A lifeguard had lucky escape when his pet rat helped him from a fire. Derek Banks 27 fell asleep with his chip pan on following a night out with his friends. " Ratface " squeaked so loudly as the smoke filled the flat that he finally woke up. What does a creaming rat sound like? Listen to clip

Armies of mosquitoes have invaded Britain, bringing many sleepless nights to millions of people. The menace is being worsened by other bugs such as wasps, ants, ticks and horseflies as the hot summer weather helps them breed. the Experts in insect behaviour say millions of people are being bitten and stung like never before as Britain's native species enjoy a boom. The bugs are attacking gardeners, some of whom suffer related infections including Lyme disease which affect the joints, hearts and brain and cellulites, or inflammation of the body tissues.

Pets are carrying more fleas and lice into homes, while spider populations have also exploded. It warns the midges are becoming a nuisance particularly in Scotland where they are thought to cost millions of pounds in lost tourism. However, they carry no harmful diseases. This year's late spring and extremely wet May lead to the insects boom. the biggest influence for mosquitoes is the mass of standing water around said entomologist Andrew Salisbury, of the Royal Horticultural Society. Experts recommend people cover up when working in the garden and apply and insect repellent to the skin, preferably one which contains permethrin.

Lovers torn apart as UK entry is denied a record 8 times

A lovesick Manchester resident has appealed to the immigration service to see sense and allow his lover into the UK. Chris Adedoyin, 45, signed up with an African dating agency in a bid to find love. The divorced Mancunian explained: “I signed up with this agency and I met this girl from Kenya – Miriam Kimani. We were in touch by email and telephone. After about six months of that sort of communication, we tried to arrange for her to come and visit me over here. We knew that we wanted to get married, so eventually I went to Kenya to meet her. After I went out there, my feelings for her strengthened and I knew we were meant to be together. In December 2003, Adedoyin took his necessary paperwork out to Kenya but was unable to attend the required interview at the Kenyan High Commission.

At this point, Adedoyin had had enough, "I decided to get the Ombudsman involved,” he said. The Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman is responsible for investigating complaints about unfair or improper actions or poor service by UK government departments. After a lengthy investigation, the office of the Ombudsman found that there was: “Clearly maladministration in the handling of Ms Kimani’s appeal.” The Foreign and Commonwealth Office even admitted that the matter had been “mishandled and delayed unnecessarily” and agreed to pay £250 – an unprecedented figure. However the couple remained separated as Miriam was not given a visa.

Determined not to give up, Adedoyin took the matter to court and won his case, with the judge ruling that Miriam was entitled to a visa. Despite this, the visa wasn’t forthcoming. Frustrated by the poor service from the British High Commission in Kenya, Miriam left Kenya and entered Germany, thinking that because of its closer proximity to Britain, entry would be easier. Miriam ran off to Germany because she thought she would be nearer to me and it would be easier to collect the visa in Germany and come across,” explained Adedoyin. I didn’t know she was going to do that – she had friends in Germany and felt that she could be much closer to me. But that was the worst move she could have made because they said she had to go back to Kenya to pick up her visa.” MORE

At the beginning of last year, he was taken to Queen's Square Hospital London, Top for Neurology, for further tests, and was finally diagnosed with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. This the condition is gradually getting worse and they have no way of stopping it, it is degenerating his nerves. He has been from hospital to hospital, around the country and no one has been able to truly say this is what we can do. unfortunately the condition has no cure, and they can only treat individual symptoms. Unfortunately for Donald, the viral attack that caused the illness, has left his body so impaired, he cannot use his limbs, cannot do anything for himself, e.g. the normal day-to-day things we do, like washing ourselves, feeding ourselves. He has a tremor in his hands which cannot allow him to do anything.

He cannot walk either, he was able to walk about a year ago, but he had two relapses i.e. the condition attacked his body twice over and made the condition worse. He is relies on a wheelchair for mobility. He is currently in a residential care home where he gets care 24-7, he is heavily dependent upon his carers as he is completely unable to walk unaided. We cannot accommodate him at home, the property isn't big enough for his needs, e.g. the wheelchair, bedrooms are upstairs, and the house cannot be adjusted to suit him. Therefore, as much as it hurt, we had no choice but to take him to the care home because he would get the best care there. He has problems eating, short term loss of memory, and can sometimes be very hard to deal with, so we have had to take a big role, in driving to Potters Bar from Watford, at least 5 of seven days to go and help the staff there in communicating with him and to eat, as he has also rapidly lost weight, a young man who weighed at 83kgs and is now 64kgs.

At his current residence £1400 is paid towards his care, of which the family have to contribute 25% every week. On top of this there are other personal items he requires, inclusive of the trips we have to make every week to see him, amongst other miscellaneous expenses. It has been very hard on the family. It has brought us together but has also been extremely difficult and we ask if you, Mister Seed, may be able to post my brother's story on your site and we can provide his pictures the before and after, and whomever feels touched and can donated anything we would be more than grateful for the help as little as it may be.

Please contact me on 01923463343 or 07956022661 - denyurself2001@yahoo.co.uk

If anyone wants to give some money, they can deposit money into my mums personal account because she's in charge of his finances as he cannot do that himself anymore.

Donald's mum Tabitha: 07951985508

Halifax plc Bank.

Account number : 00231947

Sort code: 11-10-73

Account holder: TM MAKANA

If anyone wants to go and see Donald (Can visit anytime) or they want to call him, this his address and contact number

The Priory Grange

Potters Bar

190 Barnet Road,

Potters Bar,

Hertfordshire

EN6 2SE

Tel: 01707 858585 ( press three for middle floor, ask for Donald, they'll put him on the phone)

Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA)

sends a mission to UK

By D.K.Kamanu

The Presbyterian Church of East Africa, PCEA, is here to complement what others are doing and not to compete with them. This was said by the Secretary General of Presbyterian Church of East Africa - PCEA, Rev’d Samuel Murigu, during a short Sunday service, organised by Rev’d Edwin Mbugua Kibathi at Memorial Baptist Church, Plaistow, in London, on 25^th June 2006.

The Secretary General was in London to visit Rev’d. Kibathi and his family and, to see whether they have settled. Rev’d Edwin Mbugua Kibathi has been sent to the U.K by the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) as a Minister in-charge of PCEA U.K Mission. Rev.Kibathi and his wife, Ann Muthoni Kibathi, arrived in the country mid-last month and is here to minister to the members of the P.C.E.A as well as other East Africans in the U.K.

The PCEA U.K Mission, London Fellowship, will be meeting for Sunday Services, and any other Church functions, at St. Mathias Church, Kimberley Road ( off Hermit Road ), Canning Town, E16 on Sundays from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm.

You can reach/contact Rev’d. Kibathi through the following address:-

Rev’d. & Mrs Edwin Mbugua Kibathi,

PCEA UK Mission, London Fellowship,

27 Cliff Walk,

Canning Town,

London E16 4HL.

House Tel. No. +44 (0) 2070558373 and Mobile: +44 (0) 7946700301.

Rev. Edwin Mbugua Kibathi (left) and his wife (centre) the new PCEA minister in the UK with Rev. Samuel Murigu the secretary of PCEA

Rev. Edwin Kibathi and his family who arrived in the UK recently posing with PCEA Secretary Rev. Samuel Murigu out Memorial Baptist Church in London