Posted in News Shropshire UK UK News

Council’s idea to place bus stop in middle of road so ‘daft’ locals thought it was AI

The bus stop, which completely covers one lane of traffic (Shropshire Star / SWNS)

A bus stop painted into the only remaining lane of a busy Shropshire road has been branded so bizarre that locals thought it must be AI-generated.

The stop…

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Posted in Fire News UK UK News Wales

Woman, 75, dies in Cwmbran house fire with teenage boy arrested for ‘arson’

The roof of the home caved in.

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Posted in King Charles III News Prince Andrew Queen Elizabeth II Royal Family UK UK News Windsor Windsor Castle

How does Prince Andrew make his money and live at Royal Lodge?

Despite calls to move out, he has long lived in a 30-room Windsor home.

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Posted in Aldi Food recalls News UK UK News

Aldi issues urgent recall of steak over ‘possible health risk’

‘Do not eat,’ food safety officials have warned.

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Posted in Jeffrey Epstein News Prince Andrew Royal Family Sarah Ferguson UK UK News

Sarah Ferguson ‘asked Jeffrey Epstein for $100,000 loan to pay for small bills’

The former Duchess of York lost her title earlier this week.

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Posted in High Street Morrisons News Store Closures UK UK News

Full list of Morrisons closures with 103 stores, cafes, florists and pharmacies shutting

The chief executive said it was ‘necessary’ to reinvigorate the brand

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Posted in Court Jesus Christ London News UK UK News

Bishop convicted of fraud over fake Covid cure now sells ‘court case protection oil’

Climate Wiseman was previously given a one-year suspended jail term for flogging bogus
pandemic treatments

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Posted in Crime News News Thames Valley Police The Simpsons UK UK News

Halloween warning after police seize drug bags called Simpsons Sweets

Think twice if you get a pack of these in your pumpkin basket

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Border Force crews in English Channel to ditch patrols in strike over pay

The union claims staff have been waiting over six years for an allowance pay review

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Posted in Missing News Northumbria Police UK UK News

New clue in search for boys aged 16 and 17 who went missing over three weeks ago

Jaydan Hatch, 17, and Alfie Armstrong, 16 (Picture: NCJ Media)

Two teenage boys missing for over three weeks were seen near Newcastle this week in a fresh clue which could help find them.

Jaydan Hatch, 17, and Alfie Armstrong, 16, were s…

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Posted in Jeffrey Epstein News Prince Andrew, Duke of York Royal Family UK UK News Virginia Giuffre

Prince Andrew ‘gagged Virginia Giuffre to protect Queen’s jubilee year’

‘It ensured that his mother’s platinum jubilee would not be tarnished any more than it already had been,’ Virginia claimed in her memoir.

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Posted in Cancer Health News News NHS UK UK News

New blood test for 50 cancers ‘could make substantial difference to outcomes’

The Galleri test looks for the ‘fingerprint’ of dozens of deadly cancers.

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Posted in Crime News News UK UK News

Cowboy builder wrecked woman’s memorial garden for two-year-old granddaughter

The builder had walked away with £7,500 and targeted a string of victims

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Posted in Animals Derbyshire Facebook News Social Media UK UK News Weird

Mystery of ‘crocodile’ spotted in UK river solved after police’s ‘strangest appeal ever’

Police in Derbyshire launched an appeal to find more clues about a crocodile in a river, only to discover the reptile was a stuffed taxidermy animal.

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Posted in Jeffrey Epstein King Charles III News Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince William, Prince of Wales Princess Beatrice Princess Eugenie Royal Family UK UK News Virginia Giuffre

Prince Andrew named in new Epstein flight logs after giving up royal titles

The published flight logs came just hours after Andrew announced he is relinquishing his remaining royal titles.

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Posted in Animals Bristol Bristol Zoo News UK UK News

Gorillas left behind in old enclosures three years after UK zoo closes to public

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Urban explorers captured footage of eight gorillas still in their enclosure at Bristol Zoo – three years after shutting its doors to the pubic.

The footage shared on social media shows one of the gorillas tapping on the glass window, looking ‘miserable’, the urban explorer claimed.

Bristol Zoological Society stepped up its security after there were several break-ins following its closure.

However, the urban explorer claimed they ‘walked straight through’ and said there was ‘no security’ at the zoo.

‘We spent an hour and a half in there and even came back two days later,’ they said.

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Zookeepers at Bristol Zoo have responded to claims made by the explorer, which they claim spread misinformation about the gorillas.

A gorilla sat behind a large window and using its fist to tap on the glass
The footage shared on social media showed on the gorillas tapping on the glass window (Picture: SWNS)

In a video on social media, they explained that the animals remain in good care at their old enclosure before they are transferred to their African Forest habitat in the new Bristol Zoo Project in a few months.

‘How would you feel if in the workplace you came across four men in balaclavas? It’s incredibly threatening, and that’s what we’ve experienced here with trespassers on the site,’ the zookeeper said in a video posted to TikTok and Facebook.

The zookeepers also debunked claims the gorillas are ‘miserable’ and explained that the animals exhibit different facial expressions from humans.

‘It can be a misconception, that can be quite common, that gorillas look sad, but that’s just because they display completely different facial expressions than we do,’ she explained.

The video uploaded to social media by the urban explorer pans around the gorilla enclosure and zooms in on some of the troop sitting behind windows.

Aerial view over Bristol Zoo
An aerial view of Bristol Zoo (Picture: SWNS)

It was captioned: ‘Bristol zoo: what are you hiding? What is it you don’t want everyone to know?’ as the explorer aimed to share the video to raise awareness about the animals.

Animal welfare charity, Born Free, previously criticised Bristol Zoo for continuing to house the western lowland gorillas in captivity while the new enclosure remains unfinished.

Bristol Zoo said on its website the gorillas ‘remain cared for by the same team of keepers, and have exactly the same routine they had when the zoo was open to the public’.

It added that the animals used to have daily outside access both day and night, but this has since been restricted to daytime only because of the ‘risk that trespassers pose to them’.

The zoo has urged members of the public to ignore the claims made on social media and not to engage with the posts.

‘Please don’t share the fact-less videos on social media, this only encourages further break ins and endangers our troop of gorillas,’ it said.

Bristol Zoo fell victim to several break-ins and trespassers last year, which it said causes deep distress for the gorillas.

A gorilla running on grass through its enclosure in Bristol Zoo
The gorillas remain in the old enclosure at Bristol Zoo before they are transferred to the new home at Bristol Zoo Project (Picture: SWNS)

Brian Zimmerman, director of conservation and science at Bristol Zoological Society, previously said: ‘Since July 2024 our former Bristol Zoo Gardens site has been targeted by trespassers.

‘This has resulted in videos and misinformation being spread on social media. We take these incidents extremely seriously and the care and welfare of our animals is always our top priority.

‘Our heightened security has ensured recent trespassers haven’t been able to get near the gorillas, but each time it happens, and alarms are set off, it causes the troop distress.

‘It is frustrating for us to see these videos. The trespassers who broke into our site, put animals at risk and have no knowledge of animal care and welfare.’

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Posted in Crime News London News This is Not Right UK UK News

Pregnant woman killed by abusive boyfriend who had already murdered before

Alana Odysseos, 32, was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child when she was attacked by ‘lifer’ Shaine March.

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Posted in Crime News Immigration News UK UK News

Jury shown video of asylum seeker ‘dancing after stabbing hotel worker to death’

Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be 19 and from Sudan, stabbed Rhiannon Skye Whyte 19 times at Walsall’s Bescot Stadium station, it is said.

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Posted in Fashion News Store Closures UK UK News

Full list of 41 New Look stores closing down in 2025

New Look will be closing down dozens of stores in the UK and Ireland by the end of this year.

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Posted in EuroMillions Lottery News UK UK News

Daughter’s small request meant British family won £524,000 in the EuroMillions

Her request meant her dad ended up buying the winning ticket.

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Posted in Crime News News Social Media UK UK News

Teenager jailed for abusing 37 ‘vulnerable’ girls on social media

‘If ever there was a case that highlights the dangers of children having unsupervised access to social media, then surely this is it,’ the judge said.

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Posted in Manchester News UK UK News

Man destroys neighbour’s riverbank with digger so he can build a trench

‘He’s not asked for permission or given a reason why he’s doing it.’

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Posted in Jeffrey Epstein News Prince Andrew, Duke of York Royal Family UK UK News Virginia Giuffre

Prince Andrew gives up titles including Duke of York after King’s anger over Epstein links

Andrew said the ‘continued accusations’ distract from the work of King Charles.

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Posted in Australia Crime News England Missing News UK UK News

Family of girl who vanished 55 years ago give ultimatum to ‘person of interest’

‘Enough is enough. We want the truth to come out.’

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Posted in Crime News London Metropolitan Police News UK UK News

Man charged with murdering woman, 74, and leaving her body for a month

Pepita Sakirecili, also known as Pepita Garcia, was found by officers at her property in Tottenham, north London, in January (Picture: Met Police)

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