University degree in History. After graduating in 2005, Mrs...
Are Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) piloted by aliens from outer space preparing to invade Devon? UFOs certainly seem to have been taking a great interest in this county in recent months. On 12 September 2016 a man saw two triangular objects fly at a fast rate over his back garden in Exmouth at 10.30pm. They were bouncing around the sky and were being followed by a helicopter. Other witnesses in the area also saw the same three craft in the...
This is the heartwarming moment a young elephant plunges into a fast-flowing river to RESCUE her ”drowning” human best friend. Darrick Thomson, 42, jumped into the swollen 50ft wide river while five-year-old Asian elephant Kham Lha walked on the bank in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The pair had formed an ”inseparable bond” after Kham Lha was rescued from an abusive owner last year and Darrick nursed her back to health. So when the young cow saw her ”best friend” apparently in trouble shouting...
A hiker decided to do the three peak challenge, a gruelling 50 miles across rough terrain and as you can imagine, three tall peaks. So far, nothing out of the ordinary, but this guy did it with a fridge full of beer on his back. Matthew Bamber, 42 somehow got through the mission in under twenty four hours, which is unbelievable. The fridge, a Hotpoint for all you refrigerator fanatics out there, weighed a colossal 30kg, and was strapped to...
A twisted son pretended to be his own father so he could swindle a small fortune from him. Ian Huntley, 63, managed to pass himself off as his unwell 94-year-old dad in phone conversations with an insurance firm. Using his devious methods he obtained £246,333 in June 2013. But he wasn’t finished there, in June 2104 he claimed to have power of attorney over his father’s livelihood and withdrew £78,405 from his dad’s ISA at a major high street bank....
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