A skydiver who fell 15,000ft when his parachute failed to open survived - thanks to a blackberry bush.
Michael Holmes, 25, who fell at a speed of 100mph says the thick brambles saved his life.
Speaking to the Sun, he said: “I can’t wait to jump again. This won’t put me off.”
Michael, from Jersey, added: “It was [...]

Obituary
Kevin John Callan 1958 – 2003

Kevin Callan became nationally famous when his conviction for murder was overturned on 6 April 1995. A former truck driver who had left school without qualifications, he had been convicted of shaking to death Amanda Allman, a helpless four-year-old child who suffered from cerebral palsy and spastic diplegia.
His case caught [...]

Azizgul is 10 years old, from the village of Houscha in western Afghanistan. This year the wheat crop failed again following a devastating drought. Her family was hungry. So, a little before Christmas, Azizgul’s mother ’sold’ her to be married to a 13-year-old boy.
‘I need to sell my daughters because of the drought,’ said her [...]

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the web we’ve assembled a list of sites that have become the virtual wallpaper of our lives. What the corresponding list will be like in 15 years’ time is anyone’s guess. As the man said, if you want to know the future, go buy a crystal ball. In the [...]

A Chinese centenarian’s decision to find a wife at the age of 105 is a clear example that it is never too late to find love.
Dr Gong Duruo, who was born in the early years of the 20th century, used a fairly modern way of seeking out a prospective belle by placing adverts in the [...]