A King’s College chorister battling a terminal disease defied doctor’s orders to stay in hospital so he could sing at the choir’s world-famous carol service.
Musical prodigy Alex Stobbs, 20, suffers from a virulent form of cystic fibrosis and his lungs and digestive system are gradually collapsing.
Divers have discovered the WORLD’S LONGEST underwater chalk reef – off the coast of NORFOLK.
The incredible 20 MILE chalk reef, which is teaming with colourful fish, plants and wildlife, has remained hidden under the North Sea for 300 million years.
A dog hit by an 80mph express train has miraculously recovered after three operations, £14,000 of vets’ bills and hundreds of SWIMMING lessons.
Tyler, a five-year-old Gordon Setter, was left with a smashed pelvis, broken back leg and shattered toes after he amazingly survived when he was hit by the non-stop Stansted train.
A pensioner has unearthed one of the UK’s FIRST humanoid robots from a GARAGE where it has been stored for the last 45 YEARS.
Former spy catcher and RAF officer Tony Sale, 79, built the incredible 6ft high robot, George, in 1950 for just £15 using scrap metal from a crashed Wellington bomber plane.
At the time Tony was only 19 and his amazing man-sized model, which could walk and “talk” stunned the world as few people had ever seen a human-looking robot before.
A DEAF dog has amazed trainers by beating of thousands of non-disabled dogs to pass the toughest obedience award in the UK – after learning sign language.
Top dog Zippy, a two-year-old black and white Boston Terrier, was born profoundly deaf and for the first months of his life he was trapped in a world of his own.
A Portuguese man wants to take on traditional punts in Cambridge with his new invention – a nautical BIKE.
Historic Cambridge is known as a cycling city and now Victor David wants people to pedal on the WATER too.
A grandmother in Britain believes she has grown the TWO longest cucumbers in the world.
Clare Pearce, 78, had never grown cucumbers before but was stunned when one of her vegetables reached a record breaking 47 inches.
Supermodel Lily Cole returned to Cambridge University for her graduation ceremony – a week after scoring a double first class degree.
Lily paraded from King’s College to the historic Senate House to receive her degree certificate, with her proud mum there to watch.
She wore her black graduation gown as she walked in procession with around 100 students from the college, where she has studied for the last three years.
Pet cat Smokey is believed to have the LOUDEST PURR in the world - with piercing purrs as loud as a LAWNMOWER.
Most cats purr at around 25 decibels but Smokey’s powerful purrs average an amazing 80 DECIBELS.
Cherry blossom is blooming FOUR WEEKS earlier in Britain this year thanks to the recent warm weather.
The sunny spring days have helped the beautiful pink and white buds open more than a MONTH early in parts of the country.
Zak Crawford, who is just 14, shot an arrow nearly 500 metres – an incredible 150 metres further than the previous record.
The teenager was competing in the senior under 35lb class using a recurve bow at the Northern Counties Flight Championships.
He also broke world records in the junior recurve and junior compound categories at the competition at RAF Church Fenton in Yorkshire.
These five cute puppies have helped to make it a record year for Britain's most endangered breed of dog.
Only 1,000 Glen of Imaal terriers are left in the world - less than the Giant Panda.
An overjoyed owner told today (Thurs) how her cat survived an incredible seven weeks without food or water trapped under the floorboards of the house next door.
Miracle moggy Harry vanished from his home just before Christmas.
A Dalmation has broken the world record by producing a massive 33 puppies in just two separate litters.
Button equalled the UK's record of 15 puppies in one litter just over a year ago and now she has knocked spots off that with another amazing 18.
Tiny pigs the size of tea cups are the latest pet craze sweeping across Britain.
The must-have micro pigs have become so popular they are almost impossible to get hold of in the UK and sell for up to £700 each.
It may look like the plains of America but incredibly this rare shot of two wild stallions sparring was snapped in the English countryside.
The two konik horses were spotted fighting on the wetlands of Wicken Fen just 10 miles away from the city of Cambridge. The stallions reared up and boxed with their hind legs in a sight which has rarely been seen in Britain for 4,000 years when the last herds of wild horses roamed these fields.
A dog who was paralysed has taken his first steps after pioneering treatment by scientists at Cambridge University.
Experts hope the procedure could eventually be used to help humans with severe spinal injuries after its success in getting pet pooch Henry back on his feet.
Is this the bravest little field mouse in Britain?
The tiny creature turned into the mouse that roared after a cat ventured too near his nest.
The mighty mouse stood up and let out his loudest squeak despite being just a cat’s whisker away from death.
After three centuries this will be the last year students at Cambridge University learn their exam results from a public notice board because it is too stressful for them.
The 300-year-old tradition of publicly posting exam results outside the Senate House for everyone to see is to be radically changed after a lengthy student campaign.
Jordan turned up to her book signing with her two youngest kids in tow.
Like many other working mums the 31-year-old model seemed to be struggling with childcare during half term week.
Single mum Jordan, whose divorce from Peter Andre was finalised last week, couldn’t seem to find anyone to look after Junior, 3 and Princess Tiaamii, 2.
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