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Owners of petrol cars are being warned that their vehicles are at high risk if parked on the street as catalytic converter thefts surged last year. Thefts of the devices from the underside of cars rose six-fold in 2019 with 13,000 reported cases in England and Wales – up from 2,000 the year previous, according … Read more
PC Andrew Harper’s killers could have manslaughter jail terms INCREASED as Attorney General refers case to Court of Appeal – saying ‘such heinous crimes should be punished with the greatest severity’ By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:04 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 12:15 BST, 21 August 2020 The Attorney General today referred the … Read more
Half a million Britons increased their drinking to dangerous levels since lockdown began – with women and those in their 30s and 40s most affected, official figures say Number of people consuming more than 50 alcohol units a week rose by 33 per cent Public Health England said women aged in their 30s and 40s are … Read more
Phytoplankton populations in the Arctic have INCREASED 57% over the last two decades, driven by melting sea ice and new sources of nutrients swept into the region by shifting ocean currents Researchers from Stanford studied phytoplankton populations in the Arctic They found phytoplankton populations grew 57% between 1998 and 2018 The growth was partially driven … Read more
WHAT CAUSED THE HEATWAVE? The heatwave was triggered by the build-up of high pressures over Europe over the past few days, leading to the northward movement of warm air from Europe over the UK. ‘At this time of year southerly winds will always lead to above average temperatures,’ said University of Reading meteorologist Peter Inness. ‘Air from … Read more
The amount of time people have spent on video streaming apps has increased by a third since coronavirus lockdown measures were introduced, Virgin Media revealed. It wasn’t just on-demand programming that increased, the cable television firm says TV consumption as a whole has gone up across all platforms since lockdown. People spent 29 per cent … Read more
The royal family were so concerned about Prince Harry rushing into marriage with Meghan Markle that even his sister-in-law Kate Middleton took him aside to warn him, an explosive new book has claimed. In Royal At War, published today on Kindle, investigative journalists Dylan Howard and Andy Tillett claim that Kate urged Prince Harry to take … Read more
Prince Harry’s increased spending habits following his wedding to Meghan Markle helped spark rift with Prince William, a new book has claimed. The Duke of Sussex, 35, who married the former American actress, 38, in May 2018, and now live in LA with their son, Archie, one, is thought to have ditched his modest budget … Read more
President Donald Trump claimed an increase in U.S. coronavirus cases was due to ‘GREAT TESTING’ Thursday – not a resumption of spread of the disease – even as more than half of the states saw their cases on the rise. Trump tweeted about the virus after hailing U.S. tests as the ‘the best in the … Read more
Jaguar poaching has increased more than 200-FOLD in the last five years, driven by demand from Chinese consumers for claws, teeth, and bone powder used in medicinal paste Researchers documented more than 800 poached jaguars over five years Law enforcement intercepted the jaguars in South and Central America Jaguar teeth and claws are prized as … Read more