A Cadbury’s Creme Egg fan who reckons she managed to scoff 3,650 of them over 10 years has immortalised her “obsession” with a tattoo. Jennifer Crockill, 30, says she has been tucking into the chocolate treat since childhood and at one point was eating one a day – costing her £4,000.… Read the rest
Four Jewish teenagers helped save a drowning man with a swastika tattoo on his hand. The heroic students were walking past a reservoir when they spotted a body in the water in Boston, USA. They also spotted a police patrol car nearby, before running to alert a driver and police officer named in reports as Mr Mascioli.… Read the rest
A heavily-tattooed fugitive has sent a series of taunting messages to Australian police after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Ethan Bramble, 23, is on the run after officers asked for public help in tracking him down over assault-related offences.… Read the rest
Love Island’s Olivia Buckland has debuted her new wedding tattoo after marrying Alex Bowen last year. Olivia, 24, and Alex, 26, who met on Love Island in 2016, married in September and they then headed off for a romantic honeymoon in Bali.… Read the rest
A self-confessed mobster with a massive red and black gangster tattoo slapped across his face has admitted he’s struggling to get a job. Puk Kireka, who has been in and out of jail for crimes relating to violence and extortion and been part of gangs, got the distinctive inking last year.… Read the rest
A furious mum has slammed a nursery who gave her four-year-old daughter a henna tattoo. The mum says she was not asked for permission about the black patterns left on the back of her daughter’s hand and wrist. She said she was “baffled” by the decision of the nursery, reports Hull Live.… Read the rest
A body modification fan who had her tongue split in two and eyes inked blue has revealed her new fangs and 130 tattoos as she continues to transform her look. Amber Luke, 24, from Australia, has reportedly splashed out $26,000 (£20,652.97) on her image.… Read the rest
A banker believes she should have free KFC for life – after getting the fast food chain’s logo tattooed on her lip. Tabatha Andrade, 20, decided she was going to get a tattoo of something “deeply meaningful and important” to her.… Read the rest
Newport County will walk onto the pitch without Sean Rigg when they play Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley tonight.He left “by mutual consent” and plans to pursue a career as a tattoo artist instead of playing in the big match against the Premier League side.… Read the rest
Would you consider preserving the tattoo of a loved one who has died? It’s becoming an increasingly common request from people in their final weeks.Readers may find an image below distressingChris Wenzel’s lifelong love affair with tattooing began when he was just nine years old when his aunt asked him to design her a tattoo, one he ended up partly inking on her skin himself.By… Read the rest
He told CNN in 1995 that he thought his efforts to make body modification acceptable had succeeded.
“We have a whole mess of young people who have said, ‘If this isn’t sanctioned by society in general, we’ll form our own society and we’ll make our own sanctions and our own initiations and our own rituals,’” he said, “which is indeed what has happened in the subculture.”