The best and worst electric car public charging networks ranked by drivers

The Government has published its latest update on the growth in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, confirming the UK has passed 20,000 publicly-accessible devices.  A total of 4,270 new charge points were added to the network in 2020, an increase of 26 per cent. And of the 20,775 plug-in points now available, 3,880 are judged to … Read more

Kim Jong Un admits North Korea is facing its ‘worst ever’ difficulties in rare admission of failure

Kim Jong Un admits North Korea is facing its ‘worst ever’ difficulties in rare admission of failure amid pandemic, US sanctions and spate of natural disasters Kim is facing what appears to be the toughest crisis of his nine-year dictatorship With the economy already troubled, the pandemic has compounded its issues Pandemic-related border closings and … Read more

People reveal the WORST design fails they’ve ever seen

You had one job! People reveal the WORST design fails they’ve ever seen – including a door being used as a window on a two-storey building and a tap with no basin Reddit users from around the world have shared worst design fails they’ve seen One snap shows door installed on second-storey of a house … Read more

CLIVE WOODWARD: England’s defeat to Scotland was the worst I have ever seen us play given the stakes

One way or another I’ve watched every England game since the mid-1970s. I supported England, I was honoured to play for and then coach England, and in the media have covered England around the world. And that was the worst I have ever seen England play by some margin given what was at stake. I … Read more

How did Britain end up with the worst Covid-19 death rate in the world?

The admission was startling. A fortnight ago, as Britain passed the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths, the Prime Minister told the nation he was ‘deeply sorry’ for every life lost and insisted his Government ‘did everything we could’. It was an unusually sombre pause for Boris Johnson, whose dogged determination throughout the pandemic saw … Read more

Jamaica faces ‘worst ever’ marijuana shortage after heavy rains and drought

It’s all gone to pot! Jamaica faces ‘worst ever’ marijuana shortage after heavy rains, drought and drop in farmers – with experts dubbing it a ‘cultural embarrassment’ Heavy rains during last year’s hurricane season pummelled marijuana fields that were later scorched in a drought, causing ‘tens of thousands of dollars’ in losses Jamaica authorised regulated … Read more

Worst new car sales for January since 1970 as lockdown stifles demand

New car registrations slumped to their lowest January level in half a century as lockdown measures and the forced closure of showrooms stifled demand, the auto industry’s trade body said on Thursday. Sales fell 39.5 per cent year-on-year to 90,249 sales in the month – the lowest recorded since 1970, according to data from the … Read more

Nursery nurse, 22, suffers with worst case of face blindness in UK

A nursery nurse is unable to recognise herself or her family after a cold sore left her with the UK’s worst case of face blindness. Hannah Read, 22, fell into a coma caused by brain inflammation encephalitis – which was triggered by a cold sore – aged just eight years old. When she woke up, Ms Read, from … Read more

EOTB’s Ashley Cain is living his ‘worst nightmare’ as daughter battles leukaemia in hospital

Ashley Cain has shared more details about his life caring for his daughter Azaylia, five months, who is battling a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia in hospital.   The former Ex On The Beach star, 29, took to Instagram on Thursday to do a Q and A, where he spoke about how he was coping … Read more