4 h. ago Man left pouring with blood after 'broken glass bottle robbery' in Piccadilly Gardens

The victim collapsed in the street

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9 d. ago Plumber leaves people 'sick' after showing risks of pouring grease down sink

A plumber has shared a video on social media showing the 'disgusting' results of pouring grease down your kitchen sink - and it left many people feeling 'sick'

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9 d. ago Plumber proves why you should never pour grease down sink with 'disgusting' video

A plumber has shared a video on social media showing the horrifying consequences of pouring grease down your kitchen sink, and it's left many people feeling 'sick'

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3 w. ago Rival takeaway families fight in the street using kebab skewers in mass daytime brawl

Armed with kebab skewers, glass bottles and metal poles, the two takeaway clans in Newport, South Wales went to war in a battle like something out of the Lord of the (onion) Rings

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3 w. ago As Japan experiences a surge in bear attacks, survivors share grisly stories of blood, bites and broken bones

A record 13 people have died in bear attacks in Japan this year – with experts blaming food shortages as the animals venture further into residential areasLoud conversations, whistles and, when all else fails, a plastic bottle are among the precautions authorities in Japan are urging people to take to counter a surge in bear attacks.It was a bell that Billy Halloran had to hand during a confrontation in the foothills of Myoko, northern Japan, last month. The 32-year-old New Zealander was settling into an 8km run when he spotted two Asiatic black bears about 30 metres ahead. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The one change that worked: I struggled with stress after work – until I made a discovery in my attic

When my son was growing up, his school recorder was the bane of my life. Now it’s what I reach for at the end of a hard day, rather than a glass of wineI’m like a coiled spring after work. Shoulders tense, breath fast and shallow. Usually the sound of my laptop lid slamming shut would be followed by the squeak of a cork pulled from a bottle of red, the wine hastily sploshed into a glass, that first mouthful putting a much-needed full stop on the working day.Then, a few months ago, I came across my now-adult son’s old school recorder in the attic. I idly blew into it, immediately transported back to the days it was the bane of my life – his daily practice a violent assault on my eardrums, the piercing shriek still reverberating through my head hours after he had gone to bed. Continue reading...

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