HMP Wormwood Scrubs introduces patrol dogs and body-worn cameras for staffin bid to reduce attacksPatrol dogs, body-worn cameras for staff and extra CCTV have been urgently drafted into Wormwood Scrubs jail in London after the chief inspector of prisons found high levels of serious violence, including 90 attacks on staff Read more
Retailer, Best Connection and Transline named and shamed by government after having to repay £946,000 in totalSports Direct and its employment agencies Best Connection and Transline have been named and shamed by the government for paying workers less than the legal minimum wage, underpaying them by nearly £1m.The companies make Read more
'He was very relieved when we removed a large chunk of the Polyfilla with a screwdriver, allowing him to breathe more easily' Via: Man cements his head in a microwave, forcing firefighters to spend an hour trying to free him
Russell Crowe has defended his bizarre AACTA Awards joke about sodomy, after critics branded his speech ‘tone deaf.’ Via: Russell Crowe defends sodomy speech at AACTA Awards
Noel Brown, 69, and his 41-year-old daughter Marie (pictured) were strangled to death after officers forced entry into his flat in Deptford, south east London, early on Monday morning. Via: Deptford killer may have lain in wait for Marie Brown
Kallie Branciforte, 29, from Connecticut runs the successful blog But First, Coffee, and has posted a video of her top money and time saving gift wrapping hacks on YouTube. Via: Kallie Branciforte reveals top holiday gift wrapping hacks
The Labour politician was asked the question by BBC London reporter Karl Mercer while visiting Pakistan and India as part of an historic trip. Via: BBC journalist blunder on Mayor's Pakistan visit
Commuters and homeowners are bracing themselves as Storm Caroline arrives, battering the UK today with gale force 90mph winds, plunging temperatures and heavy rain. Via: UK weather: Storm Caroline hits with 90mph winds
Retailer’s ‘cocktail avocado’ can be eaten whole and may help end problem of people slicing their hands while removing stoneMarks & Spencer has begun selling a stoneless avocado that could help banish the pain of “avocado hand”.The so-called cocktail avocado is 5cm-8cm (2in-3in) in length and has a smooth, edible Read more
Investigators conclude operators failed to understand risk of vehicle overturning and to take enough safety measuresInvestigators have said they believe the Croydon tram crash was caused by the driver briefly falling asleep before speeding through a sharp bend, but that tram operators had failed to properly understand the risks and Read more