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World’s oldest candy shop still selling treats from 1820s

World’s oldest candy shop still selling treats from 1820s

By Charlie Fenton The owner of the world's oldest candy shop says classic candies from the 1820s are still their best sellers after 199 years in business — including pear drops, bonbons, and humbugs. The Oldest Sweet Shop was founded in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, in 1827 and has

Dog poop helped this woman buy a four-bedroom house

Dog poop helped this woman buy a four-bedroom house

By Charlie Fenton An animal lover has told how she has been able to buy a house — from picking up dog poop. Emma Garner, 45, has told how she was able to buy her more than $200,000 four-bedroom semi-detached house with the money she has earned scooping

Daredevil dad’s daring second try to sail across Atlantic in tiny boat

Daredevil dad’s daring second try to sail across Atlantic in tiny boat

By Charlie Fenton and Aimee Seddon A daredevil dad is set to make his second attempt at sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest ever boat — three years after his previous vessel "sunk." Andrew Bedwell, 52, has said he is "confident" that his new yacht,

Drunk driver’s car goes airborne after 142 mph police chase

Drunk driver’s car goes airborne after 142 mph police chase

By Charlie Fenton This is the shocking moment a drug driver's car somersaults in the air after speeding into a roundabout following a 142mph police chase. Heart-stopping police dashcam footage shows Ashley Parr, 35, who is inside a white BMW 3 Series hitting the roundabout which sends

Hundreds of buses abandoned at eerie ‘bus graveyard’

Hundreds of buses abandoned at eerie ‘bus graveyard’

By Charlie Fenton These stunning aerial images have captured "Britain's biggest bus graveyard" - filled with hundreds of single and double-deckers. Just behind a dense forest in Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorks., sit hundreds of disused and abandoned buses, many of which have been reclaimed by nature.

Pastor sets walking record with shopping cart on his back

Pastor sets walking record with shopping cart on his back

By Charlie Fenton A pastor has set a world record by walking 24 hours with a 30kg shopping trolley on his back. James Baker, 40, walked around a 400m track at Stanley Park Sports Arena, in Blackpool, Lancs, a total of 200 times - a staggering 49.7 miles (80km) - for

Residents near chemical plant worried over toxic soil

Residents near chemical plant worried over toxic soil

By Charlie Fenton Families living near a former chemical plant have been told not to eat vegetables grown in their gardens or eggs laid by pet chickens amid fears they contain cancer-causing toxins. Hundreds of households within a one-kilometer radius of the former ICI plant at Thornton-Cleveleys,