A hero woman jumped into the River Thames to try and save a 13-year-old boy after hearing screams when he fell from Tower Bridge on his way to school, according to reports. The pupil was wearing his full uniform when he got off a bus as he made his way to The Ark Globe Academy … Read more
A dash for detached homes and the hunt for more space in lockdown helped send the average house price in the UK up £20,000 in 2020, official figures revealed House prices increased by 8.5 per cent in 2020, reaching a record high of £252,000, aided by lockdown buyers looking for bigger homes and the stamp … Read more
Police officers allegedly jumped the queue to get coronavirus vaccinations after an appointment link meant for NHS staff was shared on Whatsapp. Up to 100 officers reportedly arrived at a vaccination centre last month after using the online link to register. Officers on duty then had to go to Millennium Point vaccination centre, in Birmingham, … Read more
Max Bowden has revealed there has been an ‘amazing reaction’ from EastEnders fans to his character Ben Mitchell proposing to his boyfriend Callum Highway (Tony Clay). The characters’ relationship has been affectionately dubbed ‘Ballum’ by viewers with Max saying they ‘jumped on board’ the romance right away. Speaking on Wednesday’s episode of The One Show, … Read more
Terrified neighbours have described the moment a person jumped out of a window to safety after an explosion engulfed a family home in flames and saw three people rushed to hospital. Emergency services and units from several fire stations were left tackling the blaze after they were called to the scene in Illingworth, near Halifax, … Read more
Record-breaking 5.9million shoppers bought food online last month as UK grocery sales jumped 9.3% – despite ‘no evidence’ of panic buying, figures reveal Record 5.9m shoppers did their food order online last month ahead of lockdown UK grocery sales jumped 9.3 per cent to £29.4m during 12 weeks to November 1 Toy stores saw more … Read more
Hero schoolboy, 11, jumped off pier and rescued toddler after happening to see him floating 30 yards off shore Eli Harrison, 11, jumped into the water when he saw a toddler floating in the sea His mother Kayleigh said Eli leapt off the pier in Staithes, North Yorkshire Toddler was 30 yards offshore after his … Read more
COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80 per cent earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, according to an industry report released Monday. Residents of long-term care facilities account for less than one per cent of the U.S. population, but more than 40 per cent … Read more
The number of children being diagnosed with coronavirus soared by 90 per cent in four weeks while the number in hospital rose 70 per cent, new figures show. On July 9, there were 200,184 children who had been diagnosed with the virus in the US, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported, and 1,948 who were … Read more
Takeaway worker, 55, with ‘last song syndrome’ leapt to his death off viaduct to escape last music track he heard constantly going round in head Anthony Wayne Walters was ‘obsessed,’ with last song syndrome, inquest heard Speaking about it, he had once said ‘I would rather be dead than go through this’ The 55-year-old died … Read more