December 2018

The eye-watering figures, which include overtime, bonuses and employer pension contributions, show the highest paid London Tube driver in the year to November received £103,374. Via: Mind the pay gap! London Tube drivers on £100,000-a-year salaries get more than pilots

Vicky Balch, (pictured) from Leyland in Lancashire, was forced to amputate her right leg following the horrific rollercoaster smash in June 2015. Via: Alton Towers Smiler crash survivor says new pink prosthetic leg will allow her to wear heels again

After Storm Deirdre brought gales, heavy snow and freezing rain to large parts of the UK, the weather on Sunday is expected to be more favourable to those heading out to shop. Via: Ice warnings in place as rain and wind subside to bring hope for the High Street 

Insects, frogs, fish and small birds were killed in the blaze which tore through the Monsoon Forest area at the Cheshire zoo on Saturday. Via: Chester Zoo raises £40,000 in just hours after a devastating fire

Previously unseen photographs taken by Lockerbie resident Peter Giesecke the morning after the disaster show the extent of the destruction. Via: Previously unseen photos from Lockerbie taken by a man haunted by the sight of a young woman's body