An elephant kept alone in a tiny enclosure in a Pakistani zoo will be allowed to leave after a campaign by animal welfare activists helped ensure him better conditions elsewhere. Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ by his supporters, Kaavan has languished at a zoo in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for more than 35 years. … Read more
Man, 29, whose bike was stolen while he was at the gym finds mysterious PHOTO of ‘thief pinching it’ moments earlier with no other explanation A 29-year-old man had his bike stolen from Prebend Gardens road in Chiswick Instead he found an A4 picture of the ‘thief’ duct-taped where he left his bike It was timestamped … Read more
The AA has criticised an affluent London council that is fining drivers for using public roads, accusing it of ‘just trying to raise revenues’. Hammersmith and Fulham council, nestled in the fashionable west of the capital, is slapping motorists who drive down five residential roads in a neighbourhood adjoining the river Thames with a £130 … Read more
Piers Morgan meets war hero Sir Captain Tom Moore for Life Stories interview and reveals 100-year-old who raised £32m for the NHS is ‘even more charming’ in person GMB presenter Piers Morgan interviewed Sir Captain Tom Moore on Life Stories He revealed the 100-year-old WW2 veteran is ‘even more charming in real life’ The exclusive … Read more
Is North Korea about to fire another missile? Satellite photos of shipyard show secretive state preparing to launch a rocket, say experts A US think tank said the satellite images are ‘suggestive, but not conclusive’ The images show several vessels within a secure boat basin off North Korea The think tank says one of the … Read more
A rail passenger who was pepper sprayed after resisting arrest for refusing to wear a face mask on a train has protested his innocence and insisted he is exempt due to his panic attacks. Shocking footage emerged earlier this week of the clash between Anthony Baldwin, 34, and the lone officer on a Wirral line service … Read more
Police evacuate part of Manchester city centre after ‘suspicious package’ is found on a bus Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester was evacuated at around 1.15pm this afternoon Police confirmed they were called to reports of a ‘suspicious item’ found on a bus Manchester and Wigan Stagecoach said buses would not leave from the station By Kate Dennett … Read more
A defiant couple who banned fat people weighing over 100kg from staying at their cottage on Airbnb blamed ‘easily offended snowflakes’ and fat people for the property advert being removed from the website. Marcus Farkas, 52, and his partner Zsuzanna, 34, had imposed a 100kg weight limit on guests staying at their luxury, medieval cottage in Sandwich, … Read more
Rescue workers may have found another ‘heartbeat’ under the rubble left when an explosion rocked the Port of Beirut last month – raising fresh hopes a buried survivor might still be alive after the blast. Search operations began on Thursday afternoon after a sniffer dog belonging to a Chilean search and rescue team detected something … Read more
Argentinian university professor dies of suspected coronavirus during Zoom lecture after gasping for breath and collapsing in front of students Political Scientist Paola de Simone, 46, died on Wednesday in Argentina Mother and wife was holding a Zoom lecture when she began gasping for air Her students asked for her address so they could call … Read more