No one likes a thief. In particular, no one likes a thief who steals from someone already in the midst of an internationally recognised Bad Time. While there is probably no need to update readers on the Madeleine McCann situation because there is sadly no …
Poor ol’ Enders. In trying to be sensitive to the family of Madeleine McCann, the soap rewrote an episode that was to involve the kidnapping of a child. However, instead of offending one family they have now offended many others. The BBC received 183 complaints …
Last autumn, Michael Enright was in a horrible accident. An out of control car, driven by a drunk driver, drove onto the pavement and into a wall, crushing Enright’s foot under the car and killing his dog, Deefa. He spent a month in the hospital …
Oliver and Adelaide Tambo lived in Muswell Hill for 30 years. Adelaide worked as a nurse at the Whittington Hospital and they raised 3 children in London. In 1990 they were the first recipients of the Freedom of the Borough of Haringey. Why? You may …
A British fugitive who claims to be a cannibal is to stand trial for murder. Paul Durant, who escaped from the Royal London Hospital in 2003 whilst charged with armed robbery, made a chilling confession to the Mirror last October. He claimed to have murdered …
Note to readers — You know how a nice bit of chocolate on your desk at the end of a warm day melts and goes all squishy in its wrapper? Mmm, yes. Lovely, isn’t it? Now get that mental image out of your head and …
It’s a widely accepted fact that hospital food and airline food are about as bad as it gets. And if you’ve spent any time as a guest of the NHS lately, you’ll likely be of the opinion that hospital food isn’t getting any better. James …
Capital 95.8 have launched its Lights Out London campaign. Blatantly plagiarising Sydney’s ‘Earth Hour’, the radio station is busily garnering support from celebrities like Kim Wilde for the campaign, which encourages the whole of London to turn off all lights and non-essential appliances between 9 …
Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore,
A fox cub found in a garden in Stoneleigh was duped by a Dunlop over the weekend, getting its head stuck in the centre of a tyre. Animal rescue charity Wildlife Aid was called to the scene to free the trapped animal. Wildlife Aid’s Betty …
Having a wardrobe chuck out is both liberating and therapeutic. Getting rid of the too small, tatty, smelly or simply rubbish garments you’ve been haplessly hoarding is a ritual of cleansing and renewal. It’s even better if a plastic sack is delivered promising a doorstep …
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