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Thorpe Park visitor ‘stabs another ridegoer in the stomach’ forcing theme park into lockdown as police arrest two men in their 20s for attempted murder Thorpe Park has allegedly been locked down as visitors report a stabbing A spokesman confirmed a visitor to the park has been ‘seriously injured’ Visitors took to Twitter to report … Read more
Interstellar visitor Oumuamua may be a 900ft long hydrogen iceberg – and scientists say there could be more on the way Researchers looked at the properties shown by the 900ft Oumuamua visitor They found it was likely made of frozen hydrogen – something rare in nature This hydrogen iceberg could be the first of many … Read more
Don’t look down! Heart-in-mouth moment visitor risks his life to look over 150ft cliff at Birling Gap beauty spot in Sussex Man peered over the cliff at Birling Gap, near Eastbourne, in East Sussex, today He wore a rucksack and his trainers as he peered over the unstable cliff edge Scene comes a day after a curious … Read more
The strange cigar-shaped Oumuamua space rock discovered in 2017 was ripped from a planet and sent hurtling into space after it came too close to its star. When it appeared it became the first visitor from another star system to be spotted from Earth, and astronomers have speculated on its origins ever since. Experts from National … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Britain’s tourist hot spots have seen visitor numbers plummet as coronavirus grips hold of the UK. Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire is usually a must-see destination and attracts hundreds and thousands of tourists every year. But businesses in the idyllic Cotswold village have seen takings drop by up to 20 per cent for the first time in … Read more
The most isolated island in the UK that has had no permanent resident for 90 years because life is too tough is to get a new £5.5m visitor centre – 40 miles away. St Kilda – a UNESCO World Heritage site – sits 40 miles west of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland which is the … Read more