Москва. 17 мая.

A GRAN'S garden has been overrun by" unbearable" weeds after brambles in" no man's land" were left

roof of a police patrol car at night, with the blue and red lights flashing.... Terry Leroy Bramble

Towering piles of tangled branches, brush and brambles fill another expanse of the yard in the

Councils across England have called for more support after a “ harrowing ” rise in child deaths and serious cases of harm linked to abuse or neglect of children since the first Covid lockdown. The number of serious incidents involving children that were reported by authorities have risen by almost a fifth over the past year, according to the Local Government Association( LGA). There were 536 serious incident notifications in England between April 2020 and March 2021 – an increase of 19 per cent

India's continuous wide-ranging reforms make the country an attractive destination for foreign investments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday while addressing executives of top US companies. She also mentioned about stimulus packages announced recently; as well as strong, calibrated relief and reforms during COVID leading to sharp decline in new infections with ramping up of the vaccination programme. Addressing a round-table organised by the US India Business Council( USBIC)--a

Serious incidents of child abuse, including deaths, have risen by nearly a fifth, according to councils, after vulnerable families were trapped at home during lockdown. There were 536 serious incidents in England during 2020/ 21, up 87( or 19 per cent) on the total of 449 in 2019/ 20, and 41 per cent higher than the 379 incidents five years ago, according to the Local Government Association( LGA). There were 191 incidents – or 36 per cent – involving children under one, the biggest category....

Mandy Evans, 59, moved in with her friend Fredrick Western, 71, around two years ago and found the next door garden had started encroaching into theirs. She says she since been left feeling “ sick ” at the “ disgusting ” overgrown mess which has grown so tall it now peers over their garden fence in Newark, Notts. Photos show how the back yard jungle belonging to their neighbours, a couple said to be in their 80s, is almost completely covered by a blanket of foliage. Mandy contacted Newark and Sh

Alfie, who lives with Erika Timmins in Hatton, Derbyshire, was born in January 2005 and has been living with the family since he was around eight weeks old.... In human years, the elderly canine is at the grand old age of almost 115 years old-and is still going strong. Despite being born the runt of the litter, Alfie has stood against the odds, with the average life span of a Border Terrier being between 12 and 15 years. Speaking to TeamDogs, Erika said:" He’s been a brilliant, loving, loyal fa

A PENSIONER has been fined more than ￡5, 000 after piling up junk and old furniture in his garden for FIVE years. Geoffrey Hobson, 78, tormented his neighbours by dumping furniture, old sheds, rubbish bags and other junk outside his home.... But the resident mysteriously disappeared, leaving the local council to tidy up the mess.... 3 The pensioner was slapped with a ￡5, 000 fine Credit: SWNS....