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Two women who were fined £200 for driving seven miles to go for a walk in the park say they’ve had their fines cancelled following backlash against overzealous interpretation of lockdown laws by police. Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore, both 27, were slapped with £200 penalties for travelling the ten minute journey to Foremark Reservoir in … Read more
From the surrounding countryside, you would never know that this vast ultra-modern house with six bedrooms was in the centre of a rural idyll. That is because the property which spans across 12,000 square foot – the equivalent size of more than four tennis courts – is below ground level. It was built in the … Read more
More than 200 people were rescued by helicopters overnight into early Sunday after they got trapped by the raging Creek Fire near Mammoth Pool Reservoir northeast of Fresno, California. The people got trapped at the reservoir at the Sierra National Forest as the rapid-spreading wildfire cut off the only escape route and they were advised … Read more
Disgruntled Chinese driver, 52, DELIBERATELY crashes a bus into a reservoir killing 21 including himself in an act of revenge after his home was earmarked for demolition by officials The driver swerved the bus off a bridge before crashing it into a lake in Anshun Authorities claimed the man had downed super-strength liquor before his … Read more
‘Is this the legendary lake monster?’ Chinese residents are stunned after spotting a ‘mysterious’ creature lurking in a reservoir Villagers claimed a lake monster could have appeared in a pond in central China Footage shows a slim-shaped creature swimming up and down in the reservoir Some web users suspected the ‘mythical beast’ to be a … Read more
Shocking moment Chinese bus full of passengers swerves into oncoming traffic before plunging into a 50-foot-deep reservoir, killing at least 21 The incident took place at 12pm Tuesday in south-western Chinese city Anshun At least 21 have died and 15 injured people are being treated at a local hospital Footage shows the bus falling off … Read more
Striking aerial images have revealed how a brimming reservoir has been reduced to a small trickle by the recent heatwave. Sweltering temperatures have dried out Howden Reservoir in Derbyshire from a full basin to just a shallow stream, peeling back the layer of water and exposing the muddy banks below the surface. The 1.9 million … Read more