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Peter Kertesz operates on Pertinax the silverback gorilla at DevonHarley Street dentist lands himself a massive client

A DENTIST from London Zoo couldn t monkey around on his latest assignment – tending to the toothache of a rather large gorilla. Peter Kertesz – who runs a dental practice on Harley Street in central London and also helps out at Regent s Park Zoo – normall... » MORE

Walk for asylum seekers guaranteed to be pants

PARENTS and teachers from a Highgate school will be wearing their pants on the outside on a walk to raise cash to buy asylum seekers new underwear. On October 12, Channing School parent Amanda Howe and teacher Debbie Green will take part in the sponsored... » MORE

Renting a Camden driveway will set you back £3,000

HOMEOWNERS in Camden stand to make a killing by renting out their driveways to commuters. A survey found the area s driveways were the fourth most expensive in London after the average cost of hiring one shot up by more than £400 in the past year to £2,87... » MORE

Scientists follow Queen Victoria and tackle pain with cannabis

IT IS rumoured that Queen Victoria swore by it for soothing her period pains – now scientists in Westminster are using cannabis as the basis for a new painkiller. Researchers at Imperial College in Paddington have discovered receptors in the nervous syste... » MORE

Euro MP calls for ban on mosquito zapping of kids

London s Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has today launched a campaign in the European Parliament to ban Mosquito devices used to disperse allegedly troublesome teenagers. Using technology originally designed to scare away vermin, the Mosqui... » MORE

Rainbow George Weiss places his extra-terrestrial betGeorge stands to win a million, but don't bet on it

YOU may think there s more chance of aliens from Mars than Britain winning gold at the Olympics, but there s only one man around here loopy enough to bet on it. Step forward Rainbow George Weiss, who is up to his usual numerical nonsense, betting £333 on... » MORE

Lost voters could fill Wembley stadium ten times over

Which disenfranchised section of the population could fill the National Theatre 69 t... » MORE

Fuel protesters under the shadow of Big BenAnna's fruity protest against government's fuel policy

A HAMPSTEAD woman has accused the government of cobbling together its fuel policy with a fruity protest outside parliament. Anna Williamson, 25 from Back Lane, took part in a demonstration last Monday for Oxfam – dressed as a giant corn on the cob. The ch... » MORE
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