WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Blackpool resident Anna Cullen said she had come across the find on North Shore on Sunday and shared a photo online, sending locals into a spin as they tried to identify the animal

Daniella DiMambro, 48, from Nottingham, was put into an induced coma when her heart stopped for 30 minutes after she was struck by lightning at a beach near Split, Croatia

The £3billion HMS Prince of Wales attempted to make its debut journey to the United States over the weekend but barely left United Kingdom waters before breaking down

A terrified mum discovered her nearly four-month-old son with an enormous rash and three apparent bite marks before finding the massive spider behind the boy's ear

Mikhail Gorbachev was the subject of tributes from world leaders across the globe such as Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron as the Russian passed away at the age of 91

The Met Office has confirmed that a higher than usual number of tropical storms is expected to hit our shores, following in the footsteps of storm Eunice which caused havoc earlier this year

Shamima Begum was just 15 when she and two other London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the terror group ISIS in 2015 and is fighting a legal battle to be allowed to return to the UK

Following the explosion on the M6 where four explosions were heard, the National Highway for West Midlands said 'the M6 southbound is closed between J3 and J2 due to a vehicle fire'

Princess Diana gained the nickname the People’s Princess during her cherished years in the Royal Family. Long before joining them, she had a different nickname during her childhood

Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last ever leader, and won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work - he has died aged 91, Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital has said

Big cat sightings in the United Kingdom are rare, but are becoming increasingly common - and now experts are claiming that it is the hot and dry weather that is to blame

The man stabbed himself in the throat during a Facebook Live stream has been named by police after he was charged with several child sex offence charges

Daniel White, from Wales, said he was left feeling humiliated after his ex-girlfriend's family won £61million on the Euromillions and decided to split out the winnings

Meghan Markle has got candid with Mariah Carey during a new episode of her Spotify podcast Archetypes - she said she received more racism once getting with Prince Harry

Father-to-be Takayo Nembhard was tragically killed in front of revellers at Notting Hill Carnival on Bank Holiday Monday - his partner has since paid a devastating tribute

The final game in the historic FIFA gaming franchise was accidentally released an entire month early by publishers EA Sports, with footage spreading widely on social media

Serial sex offender, Irene Torrie, 42, has previous convictions for grinding up against a train conductor and carrying out a sex act in front of police, a court heard

The pilot of Red 6, the jet that was hit by a bird that smashed open part of the cockpit at a public display in North Wales, has spoke out about the scary ordeal

Scott Elwood was shocked when he saw the spider reaching out to a toothpick just by the skirting board in the living room. He said it would be the size of his palm if it stretched out

An orange boa constrictor pet attempted a great escape before becoming trapped in the base of a double mattress. Luckily West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service came to his aide, with one officer posing for snaps

David Raymond May, who preyed on little girls between six and seven years old, died while serving a sentence at HMP Hull after he was jailed in November 2019 for his vile crimes

A royal expert has hit out at the claims made by Meghan Markle during her new interview with The Cut, claiming some of the things she said ended up being funny rather than serious

Corporal punishment is being brought back to a school in Cassville after more than two decades - but do you think it's the right decision? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below

Liam Allan, 23, caught the attention of police in south west London on Friday night when officers noticed him in an argument with a woman "who was known to him" before he entered the water

The nine-year-old was shot in her own home on Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot, at around 10pm on Monday, August 22, when a man pursued by a gunman was shot at - with the bullet hitting her and her mum