Woman dies after falling from taxi

A woman in north Staffordshite, UK has died after falling from a taxi. It appears she was involved in a dispute with the taxi driver about the fare."A young mother who died after falling from a moving taxi had been caught up in an argument over the cab fare, it was claimed...

Owner of dog which attacked girl must pay $3500 to family

"The owner of a Staffordshire cross dog which clamped its jaws onto the face of a girl playing at Jellie Park has been ordered to pay $3500 to her family for emotional harm."

Salesman Cliff a sole survivor

"A SHOE salesman who worked for the same factory for nearly 50 years returned to his home town to take a nostalgic look at an exhibition about the company's history. Former John White worker Cliff Timpson, who now lives in Lichfield, Staffordshire, visited Rushden Museum,...

'Spy helicopter' used at festival

Police have deployed a remote controlled drone to hover over the crowd at a UK music festival and are using it to monitor the crowd. I would like to know whether people saw this thing and what their reaction was in the moment. On some level it seems absolutely ridiculous, but...

Floods swamp farmland and roads

"Flooding has caused more problems for farmers and drivers in southern Derbyshire, England. There are warnings in place on the River Trent between  Yoxall, Burton-on-trent, Staffordshire and Clay Mills, and at  Cavendish Bridge, Shardlow, Derby. Farmland near...