SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco couple that parked their car for decades on a paved part of their property in front of their home has been banned from doing so unless they want to risk steep fines. KGO-TV reported Monday that city officials sent a letter to Judy and Ed Craine telling them […]

How BBC’s Thomas The Tank Engine pilot hit the buffers… and almost derailed completely Disaster struck the corporation’s botched pilot episode in 1953, it’s revealed A letter from the original book’s creator said an on-air derailment caused chaos The next TV adaptation came about through ITV in 1984, narrated by Ringo Starr Creator Reverend Wilbert […]

Failing police forces WILL be named online after U-turn by watchdog Police forces which are considered to be failing will be revealed to the public One in seven police forces in England and Wales are in special measures Current rules do not let the public to know which forces are underperforming Failing police forces will […]

WATCH as a hammered wedding guest dancing to "I'm too sexy for my shirt" accidentally starts a massive fire – and tries to put it out with his own arm. The viral clip shared on Twitter shows a drunk party-goer dancing around with sparklers as he tries to light up the dance floor – before […]

THE suspect in the Fourth of July parade shooting that killed six people and injured dozens of others has been taken into custody. Robert “Bobby” E Crimo III, 22, was taken in by police after an officer noticed him driving and a brief chase ensued. Crimo was taken to the Highland Park Police Department to […]

Drew Lock proved he can take a joke. Two days after he was roasted on Twitter by the official account of the US Open, Lock responded by wishing the person running the account a happy July 4th. Happy 4th to all but especially to the intern at the @usopen 🇺🇸😂❤️12s — Drew Lock (@DrewLock23) July […]

Huge airport queues spark fears of holiday meltdown as ministers are told to ‘get a grip’ before schools break up in two weeks Yet more airport chaos is expected over coming weeks as summer holidays near Schools in England and Wales are set to break up, spawning a travel stampede Labour yesterday demanded Transport Secretary […]

‘Foolishness has a price’: Ronan, 17, thought he was messaging a potential girlfriend who’d asked him to share intimate photos. Disastrously, he agreed and suddenly the blackmail threats began… and it all ended in tragedy ‘Sextortion’ sees blackmailers target people who share intimate images digitally Cases of sextortion rose 40 per cent from 2020 to […]

Lord Winston accuses 999 call handler of wasting time as his wife lay dying… by asking him to count her heartbeats The Labour peer, 81, said 999 operator wasted his time as his wife lay dying Some callers are waiting for more than nine minutes before getting an answer Lord Winston demanded ministers improve standards […]

All Hail the hot dog king. Joey Chestnut won his seventh consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest title and 15th overall with a ridiculous 63 hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes. The next-closest competitor consumed just 43 hot dogs. The 38-year-old Chestnut’s feat was even more impressive after he arrived at Coney Island […]