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SWBNbath – by Tom Bevan A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a pensioner in Bath. Police were called to a home in the historic city at around 12.10pm on Tuesday and found a man deceased. Formal identification has not been completed but police believed the victim to be a man in his 70s. A 29-year-old man has now been arrested as part of the investigation and remains in custody for questioning. Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Neil Meade of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “Our thoughts are with the man’s family at this hugely upsetting time.…

SWSMmissiles – by Dean Murray The United Kingdom has given Ukraine a shipping container – that fires surface-to-air missiles. Gravehawk is a UK designed air defence system that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) says has been “rapidly developed to meet Ukrainian needs on the battlefield”. The innovative system – jointly funded by the UK and Denmark – is the size of a shipping container and is able to retrofit air-air missiles for ground-based air defence. This means it can use Ukrainian missiles already in their Armed Forces’ possession. The MOD say incredible pictures taken Tuesday (11 Feb) show two ‘Soviet’…

Two of London Zoo’s smallest primates recently had a special trip to the dentist. Five-year-old endangered pygmy slow loris Ernest and black-capped squirrel monkey Nuka were brought into the conservation zoo’s veterinary hospital for dental procedures after previous checkups revealed potential gum infections. London Zoo’s vets enlisted the help of Dr. Rachel Perry, a European Veterinary Specialist and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in veterinary dentistry, to provide top-tier dental care for the tiny patients. Both Ernest and Nuka were placed under general anesthesia for their procedures, which also allowed the veterinary team to conduct full health checkups while…

A doting grandmother who was tired of Ms. Rachel stealing her granddaughter’s attention has launched her own children’s series. Nina Peterson, 46, was used to having her granddaughter’s undivided attention during video calls with the tot. But recently Heavenly Nora Battle, 11 months, became fixated on Ms. Rachel’s YouTube videos for kids and stopped paying attention during their calls. Not pleased with the situation, Nina decided to fight back and created her own children’s video series. So far, Nina has created 13 engaging episodes featuring educational adventures using numbers, the alphabet, nursery rhymes, and musical tales. Nina, who works at…

SWSYanimal – by Isobel Williams A dad and daughter spotted a “bizarre looking” animal – on a roundabout in southeast London. Ben Amos, 43, and his daughter Dolcie, 12, were headed out for dinner in Eltham just before 8pm on Sunday (February 9) when they spotted the strange animal from their car window. The dad says the mystery creature – which they saw at the Well Hall roundabout – was first up on its hind legs, and the pair had thought it was a kangaroo or a wallaby. He said: “We heard a really weird noise that sounded really close.…

SWSMpilates – by Emma Dunn A woman says a Pilates class left her hospitalised – after she passed out four times. Lola Fernandez, 24, felt “destroyed” after completing a 55 minute HIT Pilates class in January 2025. She rushed to the toilet and was constantly throwing up and asked her fellow classmates to call 911. Paramedics arrived and Lola passed out four times before they got her into the ambulance – due to dehydration. Lola spent six hours in hospital – passing out a further two times – before she could head home. Lola, a content creator and data analyst,…

SWLSbread – by Adam Dutton A hero shopkeeper used his loaf when a robber demanded cash to feed his family – by giving him bread, butter and milk instead. Hero shopkeeper Rakesh Kumar, 47, refused to hand over his takings to the balaclava wearing thief who threatened him with a knife. The thug barged into Eversley Stores in Malvern, Worcs., just after 4pm last Wednesday (5/2) wielding a 12in blade. He then placed the knife on the counter before demanding £100 in cash saying he needed money to feed his children. The quick-thinking shopkeeper refused to open the till but…

SWNJfence – By Adam Dutton Locals living by a picturesque marina are fuming after housing bosses ripped out plant-lined walls and replaced them with “prison-style” fencing – to stop people passing over their shopping. Residents of flats in Albion Mill, Worcester were previously asked to pay £10,000 for a new privacy fence following just two complaints about boat owners ‘trespassing’. Narrowboat dwellers at Diglis Marina had been leaving shopping at metal railings to be handed over by kind-hearted residents at the apartments in order to avoid a 20 minute walk. But apartment bosses said that boat owners were trespassing when…

SWMRshell – by Lauren Beavis Activists have smashed water-filled display cases exhibiting typhoon-wrecked belongings at Shell’s HQ – in protest to demand the oil giant pays for climate damages. Greenpeace UK took hammers to an ‘exhibition’ surrounding Shell’s London headquarters – displaying the belongings of Filipino communities wrecked by climate-charged typhoons that have struck there. The protest art installation titled ‘Breaking Point: Untold Stories of Climate Loss and Damage’ was set up by a team of 77 activists early this morning (12 February). Greenpeace stated the demonstration aims to highlight how the oil and gas industry is “fueling the climate…

Environment-conscious people can now be buried in the world’s first ‘living coffin’ – made from mushrooms. The coffins are grown out of pliable mycelium—a mat of fibers and upcycled hemp plants—rather than traditional wood. The mycelium, which grows like thread, aids decomposition by breaking down biological matter more quickly —biodegrading within just 45 days. Mycelium is the root structure of mushrooms. Made by Dutch company Loop Biotech, the coffins can be grown in just a week and “feed the earth with your very own nutrients.” Funeral director Poetic Endings in Forest Hill, southeast London, was the first in the UK…