James McAvoy’s black sheep half-brother Donald, 31, is back behind bars after he and knife-carrying accomplice attacked driver in road rage frenzy following ‘bumper-to-bumper’ prang Donald McAvoy, 31, attacked grandfather Mieczyslaw Bawor in Glasgow He and accomplice pounced on 57-year-old last March in road rage frenzy McAvoy, who has 43 previous convictions, was jailed for four … Read more
Lamb stop! ‘Stampede’ of sheep brings bus to a halt as flock is driven along a residential street Wayne Kinney spotted the bizarre encounter outside his home in East Sussex Flock brought traffic to a halt as sheep swarmed along the road and pavement They were being herded by a group of people on foot … Read more
Beauty Knowhow: These beat counting sheep By Edwina Ings-chambers Published: 00:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 Meet the bedtime saviours that never let me down. Beauty sleep guaranteed When it comes to recommended doses of my sleep-aiding beauty favourites, I’m not always a stickler for following the rules. The … Read more
You’ll go baa-rmy for the cutest lambs in Britain! Pair of rare blacknose sheep are born on Devon farm Chris Slee and Tom Hooper rear the breed, originally from Switzerland, in Devon and they can sell for £10,000 Their distinctive markings of black faces, black knees, spiralling horns and white fleece makes them popular There … Read more
Father-of-three farmer, 36, died after being buried alive when tunnel collapsed on him as he tried to rescue his beloved sheep dog from hole in field, inquest hears Farmer Gary Davies, 36, died after trying to rescue his sheepdog Llecau The father-of-three had tried to dig into a hole into which Llecau had fallen Dislodged … Read more
Police hunt dog owners after pack of out-of-control animals slaughter 30 sheep in shocking Christmas attack Police believe the flock was chased to exhaustion before being mauled to death The attack took place over Christmas in the village of Utkinton in Cheshire Police urged dog owners to ensure their dog is under control in the … Read more
Sometimes a lowly cattle shed is just too . . . lowly. Not to mention outdoorsy. Ciara the Cow — so called because she arrived during Storm Ciara in February — would rather spend the festive period indoors, with the family, thank you very much. ‘She was fed by hand as a calf because her … Read more
Holly Willoughby channelled Princess Diana on Saturday as she took to Instagram to share a picture of herself wearing her iconic ‘black sheep’ jumper. The late Princess of Wales famously wore the item of clothing, created by Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir’s Warm and Wonderful, in 1981 at the Guards Polo Club at Smith’s Lawn in Windsor and again in 1983. … Read more
Hedge fund manager Sir Chris Hohn slams investment giants for acting ‘like sheep’ on climate change By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:17 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 23:50 GMT, 26 October 2020 Hedge fund manager Sir Chris Hohn has slammed investment giants for acting ‘like sheep’ on climate change. Hohn, whose … Read more
Sheep farmer, 45, who put three jars of baby food laced with shards of metal on Tesco store shelves in bid to extort £1.4m from them is jailed for 14 years Nigel Wright from Lincolshire tried to extort Tesco for nearly £1.4million bitcoin The 45-year-old was angry at the supermarket chain for ‘underpaying for milk’ He … Read more