Alice McCaughey, 80, was unaware that her speech was badly slurred when she went for a check up.
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‘We’re Not Going To Give Up’ – Seven-Year-Old Eco-Warrior Has Gathered Almost 70,000 Signatures On Her Petition – To Force Crayola To Make Their Colouring Pens Recyclable
Jessie Stephenson's passion for art has meant she goes through a lot of felt tip pens, but she was upset to learn they could not be recycled.
‘I Might Look Old But I Feel Young And I Still Have A Lot To Give’ – Gran, 71, Is UK’s Oldest PCSO And Has No Plans To Retire
Sprightly Gran-of-three Liz Smith is six years past retirement age but has no plans to hang up her handcuffs any time soon.
This Brave Man Proposed To His Girlfriend With A ‘Will You Marry Me Tattoo’ Including A Yes Or No Tick Box For Her To Fill In
The unnamed pair got engaged in the bizarre fashion in an ink parlour in Gloucester.
Couple Woke Up To Find A BULL Had Wandered Into Their Garden – Ramming Their Bin & Pooing On The Patio Before Laying Down For A Snooze
The bovine - weighing nearly a tonne - smashed through the garden fence from its adjoining field.
Meet The Real Hello Kittys! – Rescue Kittens That Travel Japan With Their Owner
Daisuke Nagasawa, 50 and his faithful furry pals Daikichi, 13 and Fuku-Chan, 7 have spent the last three years travelling the land of the rising sun together.
A Sprightly Spinster Who Has Celebrated Her 107th Birthday Has Revealed The Secret To Her Longevity – Staying Single
Irene Green says she never got married because nobody asked her, but believes that has helped her live a long, happy life without "too many worries".
Halloween-Mad Couple Took Their Obsession With The Haunted Holiday To The Next Level – By Making It The Theme Of Their Wedding!
Alexis, 36, and Jeff Peabody, 39, dressed as Frankenstein’s monster and his bride when they tied the knot in front of 180 costume-clad guests.
Rare Horses Have Made Their Home In Chernobyl Exclusion Zone That Was Abandoned After The 1986 Nuclear Accident
Experts at the University of Georgia captured footage of the rare Przewalski’s horses in buildings deserted following the 1986 nuclear power plant accident.
Young Mum Gives Birth To Miracle Boy – Ten Weeks After Her Waters Broke
Lauren Middleton had the shock of her life at 26 weeks when she felt a gush of water after getting up to go to the toilet.
Pet Photographer Captures Series Of Hilarious Images Of Dogs ‘Flying Through The Air’
A pet photographer snapped the pooches from underneath a glass plate they were either standing or lying on.
Eco-Warrier Collects More Than Half A Million Cigarette Butts From The Streets Of Ipswich Before Posting Them Back To Tobacco Companies For Them To Recycle
Jason, aged 48, has collected a staggering half a million butts this year from his home town and on beach walks.
A Brilliant Baker Has Recreated An Entire Village Made Entirely Out Of CAKE
Creative Lynn Nolan, 63, spent three months constructing and decorating 65 whisky-soaked fruit treats.
Huge Grass Verge Blanketed By Giant Silky Web – Which Was Mistaken For Frost
Lorry driver Leo Anderson, 54, spotted the astonishing sight yesterday (Tue) morning when he took his break in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
Photographer Captures Incredible Shoal Of Thousands Of Mobula Ray Fish Cruising Through The Sea Off Mexico
Ocean photographer Nadia Aly spent four hours swimming above the huge shoal in Baja California, Mexico.
91-Year-Old Who Was Swindled Out Of His Life Savings Left “Overwhelmed” After Online Campaign Helped Raise The £15k He Lost
Great-grandfather-of-three John Thompson was cruelly tricked into transferring three payments of £4,900 from an account he had saved into for more than 50 years.
RSPCA Rescue Team Helped Free Fox That Had Got Its Head Stuck – In A TYRE
Rescuers were called to a storage centre after staff found the little fox with its head well and truly stuck in the middle of the old tyre.
14-Year-Old Border Collie Has Become A Surrogate Mum – To A Litter Of Rescued KITTENS
Patient pooch Skye is completely devoted to her six cute 'babies', who she grooms and even cleans after toilet time.
Mum Brands School “Ridiculous” For Banning Her Son From Classes Because His Hair Is Too Short
Kelly Smith was shocked when she found out teachers had ruled her 14-year-old son Jason Kirkbride's short back and sides was "inappropriate".
House Clearance Firm Removed 12 Tonnes Of Belongings, Rubbish And Furniture From Bungalow That Forced Elderly Occupant To Live In The Hallway – For Almost 30 Years
The pensioner lived with an elderly relative who was a hoarder, and filled their home with so much stuff they had to sleep in deckchairs in the hallway for three decades.
