Wormwood grub: Inmates boast about ‘village shop’ prison cells with extraordinary collection of stockpiled food and toiletries stacked to the ceiling Photos posted on Facebook shows stockpiles of food and electronics in cells Prisoners believed to be jailed in separate prisons posted photos from mobile phones It is not illegal for prisoners to be sent … Read more
‘Black panther’ stalks terrified Cotswolds village where sheep’s carcass is found stripped to the bone Carcass of an ewe was found near South Cerney, Gloucestershire last Saturday Remains discovered by dog walker who called sheep farmer Francis Freeth Police are now investigating reports of ‘black panther’ sightings in Cotswolds By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 13:10 … Read more
The place ‘where Jesus miraculously fed the 5,000’ has been totally submerged by flooding, forcing archaeologists to abandon the excavation site. Bethsaida — hometown to disciples Andrew, Peter and Philip — was reputedly where Christ performed the miracles of feeding the multitude and helping a blind man see. Archaeologists have been working to prove that the … Read more
Tom Cruise ‘plans to build a covid-free village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire so Mission: Impossible 7 can resume filming’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 00:46 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 3 June 2020 Tom Cruise is reportedly building a makeshift village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire … Read more
A mystery good Samaritan who paid for 171 villagers to enjoy fish and chips every Friday over three months of lockdown, has now launched a very different initiative to help them lose weight. The anonymous benefactor has been footing the bill for every villager in Denchworth, Oxfordshire, to enjoy fish and chips – normally £5 per head … Read more
Police were called to a virtual booze-up this weekend after reports a pub was flouting lockdown rules – only to discover the party was online. The Crown pub, in Cleator Moor, Cumbria, has been hosting Zoom get togethers dubbed the ‘Stay Inn’ since it closed to customers when coronavirus restrictions were put in place on March … Read more
Owners of a stately home where Oliver Cromwell was reputedly buried are accused of ‘sacrificing’ historic village nearby with plan to build new homes Villagers claim homes in Coxwold could be flooded under stately home plans Newburgh Priory is funding refurbishments through housing developments Grade I-listed stately home is the rumoured burial place of Cromwell’s … Read more
Mouse and home! Photographer creates tiny Hobbit-style village with miniature wooden houses for wild mice who visit his garden Simon Dell, 46, from Sheffield created the houses resembling Lord of the Rings He befriended a mouse called George who has enjoyed exploring the setting The mice enjoy log-piles houses, miniature picnics, postboxes and floral gardens By Joe … Read more
A village where for 10 years only girls were born has finally seen the arrival of a baby boy. The tiny village of Miejsce Odrzańskie in southern Poland which has a population of just 300, made global headlines last year after the region’s mayor offered a reward to the first couple to give birth to … Read more
Not fur real: Armed police swoop on sleepy Kent village after a ‘tiger’ is spotted on the loose… but turns out to be a 20-year-old sculpture made by a local grandmother Sculpture mistaken for a tiger in woodland in Ightham, near Sevenoaks, in Kent Kent Police sent ten armed officers to cope with the perceived … Read more