Adverts for formula milk are to be dropped by The British Medical Journal (BMJ). The BMJ, one of the world’s oldest general medical journals, has announced that it will no longer carry ads for breast milk substitutes. Staff say the decision was based on “extensive evidence” of the worldwide harm to health caused by the […]

Reporting by Philip Bradfield Three teenagers have died after a ‘crush’ at St Patrick’s Day party at a hotel in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, police have said. Two of them died in hospital and one died at the scene, after a crush outside the Greenvale Hotel disco around 9:30pm last night. Three people were taken […]

From April, access to free porn websites such as PornHub or YouPorn will be automatically restricted in the UK, unless you can prove you age. It’s a drastic change in an attempt to protect those under 18 from accessing explicit images online, and users will be redirected to a page where they will be asked […]

A football fan who had a stroke has told how he shocked nurses by uttering his first words in four months – at the expense of his chosen club’s bitter rivals. Speaking to SWNS, Darren Thomson, a Hibernian FC fan from the Scottish Borders, revealed how he lost all feeling in the left side of […]

An exhausted snowboarder survived being stranded in sub-zero blizzard conditions on top of a Scottish mountain – by cuddling his dog. The boarder (from Edinburgh) and his Labrador cross dog were rescued in the Cairngorms at the weekend, after being found keeping warm in a bivvy bag. Stuck in a 40mph blizzard The man, in […]

Last week saw weather conditions turn wet and windy, with many places throughout the UK hit by heavy, continuous rain over the weekend. This led to flood warnings beings issued for numerous places, and many of these are still in place in England and Wales. Flood warnings currently in place Twenty flood warnings are currently […]

Three people have been killed and several injured in a shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht today (18 March), police have said. Meanwhile, armed officers are surrounding a building in the city where it is believed the attacker could be. The shooting began at 10:45am local time when a gunman opened fire on a […]

by Serina Sandhu Every year the clocks go forward one hour in spring and revert back in autumn, which can cause some confusion. Although your smartphone should update itself, you’ll still need to adjust your watch and the clocks around your house to avoid getting caught out. To avoid this, here are the dates the clocks are going forward […]

An airline passenger was offered £500 after an air steward burst in on him using the toilet mid-flight – because he’d been in the loo too long. Adil Kayani, 35, was left embarrassed when an EasyJet steward barged in on him whilst he was sat on the loo, with his trousers around his ankles. EasyJet […]