Man arrested on suspicion of murder after victim was chased down a street with axe

Man, 31, is arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 36, ‘is chased down a street and attacked with an axe before killer called the police and fled’ ‘Shocking’ attack occurred around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester   Attacker is reported to have rung the police to report incident before fleeing  A 31-year-old man has been … Read more

British man who was on board quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan dies

A British man who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has died after being infected with coronavirus, Japanese authorities said today, making him the first Briton to die of the illness.   The man was among 78 Britons quarantined on the cruise liner which became one of the world’s largest clusters of virus cases … Read more

Man denies obstructing prosecution relating to death of Keane Mulready-Woods, 17

A man has denied obstructing the prosecution in relation to the death of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods.  Gerard McKenna, 50, from Drogheda, Ireland, told the court ‘no, thanks, no’ after he was charged with impending the apprehension or prosecution of another person over the murder this morning. Teenager Mr Mulready-Woods was abducted and dismembered in January. … Read more

Shocking moment train SMASHES into a truck stuck on tracks and man jumps out the way just in time

Shocking moment train SMASHES into a truck stuck on tracks as man jumps out of the way of the hurtling vehicle just in time The Amtrak train was caught on camera plowing into a black tractor-trailer in Cibilo, Texas A man in a yellow high-vis jacket is seen leaping out of the path of the … Read more

Police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over ice to rescue helpless man

Fearless police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over cracking ice to rescue helpless man Andrey Postnikov recorded clip from the side of the Griboedov Canal in Russia Stricken man, who appears to have fallen from bridge, lies motionless in the ice Officer heroically pulls him from water before he is taken … Read more

Single man who is looking for his ‘soul mate’ buys a billboard in Manchester asking for a date

A single man has bought a huge £960 roadside billboard in Manchester asking for a date – following the huge success of a 30-year-old’s similar poster last month.  Andrew Gaskell, from Chester, paid for an advertisement on Regent Road in Salford, and the poster, which he designed himself and shows his beaming features alongside the phrase … Read more

Taylor Swift transforms into a MAN as she makes her solo directorial debut for new feminist anthem

Taylor Swift transformed into a man as she made her solo directorial debut with a music video for her new feminist empowerment track, The Man. Released on Thursday, the chart-topping singer, 30, ditched her signature blonde locks and bold red lipstick in favour of a short wig, facial hair and prosthetics as she channeled opposite … Read more

Transgender woman who threatened a man with a claw hammer is spared jail

A transgender woman who threatened a man with a claw hammer has been spared jail after a judge was uncertain whether to send her to a male or female prison.  Leila Le Fey, 40, had pleaded guilty to common assault and possession of an offensive weapon after trying to steal wine from a Budgens in Brighton. … Read more

UK’s Bob Weighton, 111, becomes world’s oldest man after death of 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe

Britain’s oldest man today said he could not believe it when he was told he was now the oldest in the world – but added he wouldn’t bother celebrating.  Bob Weighton, who is 111, admitted he was taken aback when his grandson last night broke the news to him that he had inherited the title … Read more