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Football fans are set to be locked out of stadiums for the entire season, with doors already being shut on rugby and racing as the Government’s new six-month Covid clampdown cripples British sport. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from October 1 will … Read more
There’s always one! Adorable dog ruins family photos with his siblings by pulling silly faces and refusing to face the camera Hina is pictured with family’s other dogs Sasha, Kikko and Momo in Hong Kong Their 53-year-old owner, Yoko Kikuchi, said Hina is usually the most obedient Hina’s nickname is ‘Destroyer’ because she loves chewing … Read more
Hurricane Laura, one of the strongest to ever strike the U.S., barreled across Louisiana on Thursday, shearing off roofs, killing at least six people and maintaining ferocious strength while carving a destructive path hundreds of miles inland. Aerial photos have laid bare the extent of the destruction caused by the Category 4 storm, that left … Read more
North Koreans desperate to meet scrap metal quotas are plundering in the wreckage of the liaison office with the South that was blown up on Kim Jong-un’s orders. Residents of Kaesong are risking arrest by scavenging in the ruins of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office which was set up in a spirit of unity in 2018 … Read more
‘Is it the pig from the Angry Birds?’ Clay figurine found under the ruins of a 5,000-year-old Chinese tribe bears striking resemblance to character from popular game The fist-size artwork was discovered outside a mysterious ancient kingdom It has sparked a sensation for its likeness to the Green Pig in the Angry Birds Chinese experts believe … Read more
The CIA calls it ‘blowback’, when the unintended consequences of what seemed like a good policy at the time come back to bite you. The classic example is Western sponsorship of radical Islamist fighters against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. That covert war against the Kremlin was a significant factor in crippling … Read more
Families’ hopes of a summer getaway were dealt a blow last night as Downing Street played down the idea of opening ‘air bridges’ to some foreign resorts. The prospect of quarantine-free travel between the UK and countries with low coronavirus rates had been raised by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. But with ministers expected to unveil … Read more
Airlines are using underhand tactics to make it almost impossible for holidaymakers to claim refunds for cancelled flights, a Money Mail investigation reveals today. Hundreds of readers have contacted us to complain major airlines are illegally withholding refunds that should be paid within a week. Many say they have been goaded into accepting credit-note vouchers … Read more
DIY dad builds his daughters a ski slope in the garden after coronavirus scuppered their annual Easter holiday plans – and even created his own chair lift Snowboarding instructor Steve Cross built family a ski lift from wooden pallets His daughters Emily, 10, and Jessica, six, were thrilled with their new toy Steve turned the … Read more
Vanuatu is smashed by 235km/h winds as category five Tropical Cyclone Harold reduces entire villages to ruins By Australian Associated Press Published: 03:56 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 03:57 BST, 7 April 2020 In Vanuatu, homes have been destroyed and livelihoods ruined by Tropical Cyclone Harold, which passed through the country’s northern islands as … Read more