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Couple hopes rare Pokémon cards found in attic can help pay for wedding

Couple hopes rare Pokémon cards found in attic can help pay for wedding

By James Gamble A teaching assistant is hoping rare Pokémon cards found in an attic after 20 years could help pay for his wedding - after being estimated to sell for $31,250. Ex-collector Andrew Braund found the three Pokémon cards while clearing out his childhood home in Wimborne, Dorset.

Study finds plant-based diets lower dementia risk

Study finds plant-based diets lower dementia risk

By Stephen Beech Healthy plant-based diets lower the risk of dementia, according to new research. And it's never too late to turn vegan or vegetarian, as dementia risk is reduced even among those who adopt a plant-based diet in their sixties, say scientists. But the study,

Over 250 poodles rescued from squalid horror house

Over 250 poodles rescued from squalid horror house

By Adam Dutton Shocking pictures show more than 250 poodles crammed inside the house of an "overwhelmed" breeder. Many of the dogs were found caked in their own filth with dozens suffering with skin sores and matted coats. Sickening photos from the house in Nottingham show the poodle-

Firefighters smash walls to save trapped foxes

Firefighters smash walls to save trapped foxes

By Adam Dutton Three orphaned fox cubs were saved after getting trapped between two walls. Firefighters smashed through the brickwork on a garage in Leicester after the 12-week-old cubs got stuck on Easter Sunday, on April 5. Rescue teams dashed to the property in Letchworth Road after receiving

Cheeky ferret tags along with police to patrol streets

Cheeky ferret tags along with police to patrol streets

By James Connolly A cheeky ferret that "ambushed" cops and jumped into their police van has been happily reunited with its owner. Patrol officers were left stunned when the curious creature, named Frankie by cops, jumped into the van and simply "refused to leave." Frankie appeared

Ancient ‘octopus’ fossil is actually a different species

Ancient ‘octopus’ fossil is actually a different species

By Stephen Beech A 300-million-year-old fossil hailed as the world's oldest "octopus" has turned out to be something else altogether. The artefact even featured in the Guinness Book of Records. But new research shows that it was a case of mistaken identity with

Why scientists plan to launch microscopic worms into space

Why scientists plan to launch microscopic worms into space

By Lauren Beavis Microscopic worms are being launched into space this week in a bid to unlock the "secrets of long-duration space travel." British scientists are preparing to launch a crew of microscopic worms - each one millimetre in size - to the International Space Station in a "