Brits are spending THOUSANDS on ‘wall fires’ adapting to Tier 2 rules

The government’s Tier 2 lockdown restrictions have already seen Britons snapping up pub-style patio heaters ahead of a winter of outdoor entertaining.  Now, according to The Sunday Times, well-heeled souls determined to keep partying have turned their attentions to trendy £3,000 outdoor ‘wall fires’, after patio heaters and fire-pits began selling out.   Residents currently living in … Read more

Brits are spending THOUSANDS on ‘wall fires’ adapting to Tier 2 rules

The government’s Tier 2 lockdown restrictions have already seen Britons snapping up pub-style patio heaters ahead of a winter of outdoor entertaining.  Now, according to The Sunday Times, well-heeled souls determined to keep partying have turned their attentions to trendy £3,000 outdoor ‘wall fires’, after patio heaters and fire-pits began selling out.   Residents currently living in … Read more

Satellite image shows smoke billowing from raging fires on Kilimanjaro

Satellite image shows smoke billowing from raging fires on Kilimanjaro as battle against blaze ’caused by climbers’ food being heated’ enters third day on Africa’s tallest mountain Smoke was swirling near the summit of the 19,341ft Tanzanian mountain today Other images showed the slopes ablaze at twilight and vegetation being charred Hundreds of people including … Read more

Mountain lion cub is rescued from the California fires and looked after by vets

Firefighters in California rescued an orphaned mountain lion cub last month that was burned as a result of the Zogg Wildfire and required medical attention at a local zoo.  Captain Cal, named after Cal Fire’s mascot, was discovered on September 30 in an area that the fire had blazed through.  He is believed to only … Read more

Mountain lion cub is rescued from the California fires and looked after by vets

Firefighters in California rescued an orphaned mountain lion cub last month that was burned as a result of the Zogg Wildfire and required medical attention at a local zoo.  Captain Cal, named after Cal Fire’s mascot, was discovered on September 30 in an area that the fire had blazed through. He is believed to only … Read more

Smart plugs open to hackers and can start fires, Which? says 

Smart plugs risk exposing sensitive data to hackers or creating a serious fire risk in the home, an investigation by consumer champions Which? has found. Internet-connected ‘smart’ plugs let users turn standard appliances on and off remotely via an app on their smartphone.  But smart plug makers like TP-Link, Hive and Hictkon all have products open … Read more

George Clooney fires back at Kentucky Attorney General after Breonna Taylor grand jury verdict

Celebrities reacted with outrage to a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to indict only one of the police officers being investigated for their roles in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. And as the messages poured in, Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron was quick to dismiss critics as ‘celebrities, influencers and activists who [have] never lived in Kentucky’ … Read more

Donald Trump calls on forest management for fires Gavin Newsom tells him climate change is real 

President Donald Trump pushed for aggressive forest management to combat the wildfires on the West Coast Monday but California Gov. Gavin Newsom told him climate change is real and behind the destructive blazes. ‘There has to be good strong forest management. So hopefully they’ll start doing that,’ Trump said when he landed in Sacramento. He … Read more

Donald Trump calls on forest management for fires Gavin Newsom tells him climate change is real 

President Donald Trump pushed for aggressive forest management to combat the wildfires on the West Coast Monday but California Gov. Gavin Newsom told him climate change is real and behind the destructive blazes. ‘There has to be good strong forest management. So hopefully they’ll start doing that,’ Trump said when he landed in Sacramento. He … Read more

Three dead in California bear fire and two in Oregon as more than 200 major fires continue to burn

At least seven people are dead including a 12-year-old boy and his grandmother as 200 wildfires continue to rage across California, Oregon and Washington after already decimating an area the size of Connecticut. Wyatt Tofte and his grandmother Peggy Mosso, died in a blaze in the Santiam Valley community of Lyons, about 50 miles south … Read more