25-05-2025
Five quirky stories you missed this week as twin boys thrive despite one big difference
A set of twins with one noticeable difference is one of our five local news stories you may have missed this week.
Birmingham Live reported how nine-year-old twin boys Sebastian and Emmett from Halesowen in the West Midlands were born at dramatically different sizes because of a rare condition.
Elsewhere, the largest jellyfish in the UK have been spotted off the coast of Cornwall and a school bus has been banned from using a bus station.
You can read the full version of each of our selected articles through the links under each story – or read more top headlines from around the UK's regions on the Yahoo UK local news page.
A mum has shared how a rare condition meant that her identical twin boys were born at drastically different sizes.
Sebastian and Emmett, now nine, are still very different in height, meaning that many people do not realise they are twins.
Their mum, Lauren Murphy, was 23 weeks pregnant when she was warned her unborn babies had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
Read the full story from Birmingham Live
A disabled cat has been given a new chance at life after being fitted with a set of wheels.
Angel, just nine months old, was rescued as a kitten from a wood yard. Angel is blind in her right eye and paralysed in both back legs.
Read the full story from Bristol Live
Huge jellyfish have been spotted on the west Cumbrian coastline causing some beachgoers to worry about their potential danger.
But the impressive sea creatures seen on St Bees beach have been identified as barrel jellyfish by Cumbria Wildlife Trust, who say they are not usually harmful to humans.
St Bees RNLI also said it was not uncommon to find jellyfish on the beach at this time of year but people are advised to keep clear of them.
Read the full story from News & Star
Parents have spoken of their safety fears after a bizarre row which has seen a high school bus service banned from collecting and dropping off pupils... at a bus station.
Since 2021, a bus service for Old Buckenham High School has used Thetford bus station, in the town centre.
However, after a new paid public bus service was introduced at the site and complaints were made about congestion, council bosses have told the school it cannot continue to use it.
Read the full story from Eastern Daily Press
A pair of swans forced part of the M25 to be blocked off on Thursday, creating over six miles of tailbacks during rush hour.
Two lanes of the busy motorway had to be closed off between Leatherhead and Wisley and were shut for around an hour after the birds were seen swanning around in the road at roughly 9.20am on Thursday morning.
The disruption created 6.5 miles of congestion on the clockwise side of the motorway and added 45 minutes to journey times, National Highways reported.
Read the full story from The Standard
