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Covid ‘speakeasy’ is raided by police in Prague as bars go underground to evade curfew rules

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A coronavirus ‘speakeasy’ has been busted by police in Prague trying to evade curfew rules amid one of the highest infection rates in Europe. Aside from the plastic bags of narcotics, the basement filled with dancers and booze bottles was reminiscent of the illegal nightclubs of Prohibition era Chicago. Officers discovered dozens of revellers beneath … Read more

Are London’s Covid-19 hotspots linked by the UNDERGROUND?

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London’s Covid-19 hotspots could be linked by the city’s bustling underground network, according to a striking map based on government data. Coronavirus cases are spreading across the capital and ministers are now said to be mulling a decision to place more than 9million people in the city.  MailOnline can reveal the cluster of cases appear … Read more

Massive underground methane explosion leaves 165-foot-deep crater in Siberia

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A massive underground methane explosion in Siberia has left behind gigantic 165-foot crater. The hole, called a funnel, was spotted from the air by chance by a Russian TV crew flying over Yamal on an unrelated assignment in July. Scientists suggest it was formed by a buildup of methane gas erupting beneath a pingo, or … Read more

Future quantum computers may have to be built UNDERGROUND

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Quantum computers are sensitive to cosmic rays and other forms of radiation, a new study found, suggesting future machines may have to be kept underground.   The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum bit, or qubit, and how long it can operate before information is lost, researchers explained. A team from … Read more

Lap up the UK’s finest hotel pools, from underground baths to wild clifftop ponds

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There is one thing these hotels all have in common – they have gone to great lengths to provide guests with a spectacular swimming pool. Whether you’re looking for somewhere to clock up the laps or the perfect spot to unwind, dive head first into our round-up of the UK’s finest hotel pools. The Scarlet, … Read more

London Underground trains are far from busy as workers ignore government’s drive to get to office

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London Underground trains were far from packed at rush this morning as workers ignored the government’s drive to get back to work. Passengers, some still not wearing face coverings, had plenty of space for social distancing as a few took the Jubilee Line into the city centre. Boris Johnson had heralded today – the first Monday in August – … Read more

Elon Musk tweets render of Las Vegas loop station where Tesla’s will cart passengers underground

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Elon Musk tweets first renders of Boring Company’s Las Vegas loop station where passengers will board high-speed Teslas that whisk them across the city’s convention center The render shows a hub where passengers board driverless Tesla’s Cars will zip passengers at 150 mph across the Las Vegas Convention Center  Elon Musk says in a corresponding … Read more

Banksy targets London Underground disguised as TfL deep cleaner

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Banksy has disguised himself as a Tube cleaner to graffiti a bustling train as it went through central London in a piece named: ‘If you don’t mask – you don’t get’, it was revealed today. The guerrilla artist, dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler suit, goggles and face mask, paints a black rat coughing and … Read more

Banksy disguises himself as a TfL deep cleaner to target London Underground

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Banksy has disguised himself as a Tube cleaner to graffiti a bustling train as it went through central London in a piece named: ‘If you don’t mask – you don’t get’, it was revealed today. The guerrilla artist, dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler suit, goggles and face mask, paints a black rat coughing and … Read more