Plymouth School of Creative Arts in Devon, which have been placed into special measures by Ofsted, has said that limited outside space is the reason for the move. The school’s building does not have fields but has two concrete playgrounds that are shared by students of all ages. Thomas Marshall, a student at the school in Plymouth has started a […]

Bulldogs, beaches and balls: Photographer’s brilliant pictures show 21st century Britain in all its glorious eccentricity in new exhibition Photographs show Brits enjoying national pasttimes such as visiting the beach and enjoying sporting events Fascinating collection has been collated by Martin Parr across the width and breadth of the UK in last 20 years The images present for the first time several of Parr’s […]

The man arrested in connection with the theft of more than 150 wigs meant for child cancer patients is one of the city’s most notorious property offenders. Martin James Weigelt, 52, has a criminal history dating back to 1987 that includes more than 100 criminal convictions. Vancouver police call him a “chronic offender.” Investigators allege that on Sept. 7, at […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that the surge of unaccompanied minors and families crossing the border into the US was the direct result of loopholes in lax US immigration laws. “It is no coincidence that these two groups – unaccompanied minors and family units – are crossing the border at an alarming rate. Our immigration laws require that both unaccompanied […]

Before she died, a 14-year-old Georgia girl was beaten, starved, and kept in a dog pen almost 24 hours a day, investigators revealed in chilling testimony Tuesday. Mary Crocker, of Springfield, was confined to a cage in her family’s kitchen for so long, that it disfigured her body and caused inflammation in her joints, investigator Abby Brown testified, the Atlanta-Journal […]

Kylie Jenner isn’t a self-made billionaire, she’s a SELFIE-made billionaire profiting off the back of her big sister’s sex tape. What a tragic reflection on our shallow social media society ‘Kylie Jenner is the youngest-ever self-made billionaire!’ screamed the prestigious Forbes business magazine. Yes, Ms Jenner, aged just 21, is officially the richest youngest person ever to inhabit Planet Earth […]

A mum spotted driving at 60mph with her young son clinging to the roof of her car, has been banned from driving. Shocked fellow drivers were flashing and honking their horns at Erica Shadforth, but she carried on driving for 18 minutes, and claimed she was unaware the half-naked boy was on the roof. At one point, witness said the […]

Shoppers left cash and IOU’s for food when the Food Basics grocery store in Kingston, Ontario was accidentally opened without any staff inside (iStock) A grocery store manager and police in Canada were left surprised but grateful after shoppers left cash and IOU's for food when the store was accidentally opened without any staff inside. The Food Basics grocery store […]

‘We never knew we’d leave hospital with an empty car seat’: Heartbroken mother shares grief over stillbirth of baby daughter Ivy-Rae in bid to ‘break taboo of being silent’ Abbie Southern from Cheshire hopes sharing her pain will help other parents  Her second daughter, Ivy-Rae, was stillborn at Leighton Hospital in Crewe  The former nurse is now working to raise […]

Heavens above, it’s a flying priest! Daredevil dressed as Brazilian spiritual leader rides a homemade hoverboard high above dancers at Rio’s Carnival Canadian hoverboard inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru took to the air in Brazil  He levitated as high as 39 feet before landing back on a giant fish float below Duru was dressed as Padre Cicero, a politician in the nation’s […]