- NewsEllen Manning
Family left heartbroken after two pets killed in one month by suspected 'poisoned sausage'
A family has been left heartbroken after two treasured pets were killed by suspected poison in the space of a month. Maya Mellor said she thinks both Deadpool the cat and Honey the Yorkshire Terrier, who died after suffering vomiting and seizures, were deliberately targeted. The mum-of-two, 27, said she has been told by RSPCA investigators that they were looking at the possibility that poison-laced sausages were involved in her precious pets’ demise.
- NewsEllen Manning
Memphis the puppy rescued by firefighters from footwell of van after rush hour pile-up
Firefighters rescued Memphis, a one-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, after he was trapped in a van following a pile-up on the A500 in Staffordshire.
- NewsEllen Manning
Hospital set to launch NHS-funded internet addiction centre to treat conditions like gaming disorder
The NHS-funded centre in west London, set to open soon, will offer treatment, advice and carry out research into conditions including gaming disorder.
- NewsEllen Manning
Executive order signed by Donald Trump declares North Korea still poses 'extraordinary threat' to the US
The executive order signed by Mr Trump seems to contradict his tweet following his landmark summit declaring that North Korea is no longer a threat.
- NewsEllen Manning
Donald Trump's claim that 'total denuclearisation' of North Korea has started is wrong
Anonymous US officials have said there is no evidence to support Donald Trump's claim that North Korea has started denuclearisation.
- NewsGeorgie Darling
Pictures of the week: World Cup, Windrush and Water
Our pick of the best images from the last seven days.
- NewsRob Waugh
Incredible shot captures green fireball burning across the sky next to the moon and Venus
The shot was captured by accident
- NewsRob Waugh
Chip and PIN cards could be on the way out as new ‘smart’ debit cards launch
Fingerprints could replace codes
- NewsEllen Manning
£8k-a-term school faces backlash over 'Austerity Day' lunch of baked potatoes and fresh fruit
An £8,000-a-term school has come under fire after holding an ‘Austerity Day’ that involved giving pupils and staff a cheaper lunch than usual and donating the money saved to charity. St Paul’s Girls’ School in London, one of the country’s leading independent girls’ schools, was accused of ‘playing at poverty’ after tweeting about the day. The tweet, which later appeared to have been deleted, said: “Today was the final Austerity Day of the year.
- NewsRob Waugh
Here’s what really happens when people think they’ve seen a ghost
It could also explain alien sightings
- NewsRob Waugh
Mystery as extinct ape is found buried in ancient Chinese tomb
It's an entirely new species
- NewsEllen Manning
White, working class families lack the 'aspiration' of migrant communities, says Ofsted chief inspector
Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman said white, working class children lack the aspiration of migrant communities.
- NewsRob Waugh
Here’s how much criminals will sell your cards, bank details and Uber account for
How much is your digital life worth?
- NewsRob Waugh
The colour cyan in phone screens could be the reason you are not getting to sleep
Is the colour keeping you awake?
- NewsEllen Manning
London's 'Rill' water feature filled in amid health and safety concerns of pedestrians falling in while on their phones
The Rill, a water feature in London, has been filled in amid health and safety concerns in case pedestrians fall into it while on their phones.
- NewsEllen Manning
Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger tells how he saved woman from brutal attack in Sydney
Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has told how he helped save a woman from a brutal attack in Sydney.
- NewsEllen Manning
Man arrested after London's Charing Cross Station closed amid reports of bomb threat
British Transport Police said a man was arrested after Charing Cross Station was closed following reports of a man on the tracks claiming to have a bomb.
- NewsEllen Manning
Brits are happier in the morning - according to what we tweet
Researchers from the University of Bristol analysed 800 million tweets to look at how people's mood changed through the day.
- NewsRob Waugh
Bosses dock man’s pay and apologise on TV after he goes to lunch three minutes early
Japan's brutal long-hours culture is under the spotlight
- NewsAndy Wells
‘An ambassador for her species’: Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, dies aged 46
Western lowland gorilla Koko died at the Gorilla Foundation's preserve in California's Santa Cruz mountains.
- NewsNick Reilly
Boy, nine, found dead next to his father in tragic suspected murder-suicide while on holiday
Noah Smith, nine, travelled to Johannesburg with his father Vuyo Tame earlier this year before the pair were both found dead by staff in a hotel room.
- NewsNick Reilly
Commuters 'kick down gates' at station amid huge rail chaos
The East Midlands and Thameslink trains experienced huge rush hour delays as a result of a six-mile signalling failure at Luton.
- NewsAndy Wells
Lion shot dead after escaping from enclosure at Belgian zoo
Planckendael Zoo was evacuated after the female lion escaped on Thursday.
- NewsRob Waugh
Aliens ‘might be stealing stars’ to fuel mega-spaceships (and we could spot them)
Are aliens nicking our stars to fuel Dyson Spheres?
- NewsRob Waugh
Which are the most anti-immigrant countries in Europe? These are the hotspots
Italians scored the highest on this ‘NIM’ scale,
