Earthquake strikes Melbourne just before midnight as cameras capture the very moment tremor hits and awakes the city – with epicentre next to airport 3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Melbourne Largest to hit metropolitan area since 1902  An earthquake has struck in the heart of Melbourne with many residents roused from their beds by rattling walls and […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This article was first published in September 2021 and has been updated and republished after the earth tremor in Victoria on Sunday, May 28. This is advice issued by the Victorian SES on what to do in an […]

THIS is the shocking moment a thug woman drags a female cop around by her hair in a brutal attack outside a shop. The Met Police attended the scene in Willesden, north west London, on Friday afternoon to find the raging 26-year-old. Officers were called to detain the suspect following reports she had assaulted two […]

THE LAST few residents living on a brutalist housing estate so ugly half of it has been torn down say they used to love their homes. Robin Hood Gardens estate in Poplar, east London, opened in 1972 as social housing with a unique "streets in the sky" walkways connecting neighbours. Its western block was demolished […]

A WOMAN whose brother was killed by a flesh-eating zombie drug ripping through the US has warned it could hit the UK next. Karl Warburton, 43, was found dead at his home in Solihull after using a cocktail of drugs – including the powerful sedative xylazine, which leaves users in a trance-like stupor. A West Midlands coroner […]

Squad of 44 Royal Marines helps woman rebuild her garden after it was destroyed by flash floods in Devon Hilary Pinfold was surprised after a 44 Royal Marines came to help after a flood  READ MORE: Hailstorms and flash flooding batter southern England  A woman left devastated after floods damaged her village home had some beefy […]

New poll finds surge in support for Labour in rural areas could put top Tories – including Chancellor Jeremy Hunt – at risk of losing their seats at the general election The Conservatives currently hold 96 of the 100 most rural seats in England  Top Cabinet ministers could be at risk of losing their seats […]

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‘The stuff of horror movies’: Adoptive parents in bizarre case of Ukrainian dwarf Natalia Grace reveal the full scale of their harrowing experience – and say she ‘terrorized’ them after ‘conning’ her way into their family A harrowing new documentary details an Indiana family’s ordeal after suspecting their adopted six-year-old was secretly an adult Michael […]

A CARPET fitter used Instagram for his dodgy side hustle in order to make thousands. Steven Munsey, 32, imported the "potent” edible cannabis from California – but was caught after Border Force officials intercepted two of his parcels, which were labelled "carpet samples" in February 2020. They contained edible cannabis products, hidden in clothing. Munsey […]