Rare 1953 James Bond book bought for £1 at car boot sale sells for £10,000 (Image Credit: Wikipedia) A book bought for just £1 at a UK car boot sale turned out to be a rare first edition of Casino Royale, the 1953 novel that introduced readers to James Bond. The copy, which retained its…
Deepak Sandhu/Image: Metropolitan Police An Indian migrant has been found guilty of murdering a woman at a London Airbnb after she confronted him over stolen money and rejected his attempts to continue their relationship.Deepak Sandhu, 24, was convicted at the Old Bailey on Thursday of murdering Xiaoqing Ke, 39, and attempting to pervert the course…
Jane Goodall spent decades showing the world why protecting animals and their habitats matters to humanity. Now, an 11-year-old conservationist is preparing to carry that message to a younger generation. Aneeshwar Kunchala, a UK-based wildlife presenter with family roots in Andhra Pradesh, India, is set to receive the Junior Jane Goodall Earth Medal for his…
Hillingdon Council is sharing CCTV images of suspected fly-tippers on Facebook, asking residents to help identify those responsible for illegal rubbish dumping. (Photo: Hillingdon Council) Hillingdon Council in west London is urging residents to help identify people caught dumping rubbish illegally, posting CCTV images of suspected offenders on Facebook and Instagram as part of a…
A UK collector who paid just £20 for a box of comics at a car boot sale discovered years later that it contained dozens of exceptionally rare Superman editions. After remaining forgotten in his loft, 47 copies of the 1988 comic ‘This Island Bradman’ sold for a combined £63,440, including buyer’s fees, at an auction…
Representative Image of a floating wetland installed on a wastewater tank, featuring lush greenery and aquatic plants thriving in water (AI-generated image) An unused wastewater tank in Somerset, England, has been repurposed as a floating wetland designed to improve water quality and create habitat for wildlife. In May 2026, Biomatrix Water worked with YTL Construction…
Image Credit: AI Generated A man from Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, used a heartbreaking story to persuade people to donate more than £10,000 to fake online fundraising appeals. Robert Ashton claimed that his partner had died from Covid-19 and that he was left to raise their children alone. People who believed his story donated money…
The group, calling itself the Chelmsley Wood Patriots, carried out a late-night patrol at Meriden Park in the West Midlands. A self-styled vigilante group in the UK has sparked criticism after filming its members confronting Indian students at a public park and ordering them to stay away, telling them to “go home” and warning them…
(Pic credit: WeBuyVintage) Only the right eyes can spot a hidden treasure. A UK woman discovered just how valuable her eye for a bargain was after a £5 car boot sale find turned out to be a diamond ring worth almost 3,000 times what she paid for it!The woman, whose name remains undisclosed, was browsing…
UK civil servant allegedly held five full-time jobs simultaneously. (Photo: Wikipedia) A UK civil servant accused of earning £349,378 across eight government jobs allegedly attended virtual meetings with his camera switched off, citing technical problems, a court has heard. According to a report by Personnel Today, Kashim Chowdhury, 55, is accused of lying to secure…
