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Pub-goers across England are set to be hit with showers on Saturday as parts of the hospitality sector are set to reopen. Strong winds and rain will move in from the west during the morning and will become heavy through the afternoon. It will come as pubs, bars and restaurants begin to reopen in England … Read more
Heatwave, what heatwave? Britain will be hit by five inches of rain and 50mph winds today with warnings of floods and power cuts as temperature plummets to 10C overnight Met Office warns of flooding, train delays and power cuts today in North West England and western Scotland Forecasters say showers will merge into periods of … Read more
Boy playing computer game has a lucky escape when huge bucket of water smashes through the roof inches from his chair The boy is playing on his computer just before water floods the room around him No one was injured after the incident earlier this month in Ben Tre, Vietnam The container lands right next … Read more
A ballsy swimmer was seen floating within inches of a huge basking shark, seeming unfazed as it glided past him in the water. The swimmer was out for a dip of the coast of Malaga on Friday when the animal came towards him in the water with its tell-tale fin showing. A spectacular video of … Read more
Heart-stopping moment impatient pedestrian avoids being hit by a train by INCHES after lifting level crossing barrier Jaw-dropping footage shows the man missing being hit ‘by less than a second’ He squeezes through the barriers and nonchalantly crosses the tracks He speeds up as the train flashes past and narrowly makes it to the other … Read more
Father-of-two tells of his shock to discover ‘world’s biggest chip’ measuring SEVEN inches long when he was cooking his children dinner Oliver Dale made the discovery while making tea of chicken, chips and salad The dad-of-two bought the family bag of McCain oven chips from Asda in York A spokesman for the Guinness World Records … Read more
Ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland shrinking and melting since 2003 have contributed towards a global sea level rise, a NASA funded study revealed. Researchers at the University of Washington examined data from two space lasers that were able to make the most precise measurements of the ice sheets to date. They found the net … Read more
Heavy drinking throughout adult life and into middle age can lead to significant health problems and a larger waistline, a study warns. Researchers from University College London studied the link between decades of alcohol abuse and discovered a definitive link to high blood pressure, poor liver function, increased stroke risk, larger waist circumferences and BMI in later … Read more
Greenland lost 600 BILLION tons of ice last summer raising global sea levels by almost 0.1 inches in two months as the Arctic experienced its hottest year on record Ice volume changes were measured by two pairs of gravity-measuring satellites Greenland shed twice the ice last summer than each year on average since 2002 In the … Read more
The skull of one of the world’s smallest dinosaurs that measured only two inches long has been found preserved in amber — revealing bulging eyes and 100 teeth. According to the researchers who identified it — who said that they were ‘blown away’ by the discovery — the winged, bird-like dinosaur ‘looks like it just died yesterday’. … Read more