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Spinach plant sends email! Chemical sensors on Popeye’s favourite vegetable can be used to fire off messages, scientists say Scientists say they have taught the spinach plant ‘to communicate by email’ Discovery was made as part of a project to help detect hidden landmines Plants’ roots can suck up chemicals found in explosives, called nitroaromatics … Read more
Man dies and woman suffers serious injuries in 3am house fire in Wolverhampton that started in living room Firefighters, police and medics were called to home in Woodcross this morning A woman had managed to flee the property and was taken to New Cross Hospital Paramedics said nothing could be done to save the man … Read more
Police arrest another nine people over migrant riot at ex-army barracks ‘torched by angry asylum seekers’ as residents face ‘freezing cold’ days with no heating or hot water Fire broke out at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, amid disturbance on Friday Around 400 asylum seekers have faced ‘freezing cold’ days while using the site A … Read more
BBC Scotland HQ in Glasgow is evacuated after fire breaks out in utility room on roof BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow is evacuated after a fire broke out Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called at 11.26am amid reports of smoke Staff have been evacuated from the building at Pacific Quay in Glasgow By Jack Wright … Read more
I was told my 8kg Indesit tumble dryer is a fire safety hazard but the firm will only replace it with a smaller model: What can I do? Indesit recalled a number of machines in 2019 saying they could be unsafe Those with larger models are being asked to accept smaller ones This has left … Read more
Dramatic footage shows the moment a devastating fire broke out in a five-star hotel before laying waste to the whole building and killing two guests. CCTV captures staff trying to fight the flames in the reception of Cameron House Hotel on December 18, 2017 and comes as the night porter who caused the blaze was … Read more
Priti Patel has tonight slammed the behaviour of migrants held at a former army barracks-turned asylum seeker accommodation site, amid reports that a 100-strong group started a riot, torched buildings and threatened staff. The Home Secretary strongly condemned the unrest at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, which reportedly broke out after migrants were told they … Read more
Dramatic footage showing the moment a devastating fire broke out in a five-star hotel before laying waste to the whole building and killing two guests has emerged. It shows staff trying to fight the flames in the reception of Cameron House Hotel on December 18, 2017 and comes as the night porter who caused the … Read more
Huge fire breaks out at Napier Barracks where 400 migrants being held there have complained about living conditions and claimed they have been forced to share rooms with positive Covid cases By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 16:06 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 16:12 GMT, 29 January 2021 A fire has broken out at … Read more
Four Covid-19 patients are killed in Romanian hospital blaze – two months after ten died in another hospital fire in the country The fire broke out at 5am in a Bucharest hospital treating Covid-19 patients The patients were transferred to other coronavirus hospitals while on oxygen Investigators do not know the cause of the blaze … Read more