Lucinda Herbert
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Chair burlesque dancers hold midnight burlesque-athon in their pyjamas

We had all-night pyjama burlesque-athon. We feel sexy and empowered

Inside Soft Paws play area with a huge ball pit and slide

Video: I took my dog to a soft play area...he LOVED the huge ball pit

Drink driver rams police car after dangerous high speed chase

Bar staff get showered in Carling as beer keg explodes in pub cellar

Watch: Bar staff get showered in Carling as beer keg explodes

Victoria Quinlan, a dog groomer, was crowned Miss Manchester and will compete in Miss England beauty pageant.

I'm a dog-mad beauty queen. I want an end to cruel puppy farms

Video grab of the moments before and after Israel Baber setting fire to a sofa in Eccleston House, in Aiken Street, Bristol.

Watch: Building goes up in flames as 'dangerous' man set fire to sofa

Cillian O'Connor

I felt invisible before I found magic. Now I'm a world record holder

Dawn Heaton with her miniature poodle, Henry at Preston Trick Dogs

Video: I teach my dogs do tricks...it's all about having fun

Karen Hobson from Wiltshire, has been showing her Irish terriers for 10 years at Crufts and this year she will be attending with 3 generations of her 4 generations of Irish terriers. BC (L-R) Ailis and Dana and FR (L-R) Roisin and Cillian.March 3 2025.

Meet the rare Irish terriers competing at Crufts in adorable video

A hotel receptionist won £500K after she was told to buy an Omaze ticket - by a guest who previously scooped a £2.5M home.

I'm a hotel worker and got the world's best tip...winning £500k

John Bolloten, documentary photographer at his Blood Brothers exhibition

I photograph brutal bare-knuckle fights. I'm often sprayed with blood

SANDWELL COPYRIGHT NATIONAL WORLD TIM THURSFIELD -06/03/25First day of Crufts at NEC, Birmingham.Reporter Daniel Walton with Murphy from Dudley.

I visited Crufts for the first time and I left with my tail wagging

A reckless teenager, 17, was forced off his e-bike after a high-speed chase in Blackpool

Reckless yob forced off e-bike after high-speed chase through park

Ashes at Carleton Cemetery and Crematorium.

I found a 'mass grave' of human ashes dumped unlovingly at crem

Karen Downes says an inquiry is needed into grooming gangs - including in Blackpool

'Living in limbo': Missing teen's mum wants grooming gang inquiry

Watch: I share my home with 16 tarantulas and a huntsman spider

Rod Stewart dances with superfan during surprise hospital visit

Heartwarming moment Rod Stewart dances with superfan in hospital

Cillian O Connor

Watch: I'm autistic. I felt invisible before discovering magic

South Yorkshire Police arrest car thief Josh Mansfield after tracking his footsteps through the snow to a garden in Doncaster, South Yorks.

Watch: BMW thief caught after police trace footsteps in snow

Mourners at the funeral of singer Linda Nolan have been told she would have “loved all the fuss”

Video: Massive crowds pay respects to Linda Nolan at showbiz funeral

We own a £21m castle. We're selling up after 700 years in the family

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

A huge tree pulled down power lines and smashed a car when it crashed down in Glasgow during Storm Éowyn.

VIDEO: Huge tree crushes car and pulls down power lines

Video taken by the weather tracking group shows their team member battling against the strong winds while attempting to measure the wind speed.

I braved 118mph winds to measure Storm Eowyn. I'm a weather tracker

Linda Nolan has sadly passed away, aged 65. Inset: Tower lit up pink for Linda

Watch: Tower lights up pink after Linda Nolan's tragic cancer death

Lynx spotted in the Cairngorms National Park

Camera trap footage shows Lynx on the loose after illegal release

Bridgewater Canal, which is in Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester, has completely given way on one side and water has instead gone into a neighbouring field.

Aerial footage shows canal burst and flood neighbouring fields

(Photo by BARBARA GINDL/APA/AFP via Getty Images)

Video: The genius hack to prevent ice building - using shaving foam

Alpacas dine on donated Christmas trees

Super-sweet alpacas tuck into prickly treat - of donated Xmas trees

Firefighters check near the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport

Video: Plane bursts into flames, killing 177 in airport runway crash

Hilarity ensues as pooch steals turkey crown from car in Armagh, Northern Ireland, leading to a game of chase which ended in woman leaving empty handed as crafty canine refused to give up the bird.

Watch as thieving Golden Retriever runs off with turkey crown

Shots! TV meet the festive runners at Blackpool Santa Dash, in a Christmas Special of Unconventional Brits

Watch thousands of running Santas in quirky Christmas TV show

Paul Fiddler died after a tree fell onto his Citroen van on the A59 at Longton

Storm Darragh: Falling tree kills football coach driving on busy road

Heavy wind and rain are heading for the capital this week

Storm Darragh forecast as traffic chaos and amber warnings issued

Prince William gives Ulster student ideal excuse for being late.

Watch: Prince William gives student ideal excuse for being late

Watch: Silent Crime - The Untold Story Of Victims documentary

Watch: Silent Crime - The Untold Story Of Victims documentary

Tom and Carol Steenson - Omaze Million Pound House Draw winners at their new £2m home in Devon.

I nearly lost out on £2M home because I fancied a pint down the pub

‘Nick’ brings the Lidl cola truck to life. He is seen ticking off his list and loading up present boxes, in the Christmas ad campaign.

Watch as Lidl unveils Christmas cola truck tour with magical TV advert

Mason Gee, 3, worried about his father Stephen Gee, 30, walking on a glass walkway

Toddler attempts to 'save' dad from glass floor at Blackpool Tower

This is the adorable moment a toddler tries to “save” his dad from falling through a glass walkway at Blackpool Tower.

Mark Cranston who has built an amazing collection of bricks.

I have a collection of 4,000 bricks...each one tells a story

Charlie Barratt became the voice of the Blackpool Tower lift in 2022

I was the voice of the Tower lift...I've been up thousands of times

Todd German from SeaLife Scarborough and Scott Blacker from SeaLife Blackpool releasing Nazare a loggerhead sea turtle into the sea off the coast of Horta in the Azores

Heartwarming moment loggerhead sea turtle is released back in the wild

Clever sheepdog springs into action when herd of sheep loses its way

Clever collie leaps to the rescue when a herd of sheep gets lost

9-month old Bella the golden doodle is ecstatic in her mudbath!

Playful golden doodle looks ecstatic in thick muddy swamp

Shania Twain invites 81 year old superfan, Ken, on stage during her set at Lytham Festival.

Watch: Shania Twain invites 81-year-old superfan on stage

A hair artist created a miniature football stadium on a client's head.

Watch: Hairstylist creates perfect football 'do for watching the Euros

The Red Arrows dazzle spectators with their diamond nine aerobatic display across the shores of Belfast Lough

Watch: RAF Red Arrows delight crowds with Armed Forces Day display

man filmed throwing stones at seal on beach

Watch: Man filmed throwing large stones at defenceless seal

Stunning timelapse video shows the Aurora Borealis over Blea Tarn in Ambleside (11/05/04). Photo credit: Greg Wolstenholme Photography

Northern Lights: Timelapse video shows Aurora Borealis light up UK sky

Omaze Million Pound House Draw Cornwall winner Rose Doyle with husband Tony outside their new home.

Watch: Dinner lady wins £3million coastal home in prize draw

Mice in tiny fantasy houses created by Simon Dell in his garden in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Video: Inside the adorable Hobbit-style model village for wild mice

Huge waves and battering winds have washed newly-painted huts on Castle Beach, Falmouth, into the ocean.

Video: Beach huts blow into the sea during Storm Pierrick

Hiker points to a giant sinkhole estimated to be around 20m deep

Hiker films 20-metre deep sinkhole as it suddenly appears in field

Heather's 2-year-old Zuchon, Crumpet covered in Sugar Puffs. A video shows a woman's hilarious reaction to her dog getting sugar puff cereal stuck in her fur.

Hilarious dog turns into the Honey Monster after raiding Sugar Puffs

CCTV captures moment driver crashes £100k Ferrari in city centre

Watch the moment motorist crashes £100k Ferrari into bike racks

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