All news by author: Rom Preston-Ellis

The £35 'Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience' event in Glasgow ended up being a huge disappointment for those who visited. A GoFundMe page has now been launched for 'those affected by it'

Residents in St Ives, Cornwall, were furious after the shop was redecorated. But the owner has now taken action to return it to its original facade much to locals' relief

Binman Steve Whitehouse has been praised by fire bosses for his "incredible bravery" following a blaze at a maisonette in Tipton, West Midlands, where he rescued a couple and their dog

Researchers found that simply boiling and filtering tap water could reduce nearly 90 per cent. The plastics can cause metabolic disorders such as diabetes if not treated

Hayley McAleer, 54, was run over and crushed against a bollard in the Finnish capital Helsinki. She's had to undergo multiple rounds of surgery in hospital abroad

The images from Aintree Hospital show the pressures that hard working NHS staff are currently under. One patient said the world deserves to see what things are like

The serial killer Fred West was known to carry out works across Gloucester and it is claimed that he may have had access to a network of tunnels in order to aid his crimes

Stacey Chetwyn, 39, was devastated to find out her cancer had returned. But further tragedy struck when her partner Stuart Ashby was also diagnosed with the disease

Phill Campbell is one of the last people living on Union Street in St Helens where the derelict homes are being demolished

Knole Academy in Sevenoaks, Kent, said that attendances at school had been affected by absences due to lash appointments and mental health issues. The school has now made changes to the uniform rules

Regular drinkers were found to have lower levels of cholesterol - which can cause blood clots. They also slashed their risk of coronary heart disease by 14 per cent

Spirulina, which is an algae, is thought to be one of the oldest life forms on earth, with research suggesting it was first used by the Aztecs as an endurance booster

Nearly 15,000 people search for 'blurry vision' on Google every month, with searches going up by 22 per cent recently. An expert has shared some of the things that could be causing the problem

Dunmore Park House near Falkirk starred in the first ever episode of TV drama Outlander. It was also once a boarding school for girls but now is being engulfed by nature

Natalie Minaker, 39, had been shopping with her young daughters when she became stuck in the car park due to "obscene levels of traffic". She was later left furious after being slapped with the fine

Robert Felstead, 64, has lived in the same house in Nottingham for 14 years. He's now launched a petition to see an annual cap placed on price increases

Prince William and Prince George are first and second in line to the throne, but it seems they both had a very different career in mind rather than being the king

Another huge landslide has re-blocked The Road of Remembrance in Folkestone, Kent. A clifftop house is closer to the edge than ever following the incident this week

Kai Orley had years of treatment to try and improve his smile but the braces only the made the situation worse. The orthodontist who did the work has now paid out £11k

The CCTV appears to show that it was only a 20mph traffic sign that stopped the heavy door crashing into the people waiting on the street as eyewitnesses described the incident

The spray-painting of a seagull tucking into a refuse skip full of polystyrene chips on the side of a house was created in Lowestoft, Norfolk, during Banksy's 'Great British Spraycation'

MPs have called for action to ensure prisoners cannot share videos and photos on social media and brag about their crimes from behind bars

If you have any health worries, it's always best to chat with your doctor no matter how embarrassing it might seem. This way, they can spot any problems early on and stop them getting worse

Only 62 per cent of drivers who modified their vehicle told the DVLA about the changes, it has been warned. Failing to tell the authorities could lead to a big fine

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes severe coughing fits and can affect individuals of all ages but is particularly dangerous for infants.