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Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme will finally begin on February 15 – nearly three weeks after it was first announced. Retired Royal Marine general Sir Gordon Messenger, a former vice chief of defence staff who led a mass community testing operation in Liverpool last year, has been drafted in to oversee the delayed project. Last night, … Read more
Living the high life! One-eyed fruit bat Statler, aged 33, takes his daily ‘flight’ around Texas geriBATric ward carried aloft by a sanctuary worker Statler the Indian Flying Fox is believed to be the world’s oldest bat in captivity The 33-year-old fruit bat lives at the Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford, Texas He suffers from … Read more
Heartbreaking images show herring gull struggling to fly with plastic bag wrapped around its feet and body over Cheshire nature reserve Distressing images were captured by a walker over Parkgate reserve in Cheshire Pictures show herring gull with plastic bag engulfing legs and most of its body RSPCA says it received an estimated 5,000 calls … Read more
‘Police are the real heroes’: Superman actor Dean Cain reveals why he takes pride in becoming a reserve police officer – and why the US should show more respect to law enforcement By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:25 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 00:25 GMT, 17 December 2020 He played the … Read more
Breakneck chase: Terrifying moment angry giraffe sees off a truckload of tourists at Kenyan game reserve Dicken Muchena was on safari in the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya He was photographing the large giraffe when it charged a group of tourists Animal experts say giraffes can reach a top speed just shy of 40mph … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies at a perilous time, according to a person familiar with the transition plans. Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the … Read more
NHS volunteers who signed up during the coronavirus crisis could be kept on the books and ‘called up’ during future public health or staffing crises. An NHS reserve, similar to the one used by the military and the police in case of emergencies, may be set up under plans being considered by Number 10. More than … Read more
Rain hammers down on the tin roof and the tiny ten-seater seaplane rocks from side to side. ‘You’ve chosen a good day to fly with us,’ the barefoot pilot says with a smile. The sky is black as we take off along the sodden runway, and lightning strikes the second the plane lifts off the … Read more
Get me a banana, stat! Monkey ‘gives mouth-to-mouth’ to prone female in hilarious game reserve pictures Vervet monkeys were photographed in the Gaborne Game Reserve, Botswana Monkey looks like it’s giving CPR but it’s actually grooming the prone female The images were taken by Botswana-based wildlife photographer William Steel By Ryan Fahey For Mailonline … Read more
Rare albino camel is captured on camera at a nature reserve in China as the animal is believed to be the first of its kind spotted in the world The animal was spotted at a nature reserve in northwest China’s Gansu province Footage shows the camel with its all-white skin drinking water from a puddle … Read more