The male teacher in China demanded the children smack themselves as hard as they could and if not, he would hit them instead, state media reported. He has been detained amid ongoing investigation. Via: More than 30 kindergarten pupils are forced by their teacher to repeatedly slap their own faces
A Freedom of Information request into Britain’s 53 fire services revealed crews were called out to deal with the cases up to twice a day since the start of 2017. Kent Fire service helped move 560 patients. Via: Firefighters were called out to lift more than 2,000 obese patients from Read more
Despite winning the £1 million jackpot on Saturday, Didzis Pirags who works as a chef in Broughton, Preston, still worked all the way through Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Via: Single father chef, 36, wins £1m lottery jackpot but still works all the way through Christmas Day
Ambreen Farooq from Reading, who owns the A180 model, believes the attack was plotted by a vindictive work colleague who was jealous of her lifestyle and gifts her parents had bought her. Via: Dramatic moment arsonist pours petrol over 19-year-old woman's Mercedes
Updates and news from Friday’s racing actionPotters Corner takes on Elegant Escape in Welsh NationalAnd you can email Tony, tweet @tonypaley or post BTL 1.48pm GMT Back to Leopardstown (1.45) for the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle … All eyes here are on favourite Abacadabras … and he’s going Read more
Live updates from the second day at SuperSport ParkEngland collapse from 142-3 to 181 all outGary Naylor: three memories of cricket in 2019And feel free to email Rob here 1.50pm GMT What does he know?Big risk to bowl first at @SuperSportPark. Unless you are not 100% sure you can roll Read more
• Manager reminds player of his work as team’s ‘connector’• ‘When I think about Bobby I don’t think about scoring’Jürgen Klopp has revealed Roberto Firmino’s recent burst of goals came after the player had to be reassured of his value to Liverpool following a long stretch without scoring. The manager Read more
Back from the brink, African swine fever now threatens pigs behind ‘unique’ prized porkBred by an emperor and nearly killed off by communists, the Hungarian mangalica pig has been through a lot during its nearly two centuries of existence. A lumbering, chunky beast clad in a sheep-like coat of hair, Read more
No signals had been received from the helicopter, which was carrying a pilot and six passengers, said bulletinA tour helicopter with seven people aboard disappeared in Hawaii, and a search is under way, the US coast guard said.The owner of the helicopter contacted the coast guard about 45 minutes after Read more
‘It is highly probable that the object was placed there by an individual for unknown reasons,’ says store Via: Mystery of bone found in Primark sock set to remain unsolved, say police