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Horror as man dies when huge oak tree falls 20ft on to houseboats in Cornwall trapping him in the wreckage as the tide surged in and other mariners battled to save him Oak tree collapsed on boat at Sailors Creek, Flushing, near Falmouth, last night Coastguard Rescue Team brought man to shore but pronounced dead at … Read more
Instant karma: Drivers laugh as a cyclist performing stunts in the middle of the road falls off in spectacular fashion Footage taken in Adelaide, South Australia, showed the cyclist riding his bike The cyclist was doing a wheeling in the middle of the intersection when he fell One driver in a van was seen shaking … Read more
FTSE closes down 0.7% or 47 points at 6,556 after approval for Oxford’s Covid vaccine and vote passing post-Brexit deal were overshadowed by three quarters of UK being plunged into Tier 4 lockdown FTSE 100 index of biggest UK firms down by 0.71% or 47 points at 6,556 today Fall comes despite PM’s post-Brexit EU trade … Read more
Christmas takings in pubs, bars and restaurants falls by almost 80% compared with same period last year after venues were forced to close in pandemic Pubs, bars and restaurant saw a slump between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day Total sales fell by 79.4 per during period cent and sale of food fell by 64 per … Read more
Early morning snowfall has been recorded in parts of the UK, with the Met Office declaring it a white Christmas for the first time in three years. Reports of snow had come in from Leconfield in Humberside and Wattisham in Suffolk as of 5am on Christmas morning. Photos also showed snow on the ground in … Read more
Huge ball of fire ‘falls from the sky and crashes into a Chinese county’, leaving locals stunned Giant fireball was spotted flashing across the sky today over Nangqian, China Footage shows the burning sphere exploding and plummeting into the county Local media suggested the fast-moving object could be a very bright meteor Government officials are yet … Read more
Huge ball of fire ‘falls from the sky and crashes into a Chinese county’, leaving locals stunned Giant fireball was spotted flashing across the sky today over Nangqian, China Footage shows the burning sphere exploding and plummeting into the county Local media suggested the fast-moving object could be a very bright meteor Government officials are yet … Read more
Horror near Westfield shopping centre as man ‘falls from a height’ and dies in east London Man fell ‘from a height’ near Westfield shopping centre in Stratford this morning Paramedics in cars and air ambulance were called to the area at about 11.15am Shopping centre remains open but only for supermarkets and pharmacies By Antonia … Read more
More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britain’s leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,410 shortly after opening in … Read more
FC Lorient groundsman tragically dies after a floodlight bar falls on him in a freak accident just minutes after the French top flight club’s draw against Rennes A defibrillator was used on the 38-year-old before he was rushed to hospital Reports in France claim the FC Lorient volunteer has succumbed to his injuries The shocking incident … Read more