Secretive Chinese tech firm Tencent’s foot-tall robot on wheels can leap chasms, somersault and even bring you a latte Ollie is Tencent’s first bipedal robot, using wheels instead of feet In a promo video, the bot takes stairs, sloped terrain and even a climbs a wrecking ball without stumbling Ollie flips 360 degrees to bridge … Read more
Ten adorable ducklings had to make a five-foot leap of faith to the ground after being born in a hanging basket, where their mother had made a nest. Staff at van conversion company Fleetshields in Colchester, Essex, had a pleasant surprise after watching ten ducklings hatch in a wall-mounted flower basket. A mallard duck made a … Read more
Ten adorable ducklings had to make a five-foot leap of faith to the ground after being born in a hanging basket, where their mother had made a nest. Staff at van conversion company Fleetshields in Colchester, Essex, had a pleasant surprise after watching ten ducklings hatch in a wall-mounted flower basket. A mallard duck made a … Read more
That cat really must have nine lives! Feline makes death-defying leap from fifth floor of burning Chicago building before calmly walking away Cat survived leap from the fifth floor of a burning building unscathed Video was posted on social media by Chicago Fire Department on Thursday The fire-fleeing feline missed a wall as it came … Read more
The fundamental rules when buying a home have always been to check the building and its location thoroughly and make several visits before signing on the dotted line. Yet in today’s property market that kind of safety-first thinking is a thing of the past. ‘Buying unseen is the most dramatic Covid-driven property trend we’ve seen,’ … Read more
The fundamental rules when buying a home have always been to check the building and its location thoroughly and make several visits before signing on the dotted line. Yet in today’s property market that kind of safety-first thinking is a thing of the past. ‘Buying unseen is the most dramatic Covid-driven property trend we’ve seen,’ … Read more
Boy rescues lamb trapped in a drainage ditch…. only for it to leap straight back in Mother Azieva Radima, from Grozny, Russia, watches son free the trapped lamb Young boy pulls the lamb out of the narrow ditch and watches it flee the scene Just seconds later, the animal accidentally leaps straight back into the hole … Read more
The steep hills, sharp cliffs and rocky terrain of the volcanic Canary Islands are tricky to negotiate at speed. But not for enthusiasts of the indigenous folk sport known as Salto del pastor, or ‘shepherd’s leap’. They speed up journeys across uneven terrain by pole-vaulting across it using a wooden stick or lance. The folk … Read more
Housing transactions jumped a quarter in February in what has been described as a show of ‘remarkable resilience’ in the market. There was a huge 23 per cent increase in transactions between January and February, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, official figures show. In total, there were 147,050 homes bought or sold in February 2021, according … Read more
Meghan Markle’s American friends have orchestrated a fightback today against Buckingham Palace as the Sussexes’ row caused a transatlantic rift ahead of the bombshell Oprah interview. Meghan’s supporters in the media as well as colleagues from her time on Suits have backed her in the bullying row with the hit show’s executive producer Jon Cowan … Read more