Ministers today admitted that only around 100 councils – around a third of the 333 local authorities in England – have so far come forward to help families find homes under the ARAP scheme.

Gastroenterologist professor Chris Berney warned spending too much time on the loo increases the chance of developing a nasty health problem.

The cyclist was rushed to Liverpool hospital for emergency surgery after an alleged ‘vicious bite’ from a Blue Cattle dog on the M7 Path at the entry to Elizabeth Hills on Monday night.

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Belinda Price (pictured, brutally injured), 53, was punched in the face after answering the door to two drunken thugs at a friend’s house in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, last year.

I was deeply scratched on my third eye by a mothman type creature. i calmly walked out of my room to the living room squirting blood from my forehead. my terrified father picked me up and carried me to the nearby hospital saving my life. many stitches were required.

Leicester Royal Infirmary is treating 14 patients, while three others are are being treated at Glenfield Hospital in the city. The H1N1 swine flu strain is one of the dominant flu strains this winter.

Paul Bray, 35, from Winwick, Cheshire, was left bloodied and needed three stitches for a cut behind his ear after the bird swooped more than two miles into a run.