Disabled grandmother, 67, is trapped in own home for TWO YEARS because her wheelchair is too WIDE

May 23, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Disabled grandmother, 67, is trapped in own home for TWO YEARS because her wheelchair is too WIDE

Jenny Rigby, 67, is unable to stand due to crippling arthritis, but the doors in her home are 3ins narrower than her wheelchair. Miss Rigby has only left the house once when she was taken to hospital on a stretcher after collapsing at her housing association home in 2010.

Finance boss who lived in Carol Vorderman’s mansion stole £1.5m to fund a life of luxury

May 23, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Finance boss who lived in Carol Vorderman’s mansion stole £1.5m to fund a life of luxury Wendy Nichols, 49, siphoned cash from company accounts to buy flash cars, foreign holidays and plastic surgery.

Five male nursery workers arrested after ‘toddler was sexually assaulted by a member of staff’

May 23, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Five male nursery workers arrested after ‘toddler was sexually assaulted by a member of staff’ Officers swooped on three branches of the privately-run Bright Eyes Nurseries in Worcestershire.

Policeman’s son broke into woman’s home to steal knickers and SEX TOYS

May 23, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Policeman’s son broke into woman’s home to steal knickers and SEX TOYS Mark Cox, 22, pocketed a set of house keys belonging to former school pal Emma Pinches, 21.

Mum-of-two, 31, battered by man she met on internet dating website

May 23, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Mum-of-two, 31, battered by man she met on internet dating website Susan Hulbert met thug Gavin Taylor, 34, after joining popular dating website plentyoffish.com last December.

Proud father, 38, has delivered BOTH his children

May 23, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Proud father, 38, has delivered BOTH his children Rob Keeling, 38, was on hand for a second time in six years after girlfriend Jodie Pointon, 31, went into ...

New town mayor loses control of his automatic car… and smashes through the front of TESCO

May 22, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
New town mayor loses control of his automatic car… and smashes through the front of TESCO

Councillor Terry Buckle, 73, was trying to park in a disabled bay for his weekly shop in his Vauxhall Vectra. The automatic lurched forward and went straight through the automatic double doors of his local Tesco Express.


Banned driver who killed a couple on their tandem brags he will ‘only get four years’

May 22, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Banned driver who killed a couple on their tandem brags he will ‘only get four years’ Drug addict Nicholas Lovell today faces a maximum of 14 years in prison for killing Ross and Clare Simons. But ...

Father, 24, branded a ‘monster’ is jailed for just SEVEN years after killing one-month-old baby

May 21, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Father, 24, branded a ‘monster’ is jailed for just SEVEN years after killing one-month-old baby Roxie Hopkins-Roach suffered injuries similar to those seen in car crashes when Benjamin Roach, 24, shook the helpless tot then ...

Woman, 31, died in hospital after bungling NHS staff thought she was faking a COMA

May 22, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Woman, 31, died in hospital after bungling NHS staff thought she was faking a COMA Michelle Jannetta, 31, took an overdose in a cry for help but could have been saved.

One in five women believe their man is ‘high maintenance’

May 22, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
One in five women believe their man is ‘high maintenance’ Researchers found the rise of the ‘metrosexual’ is leading to a wave of needy men in modern couples.

Phone thieves caught at home after one of their victims activates a TRACKER app

May 22, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
Phone thieves caught at home after one of their victims activates a TRACKER app Karim Bousaboun, 25, and Mehamad Maddahi, 22, made £51,488.71 by stealing expensive smart phones.

Schoolgirl, 14, hanged herself after being ‘sexually abused by lodger at parents’ home’

May 21, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Schoolgirl, 14, hanged herself after being ‘sexually abused by lodger at parents’ home’ Georgia Hedges, 14, was found unconscious by her devastated parents at the family’s home in Witham, Essex.

Retired detective who police refused to name in ‘secret justice’ row denies stealing £113k

May 22, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Retired detective who police refused to name in ‘secret justice’ row denies stealing £113k Paul Greaves, 54, is accused of swiping the cash from Warwickshire Police’s HQ in Leek Wootton, Warks.

Biggest cock in the world is reared on a diet of POPCORN

May 21, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Biggest cock in the world is reared on a diet of POPCORN Little John the cockerel terrifies small children because he measures a staggering 26 inches – over two feet – tall. ...

Darling Buds of May cottage to be converted into themed holiday lets

May 23, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Darling Buds of May cottage to be converted into themed holiday lets

Businessman Simon Coulson, 42, bought Buss Farm in Bethersden, Kent, last year and now plans to turn the former TV set into holiday accommodation. Plans have been submitted to turn the £1.35 million property back to how it was when it was the base for the Larkin family in the hit 1990s TV show.

Scientists make Alzheimer’s breakthrough after mapping brain changes for the first time

May 21, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Scientists make Alzheimer’s breakthrough after mapping brain changes for the first time A team of Cambridge University scientists have now traced the series of chemical changes which create the neuron-killing chemical.

Rock band Muse spark major fire alert after concert pyrotechnics are mistaken for a raging INFERNO

May 21, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Rock band Muse spark major fire alert after concert pyrotechnics are mistaken for a raging INFERNO

Dramatic photographs uploaded to social networking sites on Monday evening appeared to show the Ricoh Arena, in Coventry, West Mids., fully ablaze. Hundreds of people took to Twitter fearing the 32,500 seater home of Coventry City FC was on fire- including ex-footballer Robbie Savage who labelled them “terrible scenes”.

Terminally-ill mother, 57, to sail around Britain… with her pet dog

May 22, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
Terminally-ill mother, 57, to sail around Britain… with her pet dog Lori Murdock’s dog Betty the Patterdale terrier will become the first canine to travel round the UK by sea.

Dyslexic girl, 18, predicted to fail English A-Level exam scores top mark in the COUNTRY

May 21, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Dyslexic girl, 18, predicted to fail English A-Level exam scores top mark in the COUNTRY Clever Frederica Drewer, 18, had been told to expect a ‘D’ – until teachers realised she had dyspraxia.

Police chief slammed after offering disgraced ‘youth crime tsar’ Paris Brown a JOB

May 21, 2013 | by | 2 Comments
Police chief slammed after offering disgraced ‘youth crime tsar’ Paris Brown a JOB The 17-year-old on £15k a year quit after boasting on Twitter about sex, drugs and violence.

Drivers hit with massive delays after a BOULDER falls on a dual-carriageway

May 22, 2013 | by | 0 Comments
Drivers hit with massive delays after a BOULDER falls on a dual-carriageway The strange incident happened at around 5pm on Tuesday on the A303 near South Petherton, Somerset.