November 2009 Archives

A dog stepped on a shotgun left lying on the ground and badly wounded two hunters.

The price of Christmas trees will be much higher this year because of a slump in imports and the weak pound.

A surly Santa has been sacked after sulking "like Victor Meldrew" during a festive lights switch-on.

A sports instructor fell to his death after trying to climb through a window of his flat so he wouldn't wake his girlfriend by ringing the doorbell.

A builder is to name a housing development "kiss my a***" in Irish.

Joan McGovern had spent nine years cleaning the showers and tidying the locker rooms at a fitness centre before being ordered to retrain... as a lifeguard.

Stunned Kentucky Fried Chicken diners told yesterday how they watched a huge rat run out of the kitchen and under their feet.

Marian Jenner, 37, tied the knot with sweetheart Derek Holliday, 43, within hours of the wettest day on record.

They had booked the Inn on the Lake at Glenridding, Cumbria, for a civil ceremony on Saturday but the area was 6ft under water.

They say you either love it or hate it - and this shoplifter appears to adore Marmite after stealing every jar in a petrol station shop.

A Dorset couple have named their new baby daughter Kia - after she had to be delivered on the back seat of a Kia people carrier.