Jail’s 86 drug calls

Eight-legged monsters on way...to stay

A PRISON watchdog has warned it is “only a matter of time” before there is a Spice-related death in a jail rife with drugs.

Ambulances were called to HMP Erlestoke, Wilts, 86 times in a year after staff dialled 999 to report that inmates had collapsed after taking illegal highs.

It also found that tobacco was being sold for £150 an ounce and lags were browsing the net on smart phones which was leading to bullying. ®

BRITAIN could be flooded with massive huntsman spiders as our climate continues to heat up, it is feared.

Previously any of the eight-legged freaks that arrived on our shores would die as winter began.

But as the planet warms up, due to climate change, it has raised the realistic possibility that the fearsome creatures could become common in Britain. One of the planet’s biggest spiders, females produce up to 200 babies.

The rumours sparked a frenzy of speculation on social media.

One person tweeted: “If one of those huge-ass huntsman spiders ever came in my house I’d shoot it without thinking twice.”

The huntsman, native to Australia, can have a leg span of up to 30cm and doesn’t make webs.

Instead it forages for prey before biting it with its poisonous fangs.

The spiders have previously been found in the UK after hitching a ride in shipping containers.

But until recently it has been too cold for them to survive the winter.

However, this could all change if our winters became a few degrees warmer.

Adult huntsmans are not deadly but are known to inflict a defensive bite if provoked.

Bite victims report swelling and pain, sometimes accompanied by nausea, headaches, vomiting, irregular pulse rate and palpitations.

The revelations come as a shocking video emerged of a female huntsman’s 200 young crawling all over her.

Owner Amy Donovan, 44, shared the creepy footage of her pet spider called Mrs Flufferbum. To watch it visit the Daily Star website.