Welsh farmer torches 800 fleeces after Covid curbs led to ‘diabolical’ fall in value of wool

A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows.   He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more

Diabolical ironclad beetle benefits from ultra-resistant exoskeleton

The ‘diabolical ironclad beetle’ can withstand enormous crushing force more than 39,000 times its own body weight, enough to survive being run over by a car. Its exceptional strength comes from highly specialised armour which makes its exoskeleton one of the hardest materials in the biological world.   Scientists analysed the beetle’s elytron – a hardened … Read more

Couple slam Persimmon after their £183,000 new-build home is ruined by ‘diabolical’ flooded garden 

Furious couple slam Persimmon after their £183,000 new-build home is ruined by ‘diabolical’ flooded garden Kai Harrison, 23, moved into a three-bed with partner Annie, 24, in Nottingham He slammed Persimmon after finding the home ‘needed rotovating’ in November He described the garden as a ‘bog’ and the housing company as making excuses  ‘Inclement weather’ prevented … Read more