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Horrifying undercover footage shows pig farm worker slamming piglets into concrete floor

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Horrifying undercover footage shows pig farm worker slamming piglets into concrete floor while others are thrown into metal troughs as food regulators launch investigation  WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Vegan campaigners have obtained footage showing the inner workings of a farm Animal rights group Viva! gained access to Calvesley farm facility in Berkshire Group claims footage shows … Read more

Sophie Ellis-Bextor reveals she hit her head on concrete while not wearing a helmet in bike accident

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor has discussed the horrifying cycling accident which saw her hospitalised during a candid interview on Scott Mill’s Radio 1 show on Thursday. The Groovejet hitmaker, 41, shocked fans last Wednesday when she shared a snap showing her lying in a hospital bed with cuts on her arm and a bandage on her head, after falling … Read more

Major banks continue working from home with no concrete plans to return to City

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Will the City of London EVER go back to the office? Major banks continue working from home with no concrete plans to return despite lockdown easing Boris Johnson announced last Sunday people should return to work if they could The City of London and Canary Wharf is still sparsely populated on Wednesday Finance firms confirmed … Read more

Rail union claims Government has ‘concrete plans’ to ease rail shutdown in THREE WEEKS’ time 

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Rail unions claim the Government has ‘concrete plans’ in place to ease lockdown by bringing the railway network back to life by May 18 – just THREE WEEKS’ time The TSSA trade union claims its members have been told of ‘concrete plans’  Include increasing to a regular weekend-level service between May 11 and 18 Last … Read more

Concrete safe room protects Mississippi family from tornado

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With a tornado bearing down on their home in rural Mississippi, a husband told his wife to grabs their sons and get into their safe room built from concrete blocks.  It was a fateful decision that likely saved four lives on the day 34 others were lost across the Deep South.    While the rest of … Read more

Environmentally-friendly bendable concrete could prevent damage to buildings during earthquakes

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Scientists create an environmentally-friendly bendable concrete made of industrial by-products that could prevent damage to buildings during earthquakes Video shows new concrete made from waste that bends under heavy loads The material uses industrial waste products such as fly ash produced by coal Engineers hope it could prevent disastrous building collapses during big quakes By Jonathan … Read more

Terrifying moment driver smashes into concrete highway barrier ‘at 80mph’ and flips car

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Terrifying moment driver smashes into concrete highway barrier ‘at 80mph’ and flips car – but she ‘walks away’ from the wreck Dashcam footage shows the car attempt a last minute lane change before crash Vehicle flips and comes to rest facing in the wrong direction in Ottawa, Canada Woman who was behind the wheel had … Read more