Police probe after girl, 13, found dead in Plymouth
Police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old college student. Sian Jones was found by her mother at an address in Plymouth, Devon, at 9.45pm on Tuesday June 22. Her mum and a neighbour tried to resuscitate her while her 15-year-old sister dialled 999 She was rushed to Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital but pronounced dead. Officers…
Women would rather do housework than watch the World Cup
Four in ten women would rather carry out back-breaking household chores than watch the World Cup. Many would rather hang the washing out, clean the kitchen and hoover the house than join their partner and watch the football extravaganza. Cutting the grass, emptying the bins and changing bed sheets also made a list of preferred…
Rare uniform from the Battle of Waterloo up for auction
A rare uniform worn by an English Lieutenant Colonel who was badly injured in the Battle of Waterloo almost 200 years ago is expected to fetch £35,000 at auction. The exceptional lot comprises the red jacket, black silk cocked hat and two swords worn by Lt Col Fiennes Sanderson Miller who fought the French in…
Eggs-traordinary chicken lays fourteen eggs in one day
A family were egg-static after their chicken set a new world record by laying fourteen eggs – in one day. The heavyweight hen – called Sarah – produced more than a dozen of her own eggs in just over two hours. Owner Debbie Armstrong, of Newquay, Cornwall, says the bird has only ever previously laid…
Top 50 things which make us ‘typically English’
A love of pubs, the Sunday Roast and talking about the weather have topped a list of things which make us ‘typically English’. Reaching for a brew when the going gets tough, a stuff upper lip and ‘moaning’ also made the top 50 list. Among the more unusual traits were a desire to see English…
Sex life dies at the age of 45
The average person’s sex life dies off at the age of 45, according to a new study. Research reveals that 75 per cent of people believe sex only gets worse as they enter their forties. The average 45 year old has sex just once a week, and is lucky if it lasts longer than 22…
Lucky escape as plane crash lands in Perranporth, Cornwall
This is the moment a pilot had a miracle escape after his light aircraft suffered engine problems – and plummeted into a field. The four seater plane had been soaring over 300ft cliffs when local residents heard several ”shotgun-like” bangs. Its pilot attempted to land in a nearby airfield but came down 500m short of…
iPhone app to aid wildlife rescue in Gulf of Mexico oil leak
A new iPhone app allowing users to send labelled photos of oiled wildlife direct to rescue databases has been developed to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. The Mobile Gulf Observatory (MoGO) application was built in just a week by University of Massachusetts computer scientists in a bid to track the spread…
Thug jailed for ripping the head off a goose
A thug who ripped the head off a Canadian goose in ”sadistic and torturous rampage” was jailed for 25 weeks. Jobless Barry Sinfield, 36, swung the bird around his head before kicking it repeatedly as it lay in agony on the ground last October. He then trapped the bird’s neck against the floor with his…
Drunken man punches girlfriend in the face after mistaking her for a buglar
A drunken man punched his girlfriend in the face following a boozy Christmas Day romp after he mistook her for a burglar, a court heard. Ian Campbell, 45, had been drinking heavily on Christmas Day last year when he met a barmaid and invited her back to his flat. After the pair ”became intimate” she…
Stonehenge solstice 2010 draws crowds of thousands to witness sunrise
The summer solstice at Stonehenge drew the largest crowd for years – but cloudy skies blocked out the rising sun. Thousands of people gathered at the ancient monument – more than last year – to celebrate the start of the longest day at 4.58am. It marks the shortest day of the year, when the sun…
World cup economy boom is a myth
The boost in economy expected during the World Cup is a MYTH experts revealed and retail sales may actually take a dive as a result of the tournament. Research into the past ten major football tournaments has shown that retail sales usually dip below the annual average during the contests instead of booming. Spending may…
Simon Cowell makes appeal for missing Britain’s Got Talent star
Music guru Simon Cowell has appealed for a woman who once starred on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ to contact police after she vanished from her home six days ago. Thelma Townsend, 62, and husband Don, 68, captured the hearts of the nation when they performed their whistling and dancing double act in 2007. But Thelma, who…
High street comes to a halt as family of swans go for a walk
This is the moment shoppers and traffic in a town centre were brought to a standstill after a family of swans took a stroll along the high street. The adult bird and its six tiny cygnets spent over an hour waddling around Perranporth in Cornwall. Shoppers watched in amazement as the pen lead her brood…
Scots are no longer the tightest Brits
The Scots are no longer the biggest penny-pinchers in Britain, a study claims. Researchers found natives of Glasgow and Edinburgh are not even in the top ten most frugal cities in the British Iles. The study found those who live in Wolverhampton are most likely to keep an eye on their pennies and pounds than…
Dating website celebrates 10th divorce
A casual dating website is celebrating an unusual milestone – it’s 10th DIVORCE. Most dating sites boast about finding ”perfect matches” and the number of single members that go on to marry. But ForgetDinner.co.uk says only a ”tiny fraction” of its users strike a lasting relationship, and that not one has tied the knot. The…
