Conman splurged grieving family’s inheritance on horse semen – the rest he just wasted
Peter Littler, 61, was appointed executor of his father-in-law Joseph Webster’s will, which required him to distribute the late man’s £166,000 inheritance to his children and grandchildren (Picture: Lancs Live/MEN…
Family sues hospital after son is declared dead by virtual doctor
Conor Hylton had been studying to be a dentist (Picture: Facebook) The family of a dental student who died under the watch of a virtual doctor is suing the hospital…
Boy, 11, shot in head after finding gun in the woods and mistaking it for BB gun
Police cordoned off the area after the incident (Picture: Solent News) A young boy was shot in the head after finding a gun in the woods and mistaking it for…
How food prices at the Masters compare to the first ever event in 1934 — and what’s behind it
The Masters’ legendary menu has barely changed in 92 years. More incredibly, neither have the prices (Pictures: Getty Images/Metro) Food and drink at golf’s Masters tournament has always been a…
Girl, 7, drowned in pond after getting away from childminder through gap in fence
Nyla May Bradshaw was pulled from a pond on Owston Golf Course, north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on March 30 A seven-year-old autistic girl was found lifeless in a pond…
Man ‘love-bombed’ girl, 14, with takeways and letters after meeting her on Roblox
Carlo Tritta, aged 19, began speaking to the girl through Roblox when she was just 14-years-old. (Picture: GMP) A man who broke through the back door of a teenage girl’s…
World’s oldest octopus isn’t really an octopus
A reconstruction drawing of the species Pohlsepia mazonensis, originally believed to be an ancient octopus but reclassifed after new research (Picture: Dr Thomas Clements, University of Reading/Cover Media) It’s one…
Albert Bridge closes fully after ‘slight movement’ detected
The 153-year-old Albert Bridge is easy on the eye, but it has become another ticking time bomb after structural issues (Picture: Getty Images) A Grade-II listed bridge nicknamed ‘The Trembling…
Woman, 69, ‘cut sister’s throat and snatched her diamond-encrusted Rolex’
Nancy Paxton (right) is on trial at the Old Bailey charged with the murder of her sister Jennifer Abbott A woman cut her own sister’s throat and snatched her diamond-encrusted…
How would dynamic pricing in UK supermarkets work?
Stores are already tracking your behavior when you go shopping (Picture: Getty/Metro) For many people in the UK, the phrase ‘dynamic pricing’ will immediately conjure memories of the fiasco over…