The last time James Bowen saw his beloved cat Bob was at 11pm last Saturday night in the kitchen of his Surrey home when he gave him dinner as usual. Half an hour later when it was time for bed — the ginger tom usually slept on a blue fleecy blanket on top of his … Read more
Street Cat Named Bob, whose exploits were turned into a best-selling book that helped turn his heroin-addict owner James Bowen’s life around, dies aged 14 A famous cat who has starred in books and been portrayed in films has died 14-year-old Bob transformed the fortunes of friend and owner James Bowen Mr Bowen was a … Read more
An author has shared a candid account of growing up on a Scottish sink estate in the Nineties. Fashion journalist Lynne Coleman, who has written three books and now lives in Edinburgh, moved to an ex-council house in Auchenback, a few miles outside of Glasgow, when she was six. She told how arson, vandalism and violent … Read more
Drug addict, 34, is jailed for seven years after befriending elderly victims and tricking them into letting her into their homes where she carried out violent robberies Kurline Scott, 34, preyed on trusting pensioners to steal cash in Birmingham On other occasions she turned violent and once kicked down a woman’s door She pleaded guilty … Read more
Furious MPs have lambasted gambling giant Playtech for using a ‘blatant’ legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine for their role in the suicide of a young addict. Chris Bruney, 25, took his own life hours after being plied with £400 of bonuses by staff at online casino Winner.co.uk, owned by Playtech. The successful electrical … Read more
‘I locked myself in my house and took drugs for three days straight’: TOWIE star James Argent reveals he is a cocaine addict and has suffered two near-fatal overdoses The reality TV star, 32, said girlfriend Gemma Collins was forced to call emergency services after his family feared he was dead Arg says he is now … Read more
A shoe addict who moved her huge footwear collection worth £25,000 more than 400 miles from London to Scotland has revealed she still wears her stilettos to work from home every day during the coronavirus lockdown. Self-confessed footwear obsessive Katie Porter, 51, owns one of Britain’s largest collections of shoes with more than 500 pairs … Read more