St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London, is the first UK hospital to install a knife amnesty box (Picture: GESH/SWNS) A man in his 20s stood bleeding from a deep knife wound in his stomach, as yet unaware he had been stabbed. Around him, a crowd of people gather, their phones held up, filming him. He was losing blood fast. ‘I felt a sharp pain, then it was hard to…
Geoffrey Jones has beaten cancer eight times (Picture: BNPS) A hardy pensioner who has beaten cancer eight times now has so much radiation in his body that he sets off supermarket alarms. Geoffrey Jones, 80, was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1971 when he was 26. He has since survived prostate cancer, lymphoma, a tumour on the spine and four bouts of skin cancer. But all the radiotherapy he…
It took Reverend Mike Hall four years to get his home in Luton back A reverend who had his home and identity stolen has spoken out about the ordeal and said it will cost him £70,000 to renovate his home. In 2021, Reverend Mike Hall found that somebody had sold his £131,000 house in Luton, which he had owned since 1990, when he returned home from Wales. HM Land Registry…
Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin was called to the Foreign Office to face criticism today (Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC via Reuters) The British government said it is expelling a Russian diplomat in retaliation for Russia doing the same to a UK diplomat earlier this week. Russia had accused two British diplomats of spying on Monday, claims the UK Foreign Office dismissed as ‘baseless’. They were given two weeks to leave. Foreign Secretary…
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The flight was on its way from Manchester to Egypt when the incident happened (Picture: NurPhoto/Getty Images) An EasyJet pilot has been pulled out of action after he allegedly flew a passenger plane too close to a mountain. Captain Paul Elseworth was stood down from flying after the hair-raising incident during a flight from Manchester Airport to Hurghada, Egypt. The plane was reportedly carrying 190 passengers and crew when it…
Congestion is stretching for miles on the M25 after a crash (Picture: National Highways) Motorists have been caught in traffic gridlock on the M25 after a multi-vehicle crash in Surrey. Drivers were warned of 90 minute delays ahead of the peak rush hour traffic on the London Orbital Motorway. The collision involving multiple vehicles happened anticlockwise on the M25 at junction J6 for Caterham. The crash site is located near…
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Mark Ross (right) has been found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of murdering Amazon delivery driver Claudiu Carol-Kondor(Picture: West Yorkshire Police/PA Wire) A thief has been found guilty of murder after killing an Amazon delivery driver who was trying to stop him from stealing his van. Mark Ross climbed into Claudiu Carol-Kondor’s van while he was delivering a parcel and tried to drive away, with the rightful owner clinging onto…
The areas shaded in red have some of the worst coverage in London (Picture: Greater London Authority) London’s poor connectivity is once again back in the news, as a map of those living in the worst possible areas for broadband has been revealed. Only 66.7% of London has access to full-fibre broadband, which allows for the fastest internet speeds available in the UK. It is also less likely to slow…