Mega-basement builders cleared of blame over collapse of £8.5m Chelsea townhouse

No further action will be taken by the Health and Safety Executive over the collapse of part of a Georgian terrace in one of London’s most expensive streets. The home was reduced to rubble and around 40 people had to be evacuated when the disaster occurred on November 2. Construction work to build a mega-basement … Read more

Mega-basement builders cleared of blame over collapse of £8.5m Chelsea townhouse

No further action will be taken by the Health and Safety Executive over the collapse of part of a Georgian terrace in one of London’s most expensive streets. The home was reduced to rubble and around 40 people had to be evacuated when the disaster occurred on November 2. Construction work to build a mega-basement … Read more

As thousands lose jobs due to Arcadia collapse, we explain your rights when being made redundant

Thousands of employees have recently heard the difficult news that they will be made redundant, after former retail giant Arcadia collapsed. Asos acquired the Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge labels – however, it has only taken on the brands and not the physical stores or the staff. Its fellow online fashion giant Boohoo then took … Read more

Debenhams collapse was ‘bad luck’, says chairman who made millions

Debenhams collapse was ‘just bad luck’ (says man who made millions running chain) By Richard Marsden for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 8 February 2021 A former chairman of Debenhams who made multi-million pound personal gains from the store has claimed its downfall was due to ‘bad … Read more

India glacier collapse: Worker is rescued alive from a tunnel

A rescued power plant worker celebrated with his saviours after he was pulled alive from a collapsed Himalayan tunnel after a disastrous glacier collapse in India.  The man threw up his hands in relief while rescuers cheered with joy after yanking him from the tunnel, which was cut off on Sunday after a chunk of … Read more

Katie Price reveals thieves ‘deliberately’ caused the ceiling to collapse in her mucky mansion

Katie Price has revealed the ceiling in her infamous ‘mucky mansion’ collapsed after her home was burgled for a third time.  The model moved out of the £2 million Sussex property last year while it undergoes renovations, and is currently living in a rented £4,250 per month six-bedroom Surrey home with her children and boyfriend Carl Woods.  However, … Read more

20,000 women to lose jobs in collapse of Arcadia and Debenhams

Almost 20,000 women set to lose jobs following collapse of Arcadia and Debenhams as online giants Boohoo and Asos stalk High Street titans Hundreds of stores are expected to close  Women will bear the brunt of the closures as they comprise four in five of the workforce It will cause a headache for the Chancellor: … Read more

Social care system is on the brink of collapse… and could break the NHS too, experts warn 

Social care system is on the brink of collapse… and could break the NHS too, experts warn One in three Covid-19 deaths in the UK have been people living in care homes Experts believe failure to reform system is a major reason behind UK’s death toll Of the 103,000 people who have died in Britain 31,000 … Read more

Arecibo Observatory collapse possibly due to ‘manufacturing error’

1963: Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory Commissioned for service on November 1 for $9.7 million. 1965: One of its first accomplishments was establishing the rotation rate of Mercury, which turned out to be 59 days rather than the previously estimated 88 days. 1968: Sporadic radio pulses from the direction of the Crab Nebula supernova remnant found at Green … Read more

Collapse of famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico may be due to a manufacturing error 

1963: Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory Commissioned for service on November 1 for $9.7 million. 1965: One of its first accomplishments was establishing the rotation rate of Mercury, which turned out to be 59 days rather than the previously estimated 88 days. 1968: Sporadic radio pulses from the direction of the Crab Nebula supernova remnant found at Green … Read more