Surrey is hit by forest fires as aerial footage shows smoke billowing for miles in county suffering from drought and Thames Water shortages Incredible footage captured by a drone shows the scale of forest fires in Surrey in the south of England  Drought was officially declared in eight areas of southern and central England yesterday […]

Celebrities, friends and fans are paying tribute to Anne Heche, who died on Friday at age 53. The actress, who was known for films like Six Days Seven Nights and the TV series Men in Trees, was declared "brain-dead" following a car accident in Los Angeles last week. After conflicting reports regarding whether the actress has died, […]

‘It changed my life’: How Anne Heche’s life and career fell apart after doomed 90s relationship with Ellen DeGeneres – while her ambitious ex carried on her stratospheric rise and never looked back Actress Anne Heche was set to be a huge star in Hollywood before she was blacklisted for being in a same-sex relationship […]

Heatwave drowning toll hits 21 as man’s body is pulled from nature reserve pool Unidentified man was pulled from pool of water at Park Lime Pits nature reserve West Midlands Police say man’s death is currently being treated as unexplained The latest fatality brings total number of drownings during the summer to 21  A man’s […]

Nursery is hit by E.coli outbreak as some of 28 people infected by the bug are taken to hospital Church Road Pear Tree Nursery in Haddington, East Lothian, temporarily closed  The nursery will remain closed while the authorities investigate E.coli outbreak  Another nursery in the area, Meadowpark Pear Tree, also closed as a precaution  Some […]

TWO brothers killed their own parents with 12-gauge shotguns before then spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of their money – but they insist it was "kill or be killed". Lyle and Erik Menendez were caged for life after slaying their mum and dad, Kitty and Jose, at their Beverly Hills mansion on August 20, […]

PASTY-FACED and with pinhole eyes, heroin addict Nigel Canning admits he's a “professional shoplifter”. The junkie from Burnley, Lancashire admits he needs £30 a day to feed a habit that has left him strung out for the best part of 35 years. Nigel admits: “I’ll pinch anything – TVs and whole racks of jackets – […]

JK Rowling gets death threat from Pakistani Islamist extremist telling her ‘you are next’ after voicing her support for stabbed author Salman Rushdie British author JK Rowling has received a death threat from an Islamist based in Pakistan Harry Potter writer said on Twitter: ‘Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok’ She […]

SEAGULLS are thought of as coastal birds, but they've become a common site in urban areas in recent years. So why do gulls move inland, and are they a protected species? Here's all you need to know. Why do seagulls go inland? Seagulls are seabirds closely related to skimmers and terns. Typically they're medium to […]

EDINBURGH Zoo have hit back at 'vegan activist' after they made jibe when announcing the death of their oldest penguin. The zoo posted on Twitter to announce the news that Mrs Wolowitz, the UK's oldest penguin had passed away on Thursday after a fox broke into the penguin enclosure. The Tweet said: "We know so […]