It has emerged that a group of children’s sketches of a flying saucer were so convincing they were passed to police - then filed by the Ministry of Defence UFO department. When ten pupils in Cheshire told their teacher they saw a spacecraft hovering near trees during lunch break in 1977 she split them up and asked them to draw what they had seen. A new book explains that the sketches were so similar and convincing they ended up being handed to the authorities.
Appeal to save haunted Welsh house
A campaign has been launched to save one of Wales’ most haunted buildings. The owners of Plas Teg say furniture moves without explanation and guests experience sudden changes in temperature and rapid mood swings. There have also been reports of ghostly figures and a dead, growling dog roaming the hallways. The owners, who need more than £10,000 for urgent repair work, are appealing for donations.
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Bank bombards man with new debit cards
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