Can the unity built between the Camden People’s Alliance and the Green Party make an electoral breakthrough on the PM’s home territory this week? ANDREW MURRAY talks to some of those involved
The sorry story of Microwave Man is a lesson to us all
A childish prank gone wrong is a reminder that the fire and rescue service do more than put out fires, writes CHRIS WILLIAMSON
AT the beginning of December a YouTube prankster cemented his head into a microwave. The video has been watched over five million times since it was posted.
After wrapping his head in a bag, sticking it into the oven and pouring in Polyfilla, Jay Swingler realised his head was trapped and he was struggling to breathe.
“I’m going to die” he said, a mouth filled with dust and barely audible.
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