Shocking video reveals how a bus driver's quick reaction saved a man's life.

Bus driver narrowly misses man lying in road
A bus driver from the Isle of Wight saved a man's life after driving in the early hours of the morning.
The incident happened on Saturday 5th October at 3.05am on the route along Halletts Shute.
Sgt Dave Sanderson from the Isle of Wight Roads Policing Unit said:
"The video shows the extraordinary danger the man put himself in. More significantly the danger he put everyone else in. Imagine the devastating impact this incident could have had on others if it were not for the amazing reactions of the bus driver."

Bet they're leaping off the shelves: Pret A Manger customer is shocked to find DEAD FROG in her salad

A customer who popped into Pret A Manger for a lunchtime snack got more greens than she bargained for... when she found a dead frog in her salad.

The Wall Street Journal employee had visited the branch on Sixth Avenue/47 Street in Manhattan yesterday to get what she assumed would be a regular Albacore Tuna Nicoise Salad.
But in addition to the tomatoes, tuna, egg and olives, there was an extra ingredient: the small amphibian, almost camouflaged among the salad leaves.

Kathryn Lurie, digital features editor at the WSJ, posted a photo of the novel salad on behalf of her startled co-worker who bought the meal and did not wish to be identified.
Lurie said told Gothamist that her colleague had started the meal at her desk and was 'pretty shaken' to discover the two-inch long green-brown creature.
A spokesman for Pret said: 'At Pret A Manger, we take issues like this very seriously. 
'Our lettuce is sourced from farms that do not use any pesticides on its produce, therefore organic matter does very rarely manage to pass through our production process.
'We are currently looking into this issue to make every effort that this does not happen again.'
Ellen Roggemann, vice president of brand marketing for the company in the U.S., told the WSJ that the 'handmade natural food' sold by the chain is often made from organic ingredients.

She added that this could be partially to blame for the frog in the salad.
Ms Roggemann said: 'We don’t use any pesticides with our greens and they go through multiple washing cycles. An unfortunate piece of organic matter has made its way through.'
The manager of the branch has since apologised and given the customer a refund, plus a voucher for a free lunch.
And as for the frog: it lives on, as it were, in meme form - including one showing the poor little critter wearing a festive woolly hat.

Sold out! Flights and buses full as Romanians and Bulgarians head for the UK

Bulgarians and Romanians were last night preparing to travel to Britain as restrictions on working here are lifted tomorrow.

Almost all flights from Romania to England are full – even though one airline doubled the number to meet demand – with one-way tickets selling for up to £3,000 each.
And all tickets for seats on buses leaving the Bulgarian capital of Sofia until January 9 have been snapped up.

Wizz Air, the low cost airline that serves Eastern Europe, has doubled the number of flights it is offering. However, because of the demand, even these no-frills flights are being sold at around £300 each.
At the central bus station in Sofia, a large poster showing Big Ben, a London bus and traditional red phone box advertise the bus routes to a new life here.
The poster reads: ‘Regular routes to London, Germany, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Greece’ and offers a 5 per cent discount for booking  online with agent, Balkan Horn.
All seats on two British Airways flights from Sofia to London Heathrow next Sunday and Monday – each carrying more than 152 passengers – have been sold.
When controls imposed in 2005 are lifted tomorrow, 29million from the two countries will gain the right to work in Britain.

While some of those coming here have expressed a desire to find ‘any job they can’, messages on internet forums show others making inquiries about benefits.
One user of a popular website wrote: ‘My husband and I want to have a child in the UK. We want to know what kind of benefits we can apply for. We are interested in receiving a council house.’
A mother described how she is hoping to move her family to the UK in the hope of claiming child tax credits – while a man spoke of his desire to be given a house.
A pregnant Romanian woman said: ‘I have read on this website I can get £190 a week from the British government from the 25th week of pregnancy. Could somebody help me with the documents?’
Others wrote of their hopes to give birth in a British hospital.

A pregnant woman wrote: ‘Can I give birth in the UK for free given that neither my husband nor I have the correct papers? Will we get British citizenship for our child?’
Aleksandra Dzhongova, who runs a legitimate employment agency in Sofia, said other firms had been set up with the specific intention of helping immigrants understand Britain’s welfare system, rather than filling job vacancies.
One firm offered to help its Romanian clients avoid paying fines issued by HM Revenue & Customs.
A source at a firm helping Romanians find work in Britain told the Mail: ‘There are already many using these social benefits without necessarily having an urgent need for them.
'I hope Romanians in the UK do not tell those from home that they are entitled to claim benefits because everyone will try to claim.
‘If you ask Romanians why are they claiming benefits they say, “If it is allowed by the law, then why not?” They have seen the Brits claiming and other nationalities too, so they want to join the queue.’

VIDEO: Oil train derails in the US causing MASSIVE EXPLOSION

A GIGANTIC explosion caused by a mile-long oil train derailing has been captured on camera. 

Despite the spectacular eruption from the train, which was carrying crude oil through the town of Casselton, North Dakota, no one was injured from the blast.
However authorities feared the massive plumes of smoke could overwhelm the small town and as many as 300 residents were evacuated from the area as a precaution.
The BNSF Railway Company train came off the tracks at about 2:30pm on Monday with as many as 10 cars catching fire.

The fire was still burning hours later as night fell and authorities have said the train will be allowed to burn out before a salvage operation can begin.
It is not yet clear what caused the train to derail although there are reports that another train was involved.
BNSF spokeswoman Amy McBeth said the second train, which was carrying grain, derailed first before knocking several cars of the oil train off the tracks.
Casselton residents were urged to stay indoors following the crash.

Hannah Linnard was at a friend's house about half a mile from the crash.
She said: "I looked out the window and all of a sudden the train car tipped over and the whole thing was engulfed in flames and it just exploded.
"The oil car tipped over onto the grain car."
Terry Johnson, the manager of a grain dealer near the crash site claimed he heard multiple explosion following the incident.
"Each one, you could the explosion," he said.
"It shook our building and there was a huge fireball."

Gypsy mother demands new council house because her beliefs 'do not allow her to live in a home where someone has died'

An unemployed mother has demanded to be given a new council house after she discovered that a man died in her current home.

Lisa Bowden insists that her traveller beliefs mean that she cannot live anywhere where someone has died.
And the mother of four says her local council has a duty to provide her with a new taxpayer-funded home.
Former heroin addict Ms Bowden, 40, moved in to the two-bedroom flat in Dartford, Kent in October with her nine-year-old son.
But she was soon horrified to learn that the previous tenant, a 64-year-old man, had died in the property, and called in a priest to bless the first-floor flat.
However, she says that she still believes she can sense the man's spirit moving around her home, and has applied to be moved by Dartford Borough Council.
According to traveller tradition, when someone dies at home their caravan should be burned in order release the spirit of the dead person.
'It is forbidden for us to enter somewhere where someone's died,' said Ms Bowden, who has not worked since 1998 because of ill health. 'It's not good for us.
'I can feel the man's spirit and it gives me the shivers. I can't live here. I always sleep with the light on and would never stay here at night on my own.
'The council need to give me a new home - one with a garden and three bedrooms so my daughter can visit.'

Ms Bowden claims £260 a week in benefits for herself and her son - her other three children have left home.
At her council flat, she has two flat-screen televisions, two games consoles, a leather sofa and a designer sofa.

But she says the ghostly presence of the former tenant has made her ill and stopped her from fulfilling her dream of working as a beautician.
'I had such a hard time with the council about this flat,' Ms Bowden said. 'They made me ill, I think. The council workers had it in for me.
'I told them I didn't want a flat where someone died, but they didn't listen and told me either I take the flat or I end up on the street.'

Neighbours accused her of being 'ungrateful' for her State-funded accommodation.
'Nobody should turn their nose up at a free flat, even if someone has died in it,' one told The Sun. 'It's not like he is still in there.'
Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'Many people will find it difficult to believe a council could be accused of mistreating someone by providing a taxpayer-funded council house.'
A spokesman for Dartford Borough Council said: 'We have made plans to rehome her. We have no further comment.'
Gypsy leaders say that while it is traditional to burn the caravans of the dead, there are not strict rules about living in a house where someone has died.

VIDEO: Woman catches hairy husband twerking in his pants

This video of a hairy man twerking in his pants will leave you begging for Miley Cyrus.

Many have grown tired of the US popstar’s continual use of the sexy dance, but a new clip of a man gyrating to hip hop music in his underwear may make you yearn for Miley’s antics.
The footage showed him in a bedroom getting down and dirty while he was being secretly filmed by his surprised wife.
But once his other half made him aware she was behind him, he reacted in a shocked manner.
YouTube user Jay King was a fan of the man’s dance moves and wrote: ‘Don’t know who this guy is, but he can twerk on me any day.’

Schumacher Fighting For His Life, Say Doctors

Doctors say Michael Schumacher's condition is 'extremely serious' and he remains critical in a coma after a skiing accident.

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher is in a coma following a skiing accident in France - and doctors say they "cannot predict his future".

The 44-year-old German is fighting for his life at a hospital in Grenoble and surgeons are working 'hour by hour' to save him.
At a press conference this morning, in Grenoble, doctors said he had suffered many lesions to his brain and his prognosis was unclear.
Surgeons operated to remove a blood clot in his brain and are trying to reduce dangerous swelling, meaning his condition could go either way.
"He's in a critical situation - this is considered to be extremely serious," Chief Anaesthetist Jean-Francois Payen told journalists.
The doctor said that Schumacher's family were at his bedside and friends had flown in to the hospital lend their support.
"We are working day and night at his bedside," Dr Payen said. "It is too early to say anything as far as prognosis is concerned," he added.
Dr Payen continued: "I'd say this accident happened in the right place because he was taken into hospital immediately and operated on as soon as he arrived, this meant his state is critical and he is still in a coma and he will be kept in a coma.
"Everything that needed to be done has been done at the moment we can't really say when he will recover, we cannot answer this yet."
Neurosurgeon Stephan Chabardes said an emergency brain scan had revealed internal bleeding, and injuries including contusions and lesions.
"I am very worried just like his family, we are very worried about his condition. The doctors won't tell you more because they can't tell you more, they are working hour by hour," Dr Chabardes said.
Sky Sports News journalist Gernot Bauer said four world-renowned doctors were now looking after the driver.
Schumacher was wearing a helmet when he hit his head on a rock while skiing in the French Alps resort of Meribal with his 14-year-old son.
Without the helmet Schumacher would almost certainly have died, doctors at the press conference said.
"Someone who had suffered this accident without a helmet would not have made it this far," Dr Payen said
Schumacher was conscious when first responders arrived on the scene, although agitated and in shock, according to a resort spokesman.
He was first airlifted to a local hospital and then later brought to Grenoble for more intensive treatment, when his condition deteriorated.
The French Mountain Gendarmerie had earlier said Schumacher's life was not in danger.
A leading neurosurgery specialist has described Michael Schumacher's condition as "very dangerous", warning that his injuries may take several days to "reach their peak".
Christopher Chandler, of the London Neurosurgery Partnership, said the haematoma and bruising the F1 champion suffered could cause "ferocious swelling".
"An intra-cranial haematoma is a blood clot, which causes swelling and pressure on the brain," he said. "The scenario may be that he had a blood clot in his brain that required immediate removal, which would explain the surgery."
Former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt and Professor Gerard Saillant, a brain and spine injury expert, are at the Grenoble University Hospital Centre.
Professor Saillant co-ordinated Schumacher's medical care after the driver broke his leg in the 1999 British Grand Prix.
Schumacher, a seven-time world champion, first retired from Formula One in 2006.
He has been hurt seriously once before, in a motorcycling accident in February 2009 when he suffered neck and spine injuries.
Schumacher recovered sufficiently from those injuries to make a comeback to Formula One in 2010.

Veil of secrecy judge threw over trial of two Muslim lawyers on trial for perverting the course of justice 'for cultural reasons'

A judge allowed two Muslim solicitors accused of trying to cheat the legal system to hide behind a cloak of secrecy for  ‘cultural reasons’

He banned reporting of the case of Asha Khan, 30, and her brother Kashif, 34, to prevent them allegedly being shamed in the eyes of their community.
In the latest farce involving secret justice, the pair were told they could enjoy the court’s protection because members of their family would pass judgment if the case was reported.
It is a privilege rarely bestowed on defendants in the justice system, which has operated on the principle of transparency for centuries. However, following a challenge by the Daily Mail, the restriction was lifted – enabling the case to be reported.
Judge Peter Hughes reversed his original ban after deciding that the principle of open justice was more important than saving the embarrassment of a defendant.
After almost a year of court appearances and legal argument, Miss Khan has been convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice, while her brother was acquitted of the charge.

They were on trial accused of helping their father, Mohammed, dodge a speeding fine by pretending he was not driving at the time of the offence.
In a saga with echoes of the Chris Huhne scandal, he allowed a man who worked for the family to take the blame instead.
At the beginning of the hearings, Miss Khan’s barrister, Glenn Gatland, argued  she would not give evidence properly in the presence of the Press because she was afraid of family repercussions.
He said she did not want to criticise her father in public – though she was quite happy to have her mother sit in the public gallery.
‘Miss Khan is quite upset that if matters are reported she doesn’t feel she would be able to give her evidence as freely as she would have done otherwise,’ said Mr Gatland. ‘Culturally, it’s very difficult for them to say things in public. The evidence would be impacted on by the cultural background of Miss Khan.’

Judge Hughes accepted the argument and banned reporting of the case but then changed his mind after a two-day legal battle with the Mail. ‘We are dealing with members of the legal profession charged with perverting the course of justice,’ he said.

‘People of all faiths or no faiths should be treated in precisely the same way. We’re not dealing with discrimination against. We’re dealing with discrimination for.’
York Crown Court heard that in August 2010 Mohammed Khan was caught by a speed camera in Newcastle while driving daughter Asha’s silver BMW.
When Miss Khan received the speeding notice, she claimed that the driver was David Moat, who worked for the family.
Some months later, the day before Moat was due before magistrates, her brother faxed the court a letter on Moat’s behalf, saying he wanted to plead guilty by post.
Moat was fined £100 with £30 costs and six penalty points for the speeding offence. Prosecutor Jacob Dyer said: ‘There is no dispute in this case that the man actually driving the car was Kashif Khan’s father.
‘It was hoped by supplying the false details that the trail would be lost and the fixed penalty unit would eventually take no further action. But the suspicions of the unit were aroused.’
Kashif Khan successfully argued he did not realise what was going on and had only been trying to help Moat by filling in the form using information provided by him.
‘It was horrible,’ he said. ‘All my life I have worked so hard and told the truth.’
The Khans work for KK Solicitors in Newcastle and live in the city. Asha Khan, a trainee at the firm, will be sentenced in the New Year, with her father and Moat, who both admitted their part in the plot.

Migrant war on British streets: Secret Home Office report warns of violence

A NEW flood of Eastern European migrants could spark racial clashes on our streets, a secret Government report has warned.

Romanians and Bulgarians will be allowed free entry into the UK from Wednesday.

But a hush-hush study says the impact could be devastating.

No-one knows how many migrants will arrive, but the report says it could be far more than the 50,000 forecast.

It predicts tension between the new migrants and those already living here if they undercut the wages of Polish workers as well as Brits.

Serious conflicts could flare in what is described as a breakdown in “social cohesion”.

Former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett, 66, has predicted an “explosion” in his home city of Sheffield if the local Roma community do not do more to fit in.

The report was commissioned by the Home Office and produced by academics from Reading University.

It also warns of massive pressure on schools, hospitals and the benefits system

Igor Kaminski, who runs a Polish building firm in London, said: “There’s a lot of fear the cheaper end of the market will collapse under pressure from Bulgarians and Romanian workers who, for a short time, will accept any prices.”
Tory MP Dr Sarah Wollaston said: “Our population is already rising faster than any other country in Europe, with one third the result of immigration. The pressures on infrastructure and employment can no longer be ignored.
“It is also right that Prime Minister David Cameron should concern himself with deteriorating community relations in places like Sheffield, and right that he considers the consequences of doing nothing. He must grasp the nettle.”
An ICM poll yesterday found that 72% of Brits think restrictions on ­Romanian and Bulgarian migrants should be kept in place.
And another survey by Ipsos MORI found two thirds of people would only welcome newcomers if they work, pay taxes and learn English.
Among those planning to come is jobless Romanian Toni Samdu, 40, wife Mia, 38, their four children, aged six to 14, and gran Elena Moise, 64, who live in poverty in Barbulesti.

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher is in a coma following a skiing accident in France.

The 44-year-old German suffered a "serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation," according to a hospital in the French city of Grenoble.

Schumacher was wearing a helmet when he reportedly hit his head on a rock while skiing in the French Alps.
He was airlifted off the mountain following the accident in the resort of Meribel, in the popular Three Valleys area.
The sports star was skiing with his 14-year-old son and some friends when the accident occurred.
Schumacher's agent, Sabine Kehm, said: ''Michael fell on his head during a private ski trip in the French Alps.
"He was hospitalised and is receiving medical care. We ask for your understanding that we cannot give a running commentary on his state of health.
"He was wearing a helmet and was not alone.''
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Michael Schumacher 'In Critical Condition'

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher is in critical condition in hospital following a skiing accident in France.

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher has suffered a head injury in a skiing accident.

The 44-year-old sportsman was wearing a helmet when he reportedly hit his head on a rock in the French Alps.

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BREAKING NEWS : Michael Schumacher is in a coma

Horrifying spider bite leaves Tesco worker in a coma for a MONTH

A TESCO worker was left fighting for his life in hospital after he was bitten by a poisonous spider when handling imported goods shipped into the UK.

Alan Harbidge, 57, was left in a coma for a month after the incident as his family waited at his bedside in fear for his life.
The dad-of-one, from Cardiff, suffered liver and kidney failure once the infection from the bite had spread around his body.
Alan's family believe he was bitten by a tropical spider as he brought in imported goods where he worked at a Tesco distribution centre at Magor in South Wales.
His sister Lynda Conniff, 56, said she knew something was wrong when his fingers began to swell up "like sausages".
She said: "He came home from work complaining of groin pains - his job involves lifting so we thought it was a hernia but it was followed by a rash.
"The rash got worse until it was bright red and then his fingers swelled up until they looked like fat sausages."
Within hours Alan was rushed to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and was moved to the intensive care unit.
He fell into a coma and doctors told his family he may die.
Lynda said: "He lost a month of his life - we were told to expect the worst."
After a whole month, Alan finally came round.

He lost two stone in weight throughout the ordeal but is expected to fully recover in the long haul.
Tests are still being carried out by doctors as they try to find the cause of his illness.
Supermarket customers in South Wales have recently complained that they had been bitten by non-poisonous spiders nested in imported bananas.
But Tesco, who are supporting Alan, have denied claims that he would have been handling fresh food at Magor.
A spokeswoman for the company confirmed that they will not release a full statement until medical test results are known.

PREGNANT foreigners are flying to Britain in droves to take advantages of free NHS care.

'Maternity tourists' flocking to Britain for free care on NHS

More than 300 women who were about to give birth were stopped at Gatwick in a two year period, according to a government report.
Most of the women received treatment on the NHS as they were to close to giving birth to return home.
The total exploiting the health service is thought to much higher, as Gatwick has a limited number of flights from countries with the highest rate of so called health tourists.
Despite airlines usually not allowing mothers-to-be who are more than 36 weeks pregnant to fly, the women were able to gain entrance to the UK by uses forged doctors notes which hid how far along they were. 

The already stretched health service is set to come under even more pressure next week when labour market restrictions are lifted and thousands of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants are predicted to flood the UK.
The revelation comes from a previously unpublished report seen by the Sunday Telegraph which was prepared in 2010 on plans to refuse those from abroad with unpaid NHS.
Another report included quotes from an immigration officer who was furious at the extent of the problem.
He said: "Sometimes they will come back for their second or third baby.
"Sometimes they will quite blatantly say, 'I'm coming because the care is better', and once they are here, if they are assessed to a certain gestation, then we are stuck."
Health tourism costs the NHS up to £80 million a year - enough to pay for around 2,000 nurses - the Government has said.

Teenage girl dies after being found on fire in London street

The 18-year-old was found by firefighters with severe burns to every part of her body in the early hours of this morning

A teenage girl has died after being found on fire in a London street.

The London Fire Brigade said its crews were called to reports of a blaze near a Tesco supermarket at the junction of West Barnes Lane and Burlington Road in New Malden at 1.12am this morning.

When they arrived they found the body of a woman, thought to have been aged 18, in the road outside the shop.

The fire service said she had suffered severe burns, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokeswoman added the woman had suffered burns on every part of her body.

Nearby Burlington Road and neighbouring streets were sealed off by police and remained closed at midday.

Officers believe they know the identity of the woman and have informed her next of kin but no formal identification has taken place.

Her death is being treated as unexplained, and is now being investigated by officers from Merton Borough and the London Fire Brigade.

Scotland Yard said it believed the fire started in a nearby house in Linkway.

Witnesses or anyone with information should call 101.

VIDEO: Female Suicide Bomber Blamed For Russia Blast

At least 13 people are reported killed in the explosion at a railway station in the southern city of Volgograd.

A female suicide bomber has been blamed for an explosion at a railway station in Russia which is thought to have left at least 13 people dead.

The blast, at a station in the southern city of Volgograd, is thought to have left another 40 people wounded.
A National Anti-Terror Committee official was quoted as saying that a female suicide bomber was responsible.
She apparently detonated a bomb in front of a metal detector inside the main entrance of the station.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered law enforcement agencies to take "all necessary measures".
Federal police spokesman Vladimir Kolesnikov said security would be stepped up at train stations and airports.
Regional interior ministry spokeswoman Svetlana Smolyaninova told the ITAR-TASS news agency that the explosion took place inside the train station at around 12.45pm local time (8.45am UK time).
One witness, who gave his name as Vladimir, told a Russian TV station: "I heard the blast and ran toward it.
"I saw melted, twisted bits of metal, broken glass and bodies lying on the street."
Train station store attendant Valentina Petrichenko said: "It was a very powerful blast.
"Some people started running and others were thrown back by the wave of the blast. It was very scary."
The attack comes just weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, a town 430 miles southwest of Volgograd.
Sky News Moscow producer Yulia Bragina said: "It's very concerning with two months to go to the Sochi Olympics.
"The Russian security services are working 24/7 to make the Games safe for the sportsmen and people who want to visit the Olympics in Russia.
"There will be a big investigation into what has happened."
A female suicide bomber killed seven people in Volgograd in October, one of the deadliest such attacks outside the troubled North Caucasus region in more than two years.
Known as Stalingrad in Soviet times and previously as Tsaritsyn, Volgograd is an important industrial centre with a population of over a million.
On Friday, a car bomb killed three people in the southern city of Pyatigorsk, 170 miles east of Sochi.
In July, Doku Umarov, one of the leaders of an ongoing insurgency in the North Caucasus, an area close to Sochi, urged militants to use "maximum force" to disrupt the Winter Olympics, a project close to Mr Putin's heart.
Organisers have pledged to make Sochi the "safest Olympics in history".
Female suicide bombers in Russia are often known as "black widows" who aim to avenge the deaths of their militant husbands.
So-called "black widows" were responsible for explosions at two Moscow metro stations in March 2010 which left more than 35 people dead.

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher has been seriously hurt in a skiing accident, according to reports in France.

The seven-time Formula 1 champion has reportedly been taken to a French hospital with a head injury.

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher has been seriously hurt in a skiing accident, according to reports in France.

French media organisation Europe 1 reported that he had been taken to a hospital with a head injury.
The accident reportedly happened while the 44-year-old German was skiing in the resort of Meribel in the French Alps.
Schumacher retired from Formula 1 for a second time in December last year.
The driver made a disappointing return to the sport after making his comeback in 2010, managing only one podium finish during his three years with Mercedes.
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BABY P’s mum Tracey ­Connelly has joined a dating website so she can snare an unsuspecting fella.

Sex obsessed Baby P mum in web hunt for fella

She is looking for a lover after being freed from a jail sentence over the ­horrific death of her 17-month-old son.
Connelly was considering posting an ­online ad with pictures until another ­resident at the bail hostel where she lives asked her: “What are you going to put? ­Public enemy No.1 seeks soulmate?”
Instead, she is browsing one of Britain’s most popular sites for likely matches close to where she is living in the north of ­England.
And she has already replied to one or two ads.
Last night a source said: “She is sex ­obsessed. It is literally all she talks about, apart from food.
“She is desperate to get a fella and have sex because it has been years.
“She knows she can’t walk into a pub and pick someone up because they might recognise her so she has joined a dating site and reckons she might be able to get some bloke who is a recluse or something and doesn’t know anything about her.
“She has got a ­profile on the site ­without pics or much information and she looks at the other profiles of blokes near where she is living.
“Incredibly, she had considered putting up her own ad with lots of information and personal details but one of the girls at the hostel ripped into her so she scrapped that idea.
“But she is determined to find a fella. I just dread to think who her ideal match is.”
Connelly, 32, is trying to slim down from 22stone and has told residents she is ­considering a gastric band to help her fight the flab.

She was jailed indefinitely in 2009 for a minimum of five years after she admitted causing or allowing the death of her little boy.
She had done nothing to prevent him ­from being tortured by her boyfriend ­Steven Barker and his paedophile brother Jason Owen.
Peter was found dead in his blood-spattered cot at his mum’s flat in ­Tottenham, north London, in 2007.
Connelly was released from Co. Durham’s Low Newton jail at the end of October on the recommendation of the Parole Board.
Probation bosses ruled that, although she is still deemed a risk to children, she is no longer a danger to the public.
Barker, 41, and Owen, 37, of Bromley, Kent, were also jailed indefinitely for ­allowing or causing the death of Peter.
They remain behind bars.

AIRLINES are cashing in on the thousands of Romanian and Bulgarians expected to arrive in Britain next week.

Airlines cash in on impending immigrant influx

They face prices of £600 to £900 for one-way flights to London.
That is six times the cost of ­flying in the other direction from London.
From January 1, new arrivals will enjoy unrestricted access to the UK as curbs imposed in 2005 are lifted.
British Airways is asking £623 for a three-hour journey from ­Romania’s capital Bucharest to London between next Saturday, ­January 4 and Tuesday 7.
Cut-price carrier easyJet only began running a new four-times-a-week service to Romania last October in anticipation of a surge of interest from migrants in 2014.
It is charging £215 one way ­between Bucharest and ­London Gatwick on Friday, ­January 3 or £222 one way on Monday, January 6. Flights on Sunday are sold out.
Prices begin to drop as the month progresses.

A British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Sofia, ­Bulgaria, on Monday, January 6, costs just £145 one way compared to £899 per person for passengers travelling in the opposite ­direction. Meanwhile, on easyJet, flights from London Gatwick to Sofia start at just £49.60 on ­January 1, rising to £72.41 on ­January 5, one way.
But flights from Sofia to London Gatwick cost more than double, with prices starting at £101 per person one way on January 1, ­rising to £283 on January 5.
The price structure follows the same pattern for both airlines throughout the first week of ­January. The sky-high prices are in stark contrast to the cost of flights going to either Romania or Bulgaria from Britain.
It costs £268 per person to fly one way on British Airways from London to Bucharest on Saturday January 4 – less than half the £623 it costs to travel in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile, easyJet charges just £95.74 to fly one way from London Gatwick to Bucharest’s Otopeni airport between January 2 and January 4 or £126.74 on ­January 5 – yet passengers would fork out £215 per person to fly from Romania to the UK on the same dates.
Both British Airways and easyJet denied they were cashing in on demand from migrants.
A British Airways spokesman said: “We offer a range of different fare structures across our ­network and flights from London will normally be different from flights to London.
“This applies across the 75 countries we serve and is not specific to Romania or any other single route.”
An easyJet spokeswoman claimed the airline had no “evidence of significant increases to our passenger numbers from January 2014 on these routes”.
She said: “We remain ­committed to providing easy and affordable travel for our passengers and we advise people to try to book as early as possible to get the cheapest fares.”
Thousands of cash-strapped migrants are opting to travel to the UK by van.
Scores of adverts in ­Romanian expat newspaper ­Diaspora detail UK and Romanian-based firms willing to transport new ­migrants. Prices start at between £70 and £80 per person.

MURDERED soldier Lee Rigby’s fiancée has unveiled a poignant tattoo of him.

Heartbroken Aimee West, 23, has Lee as an angel wearing the armour and shield of St George, with his name etched on her thigh. 

The former military policewoman’s inking also shows him wearing his Royal Regiment of Fusiliers’ beret.
Meanwhile, the hero’s pals have had “Haboom” — his favourite word, meaning good — as their tattoos.

 Dad-of-one Lee, 25, was hacked to death in Woolwich, South East London, in May by Muslim fanatics Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22.
They were convicted of murder last week and will be sentenced next year.

A TOP surgeon has been suspended over allegations he burned his initials into a transplant patient’s LIVER.

Consultant Simon Bramhall, 48, is being probed after a colleague claimed he found “SB” on the organ during a follow-up op. 

There are now fears hundreds of other transplant recipients could have similar graffiti.
Mr Bramhall has been in his post at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for more than a decade.
A source revealed: “The number of transplants he has done is phenomenal — hundreds at least.”
It is alleged the surgeon used a beam of argon gas — for sealing vessels — to brand his patient.
Experts say it would leave superficial burns but is not usually harmful. The source added: “If an organ has been made available by the family of someone who passed away, the last thing they would want is to find it’s been violated.”
Joyce Robins, of Patient Concern, added: “This is a patient we are talking about, not an autograph book.”
University Hospitals Birmingham Trust said it “suspended a surgeon while an internal investigation is completed”.
Approached by The Sun, Mr Bramhall, of Redditch, Worcs, denied he was suspended.
 

 

Three killed in horrific fireball crash where car ploughed into Warburtons lorry 'during high-speed late night race': Two other drivers arrested for dangerous driving

This is all that remains of a high-performance car after it crashed into a lorry and erupted into a fireball, killing the three men inside.

Such was the intensity of the blaze that the car was reduced to this lump of molten metal.
Police are investigating whether the car was racing a Vauxhall Astra, when the crash happened in the early hours of yesterday on London’s North Circular near Arnos Grove.

The two men in the Astra were later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Eyewitnesses told how they tried to reach the men in the Subaru Impreza as it was consumed by flames, but were beaten back by the intense heat.
Last night there were suggestions the Impreza may have been fitted with a nitrous oxide kit to make it go faster, a modification used by some of the cars in the Fast And Furious film series.
Paul Walker, star of the films, was killed in a high-speed car crash in Los Angeles last month.

Two of the dead men were understood to be in their early twenties, while the third man is said to be in his early thirties.
The three victims are thought to have all been men.
A second car, a Vauxhall Astra, was also involved in the crash and two men have been taken to hospital with minor injuries. 
One was discharged and then arrested. The second was also arrested but remains in hospital. The lorry driver also received minor injuries

According to some reports, the car may have been fitted with a nitrous oxide kit to make it go faster - in the style of the cars in The Fast and The Furious.
Police said this afternoon they are having difficulty formally identifying the three people killed due to the nature of their injuries.
They believe they know the identities of the deceased but cannot issue details until they have confirmation.
Only then after next of kin have been told will they release the names and ages of the three.

 

Neos Sofianou, 72, who lives opposite the scene, said the road has been long-plagued by boy-racers speeding down the road at speeds of 100mph. 
Describing the crash Mr Sofianou said: 'I had been in bed and when I heard a really loud band and thought it must be the cars crashing.

'I ran to see what was happening and when I saw the car was on fire I tried to help with fire extinguishers.
'But we couldn’t get close enough to the car because of the flames and it was just so hot. It really was a terrible sight because we knew they were in the car and knew they were burning.

 

'Two cars were racing. One hit the other, which hit the curb of the central reservation and it went over to the other side of the road.

'A lorry was coming in the opposite direction and it hit the car head to head before it went up in flames. We had to wait for the emergency services to arrive because we just couldn’t do anything.
'The impact of the head-on collision with the lorry caused the car to be crushed to a quarter of its size, and then it was surrounded in hot, orange flames. I have never seen anything like it before.
'It made me jump when I heard the impact, but I knew it would have been the cars we heard racing.
'It was not a pretty sight and is such a waste of life. I feel bad for the families, especially this close to Christmas. It’s lucky that no one was standing at the bus stop.'

He added: 'We have this problem every night with boy-racers. My son called the police even before the impact - he heard the screeching of the brakes and the engines revving and the cars racing.

'I have complained many times about this racing and have suggested a speed limit or cameras but nobody listens.
'Every night they are here doing 80, 90, 100 miles and hour. It was only a matter of time before something like this happened.
'The road was supposed to be improved to accommodate more cars, but this has just caused more problems.

Mr Sofianou’s son Marios, 47, who was visiting his parents from Cyprus, said: 'There were at least two cars that were racing, three guys in one and I think one guy in the other car.

'Then the car on the outer lane hit the middle, flew over the barrier and hit a lorry. One car came up here unharmed.
'We had to watch the three of them burn, it was horrible.'
A local businessman has written to transport bosses warning them of speeding drivers on the stretch of road where three men were killed in a crash last night.
Harry Frang, who runs the Take @ Break cafe opposite the bus stop that the lorry crashed into, said he had written to Boris Johnson and TfL warning them of the perils of the road.
He said: 'I have sent letters from solicitors to Boris Johnson and TfL telling them about this racing and asking them to do something, but nobody listens and they think I'm mad.

'All the time there are boys in their cars and on motorbikes speeding past here, sometime more than 100 miles an hour.

'I told Boris Johnson and TfL it was a death trap. There have been other crashes here before but nothing this serious or horrible - maybe now somebody will listen to me.'

Mr Frang added: 'They have moved the bollards that were outside and if the bus stop hadn't been there the cars and lorry would have come straight into my shop.
'It's just not safe enough and they drive so fast. All they need is a speed camera to slow people down. The changes to the roads have only made it worse between the two sets of traffic lights.'
Some witnesses are reported to have suggested the car was equipped with a nitrous oxide kit.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a chemical compound used as an oxidizing agent in engines.
It increases the internal combustion in an engine by allowing more fuel to be burned that normal by introducing more oxygen.
Usually a kit, which can be bought online or through specialists, improves power by 30 - 50 per cent and costs around £400 to install.
It is perfectly legal to drive cars with nitrous fitted - but many conventional insurers will not cover cars that have the modification.
Investigators are examining the scene. The road was closed west-bound until 8am and eastbound until 9.

The Metropolitan Police said: 'Reports suggest that the Subaru was traveling westbound and hit the central reservation before colliding with the lorry travelling eastbound. The car then caught fire.
'Officers believe that three people have died. All were in the Subaru Impreza.

'A Vauxhall Astra was also involved in the collision. Two men have been taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries. Next of kin have yet to be informed.
'One [A] was subsequently discharged and then arrested; the second [B] was arrested but remains in hospital at this time. Both were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
'The driver of the lorry only suffered minor injuries.
'A complex examination of the scene is underway and both lanes are closed. The road will remain closed for the morning's rush hour and drivers are advised to take alternative routes.

The nightmare before Christmas: Five people killed, getaway crippled by storms and thousands blacked out as flood-risk families are told to flee homes

Five people have died and the country is facing pre-Christmas travel chaos after the country was battered by a severe storm overnight.

For much of the morning there were no train services to or from Gatwick Airport in West Sussex following a night of widespread storms that caused chaos on roads and rail and left 150,000 homes without power.
Then when passengers finally reached Gatwick they found that a power outage at the airport's North Terminal had led to flight cancellations and long delays.
A woman died in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, last night and a man was seriously hurt in a crash as the storm-related death toll rose to five people.
The tragedy happened after a man died in Cumbria yesterday when he fell into the River Rothay at Ambleside while a woman was pulled out of the water dead at Nant Ffrancon, Bethesda, Wales.

An 81-year-old woman died in a crash on the A1 near the Berwick bypass in Northumberland yesterday while a driver died near Bolventor, Cornwall, on Sunday evening after three cars crashed in a hail storm.

Train companies across southern England, including South West Trains, had cancelled services this morning after 160 trees came down on lines nationwide.
Prime Minister David Cameron was being keeping updated as power companies battled to restore supplies to those left without electricity.
He Tweeted: 'I'm across plans to get electricity to many without power. My thoughts are with them and those facing travel problems this Christmas Eve.'
Passengers were left 'in limbo' at Gatwick Airport's North Terminal as a power outage added to the travel misery felt across the country.

Those who arrived at the terminal for early morning flights were grounded as they tried to get away for Christmas, while the Gatwick Express train service was also cancelled.
The chaos was compounded by a lack of information and the closure of toilets, coffee shops, restaurants and other facilities due to the power cut, passengers complained.
By late morning, 15 flights had been cancelled and some others were delayed. Passengers took to Twitter to complain, first, that there were too few announcements and secondly, that the announcements that were made were inaudible.
One angry traveller said on Twitter: '@Gatwick-Airport is a disaster zone. Power failed, no computers and baggage cannot get to planes. Floors covered with people.'
Graziella Vella, a six-months-pregnant make-up artist from Kilburn in north west London, was due to fly to Malta to spend Christmas with her family.
The 37-year-old said: 'I am fuming and absolutely desperate - there has been no information at all and we can't make alternative plans.
'We're just hanging in limbo... at least if they said 'Nothing is going to happen, come back tomorrow', but there is no information of any kind.
'It is absolutely choc-a-bloc and in the check-in room upstairs there are 50 people queuing for the one toilet that is working.'
The Southern train company were able to start running services to Gatwick airport by late morning, but there were no Gatwick Express services due to run from London to the West Sussex airport before 3.15pm.

A Gatwick spokeswoman said: 'All North Terminal arriving flights are operating normally and all flights to and from South Terminal are unaffected.
'We are looking into the cause of the power outage. It's definitely weather-related. We are doing everything we can to get people away for Christmas and we understand passengers' frustrations. We have extra staff helping out in the terminals.'
In Dorset, firefighters rescued 30 people in Sturminster, Blandford, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Wimborne.
Despite the weather, the planned Christmas Day swim from Weymouth harbour is still going to be held.
The London Fire Brigade said they had 853 call outs last night - which is five times higher than the normal number.
The Environment Agency has issued 263 flood alerts and 154 flood warnings across England and Wales. There were also hurricance-force winds of 92mph in the Scottish Highlands.

A ferry which left Portsmouth for Bilbao on Sunday night was forced to dock this morning 600 miles away from its destination.
The passengers were forced to get off in Brest, northern France, at 8am this morning 36 hours after they left England - and still 600 miles away from their destination in northern Spain.
The ferry left Portsmouth at 10.30pm on Sunday night, docked briefly at Plymouth as scheduled and was supposed to reach northern Spain this morning.
However, because of severe weather it was forced to take shelter in the Bay of Biscay before docking in Brittany at 8am today.
Passenger Catriona Koris, who was going to visit her parents-in-law in Portugal, told the BBC last night: ‘They couldn’t get a port to take the ferry in.
‘At one point my chair slid from one side of the boat to the other. We have had injured people airlifted to safety. We have had helicopters coming down.
‘The gentleman next to us was airlifted on a spinal board and neck brace.’
This morning she Tweeted: 'Thx 4 for abandoning us xmas eve, nth France, no refund, no ferries to UK, no-where to stay, 24hr drive from destination.'

Train passengers in Taunton, Somerset, were left stranded on a train all night because of flooding on the line.
Steven Rowe, who was trapped overnight, said: ‘The train was terminated the train at Taunton. We did not hear from anyone, were given free food but everyone was exhausted and getting very angry.
‘They offered to give the staff taxis. But they didn't offer a hotel. We were already going 50mph so the journey took longer and we hit a number of trees on the way.’
Passengers were put on coaches to Exeter and had to make their own way to Plymouth.

In Shrewsbury, Shropshire, a woman died and a man was seriously hurt in a crash which happened in  'difficult weather conditions', the West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
'Weather conditions at the time were very difficult. On arrival, crews found three cars at the scene.
Firefighters were undertaking life support on a woman in one of the cars. Sadly despite all efforts, it was not possible to save her and she was confirmed dead at the scene. A man from the same car was assessed but was uninjured.

'A man in his 30s from a second car was trapped for over half an hour. He had suffered facial, hip and leg injuries. A woman in the third car was uninjured.'
Five teenagers were also injured in a separate incident after their car rolled over in 'wet and windy' weather conditions north of Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
On the roads, the M48 Severn crossing was closed. Many roads were affected by flooding or fallen trees, including sections of the M25, the M5 In Gloucestershire, the A20 in Sidcup in south east London, the A22 in West Sussex, and the A25 in Surrey.
Among sections of roads closed due to fallen trees were the A286 in Grayswood in Surrey, the A287 in Haslemere in Surrey and the A303 in Chicklade in Wiltshire, where power cables were also blocking the road.
South West Trains is not running any trains until 10am to allow for safety checks after 160 trees came down on lines across the country.
A spokesman for Network Rail said that the majority of the trees had fallen on lines going in to London Waterloo, although a few had come down on the West Coast main line and in Scotland.

Network Rail asked for passengers' patience, saying it had teams out overnight to assess the state of tracks. It said in southern England the storm damage was greater than that of the 'St Jude's Storm' a few weeks ago.
A spokesman for rail industry body the Rail Delivery Group said: 'We apologise to passengers whose journeys to join family and friends over the festive period have been affected by the bad weather yesterday and today.
'Strong winds have damaged overhead wires and brought down more than 80 trees on to lines, and some parts of the network have been flooded overnight.'
He went on: Rail staff have been working round the clock to clear tracks but many services have started later than planned to ensure repairs can be completed and blockages removed so that trains can run safely.
'As the stormy weather subsides, a growing number of train companies are running services although delays will be likely on many routes.
'We will continue to keep passengers up to date with information and advice. Many operators have lifted ticket restrictions, and the industry's key focus will be to get people where they need to be for Christmas. Anyone planning to travel should still check the National Rail Enquiries website or speak to their train company for the latest information.'
The c2c train company said most services had resumed, with the company running an off-peak timetable today.
On First Capital Connect and on East Coast services, flooding at Potters Bar in Hertfordshire led to disruption and diversion. Southern and Southeastern were able to operate some routes as the morning went on.

A spokesman for the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance said: 'The past 24 hours have been very difficult for our customers and we are sorry they have faced significant disruption.
'It has also been a tough time for our frontline teams across the network who have been working extremely hard in difficult conditions to keep trains running.'
Those working right up to Christmas and those getting away for the holidays faced severe disruption to rail services.
The Southern and Southeastern train companies suspended services, which meant no Gatwick Express services were running, while a number of other companies were unable to run any early-morning trains.
South West Trains said no trains were running before 10am, with the company reporting 28 trees blocking its lines as well as six instances of flooding.

Scrounger mum was drug boss

VILLAIN Diane Brookhouse claimed benefits while running a drugs racket.

The 41-year-old pretended she was forced to struggle on state handouts after husband Richard, 45, was jailed for drug smuggling.
But the mum-of-two, below, was actually enjoying a lavish lifestyle by helping her husband to continue his illegal business from behind bars.
She is facing jail after being convicted of involvement in a huge drugs ring masterminded by her now ex.
Warrington Crown Court heard he was a key player in a conspiracy that imported more than £15million of heroin and cocaine into the UK via fishing trips to France.
With the help of a network of other crooks, he orchestrated the conspiracy while serving a 22-year drug sentence.
Wife Diane, of Warrington, has been convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin.
Detectives had found she was living way beyond the means of a benefit claimant.
She drove a Mercedes CLC 180 Sport and owned two iPhones with £80 monthly contracts.
The plot unravelled when officers in Essex collared two men with cocaine worth £15m and heroin worth £400,000.
Diane and other gang members will be sentenced next month.

Ouch! Daring drunk impaled on top of metal spiked fence...even though gate was open

A BOISTEROUS boozer got a bit ahead of himself after a drinking session with mates when he misjudged jumping over a beer garden fence and impaled himself on top of a metal spike.

Little did he know, the gate was open.
Surprisingly the 30-year-old man appeared in "good spirits" as he was left dangling waiting for the emergency services.
He had not even made it into this particular pub when the incident happened as he had been refused entry at the door.
But the dopey drinker made his way to the gate in a sneaky attempt to bypass the staff - in what could have been a cunning plan.
An ambulance and fire crews were called to the pub at the Wellingborough Road to rescue the drunken man who said he could not feel any pain after the metal spike had gone through the lower part of his leg.
After half an hour and with the fence in seven pieces, the reveller was freed and taken to Northampton General Hospital.

Rob Eastham, manager of the Fiddlers pub, said he could not begin pain relief because he had been upside down for so long they could not find a vein.
He said: The bouncers came to his aid after he was calling out for some attention. He had been refused entry because he was so drunk.
"He tried to climb over the fence. Although the back gate was open and he could have just walked through it.
"But he seemed fine and, maybe because of the drink, he did not seem to be feeling the pain."
One local punter said he hoped the man was okay but people in the pub found it hilarious.
He said: "Everybody found it hilarious the gate was open and had no need to climb over anyway.
"He seemed OK but it must have hurt a lot in the morning."

Santas of the frontline! Troops in Afghanistan prepare for Christmas away from home

TROOPS in Afghanistan are preparing for their last Christmas on the frontline. 

Just a handful of forward bases remain in Helmand and by the end of next year British troops will have pulled out of the country.
And for Patrol Base Lashkar Gah Durai, festivities kicked off with a carol service with music provided by the Royal Artillery band and the Medical Choir. Officers will be serving up a traditional Christmas lunch for their 250 personnel.
Royal Welsh Captain Rich Morgan-Evans, battle commander for the armoured infantry company, said: “For many people it will be business as usual, which is the way it is. But for many of the normal soldiers they will be treated that day. It’s a chance for the seniors and the officers to treat the soldiers.”
Soldiers will also enjoy an inter-platoon sports competition, a festive film and a call home to family.

The commander of British forces in Afghanistan has thanked his troops for their contributions, praising them for doing a “worthwhile job”.

Task Force Helmand commander Brigadier James Woodham sent a message to his personnel, wishing them a happy Christmas and saying he and his Afghan counterparts were thankful for the contribution British soldiers have made.

Speaking at Camp Bastion, Bdr Woodham said: “Christmas is a time that we traditionally spend with our families and our loved ones and for Task Force Helmand this Christmas is a bit different.”