Ancient asteroid impacts ‘created the building blocks of life’ on Earth

Asteroids colliding with the Earth four billion years ago created the building blocks of life on our planet and possibly even on ancient Mars, a new study claims.  Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan recreated the conditions present in seabed craters made by the space rocks crashing into the young Earth. The team say these … Read more

Terrifying moment free runner slides and leaps down the side of an 11-story building in Texas 

Terrifying moment free runner slides and leaps down the side of an 11-story building in Texas A parkour coach slides down the side of a high-rise building in Southlake, Texas The terrifying footage shows  Michael Franko jump and slide down each level  He gets to the bottom of the building safely after enjoying his ‘adrenaline rush’  By Jordan … Read more

White man kicked out of office building after threatening to call the police on black businessmen

A white venture capitalist who threatened to call 911 on a group of African American entrepreneurs working out in a Minneapolis gym has had his office lease terminated. Tom Austin, the managing partner of F2 Group, was filmed challenging the men inside the Mozaic East building, in Uptown, on Tuesday night, telling them ‘I’m a … Read more

White man kicked out of office building after threatening to call the police on black businessmen

A white venture capitalist who threatened to call 911 on a group of African American entrepreneurs working out in a Minneapolis gym has had his office lease terminated. Tom Austin, the managing partner of F2 Group, was filmed challenging the men inside the Mozaic East building, in Uptown, on Tuesday night, telling them ‘I’m a … Read more

Queen upsets the locals at Sandringham by building half-mile ‘eyesore’ earth bank

 Her Royal Highness (pictured last May), 94, had the 1,000m kerb erected at the royal estate near King’s Lynn, Norfolk The Queen has upset locals at Sandringham by building a half-mile ‘eyesore’ earth bank to stop cars parking on the roadside. Her Royal Highness, 94, had the 1,000m kerb erected at the royal estate near … Read more

Eleven firefighters injured and building ablaze after massive explosion in downtown LA

An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run for their lives when a ball of flame shot out the building that was so intense it scorched a fire parked truck … Read more

Eleven firefighters injured and building ablaze after massive explosion in downtown LA

An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run for their lives when a ball of flame shot out the building that was so intense it scorched a fire parked truck … Read more

Facebook building a 23,000-mile undersea cable to bring internet to Africa and the Middle East 

Facebook building a 23,000-mile-long undersea cable to bring high speed internet to 23 poorly served countries in Africa and the Middle East The social media giant aims to increase internet access in Africa with new cable The 23,000-mile cable will circle the continent and triple its network capacity It will reportedly cost $1billion, though Facebook … Read more

They’ll slash your savings rates… but how many building society fat cats will cut THEIR pay?

For nearly 250 years, building societies have played an important part in maintaining the financial fabric of communities up and down the country. Providing loans for home buyers and a safe place for savers to squirrel away their hard-earned cash. Although their numbers have shrunk dramatically over the years, the stoic 43 that remain continue … Read more

Amazon is building a lab to test employees for coronavirus

Americans are increasingly being spotted wearing face masks in public amid the coronavirus pandemic, as are people are around the globe. Soon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may advise all Americans to cover their faces when they leave the house, the Washington Post reported.   The agency is weighing that recommendation after initially … Read more