Six children were forced to live in a house of horrors "not fit for human habitation" and were surrounded by dog faeces, mouse droppings, and used nappies on a daily basis, a court heard. Authorities were initially made aware of the siblings' horrendous living conditions when police were called to reports of an argument between […]
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Nurse ‘stripped of independence’ hung herself after losing three limbs to sepsis
Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A nurse was found hanged by her husband after she lost three limbs to sepsis, an inquest heard. Jayne Carpenter, 53, had gone to the doctor with a simple cough in 2016 but was later diagnosed with pneumonia in hospital. […]
Girl, 10, drowns after her hair gets trapped in family pool’s drainage system
A 10-year-old girl died after her hair got caught in the drainage system of her family’s swimming pool. Liaise Pegorini Franzen died in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest at her home in Santa Carina, Brazil on November 9. The victim’s hair became caught in the pool drainage system and she was trapped underwater for a […]
Pit bull with ‘huge muscles that ‘killed boy, 10,’ described as ‘beast’ in ad
Calling all dog lovers! Sign up to TeamDogs for your weekly dose of dog news, pictures and stories. An eight stone pitbull that is believed to have killed tragic schoolboy Jack Lis has been pictured for the first time. The pitbull was recently sold to the family of his playmate by a breeder who chillingly […]
‘Forgotten’ Amazon tribes amazed to learn of Covid pandemic for the first time
"Forgotten" tribes living in the most isolated parts of the Amazon rainforest were informed about Covid for the first time as aid workers arrived to dish out vaccines. More than a year and a half after the start of the global pandemic, a community leader in a remote Peru village was told how Covid has […]
Creepy black-eyed child ghost plagued UK village so much ghostbuster was called
A paranormal investigator was called to a beauty spot in Staffordshire after receiving reports that a creepy black-eyed child had returned 30 years after her ghost was first spotted. Lee Brickley, 35, who is the author of Ghosts of Cannock Chase: Terrifying reports of paranormal activity from the UK's most haunted town, started scouring through […]
Police officer called to hit and run horrified to find the victim is her own dad
A heartbroken police officer says her "world instantly broke" after she rushed over to help a hit and run victim before realising that it was her dad who had been killed in the crash. Sophie Thomson said she was driving to work "just like any other day" when she stopped to offer her help at […]
Mum gives birth using £4K IVF and stranger’s sperm after not meeting ‘right guy’
A woman has given birth to a baby boy on her first solo IVF attempt after spending £4k and using a stranger's sperm because she did not find her 'Mr Right'. Danielle Buttle, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, had always hoped to become a mum by 30 but she has not found the ‘right man’ yet. The […]
Body of woman who vanished 43 years ago found in car at bottom of river
The family of a woman who disappeared in 1978 may have finally found some answers after human remains were discovered in a car at the bottom of a river on Friday. A 1972 Pontiac LeMans was found submerged with a license plate 'OB610' found close by – the exact one registered to Alberta Leeman, who […]
Nigel name shortage sparks ‘Nige-fest’ after pub landlord vows to bring it back
A pub landlord has vowed to save Britain from running out of Nigels by staging the world’s biggest ‘Nige-fest’ where parents who give the name to their kids get prizes. Nigel Smith came up with the idea after The Office for National Statistics revealed it recorded no baby Nigels born in 2016 or 2020. The […]