Despite the coronavirus pandemic throwing cold water on fresher’s week and an A-level results day fiasco which initially saw close to 40 per cent of grades marked down, thousands of students are set to start university next month. And even if close to 20,000 students will defer their entry until next September, many will still … Read more
Three massive wildfires as raging in Northern California after they were ignited by more than 13,000 lightning strikes since mid-August, scorching through 1,875 square miles of land and killing seven people. On Monday firefighters had a brief respite from the flames as humidity rose, but the state is still reeling from dozens of blazes including … Read more
Police fear serial killer who targets elderly couples could still be at large after they re-examine two ‘murder-suicides’ A new 179-page report suggests that two cases of murder-suicide in the 1990s may be the work of a serial killer Stephanie Davies, Cheshire’s senior coroner’s officer, claims they were murders The report urges authorities to re-examine … Read more
Police fear serial killer who targets elderly couples could still be at large after they re-examine two ‘murder-suicides’ A new 179-page report suggests that two cases of murder-suicide in the 1990s may be the work of a serial killer Stephanie Davies, Cheshire’s senior coroner’s officer, claims they were murders The report urges authorities to re-examine … Read more
Ethel the runaway emu is found! Errant bird who has been at large for a week now has a new home after Mail’s rescue mission Ethel the emu has been taken to safety after rescue operation by the Mail The 6ft flightless bird has been evading capture for a week in Yorkshire Strawberries lured Ethel into … Read more
A hospital in Gloucester had to be evacuated after it was hit by flash flooding as thunderstorms are expected to batter large parts of the UK today before the heatwave finally eases tomorrow. Part of the hospital’s ceiling was damaged after the region was hit with a torrential downpour and firefighters were forced to pump … Read more
Vitamin D will not protect you from depression: Large study debunks myth that the ‘sunshine supplement’ reduces the risk of mood disorders Previous studies have linked low blood levels of vitamin D with higher risk for depression in middle-age and old age Researchers gave half of a group of 18,000 men and women vitamin D3 … Read more
Little and Large’s final bow: Comedy duo’s last stage show together will be put online four months after Eddie Large died aged 78 from coronavirus The performance was filmed in January last year but has stayed hidden until now Comedy duo appeared at the Bristol Slapstick Festival talking about their lives One joke saw Syd … Read more
Conservation efforts in China designed to protect the giant panda have failed to help the region’s endangered leopards, snow leopards and wolves, study finds Experts examined the large carnivores living in 73 of China’s protected areas They found in most of the regions, such animals had almost entirely disappeared Numbers of leopards, for example, have … Read more
Katie Holmes looks effortlessly chic as she hauls a large antique portrait back to her NYC apartment By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 21:12 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 21:12 BST, 2 August 2020 Katie Holmes proudly carried home a large $225 antique portrait, which originated from the early 1900s, on Friday. As she … Read more