The cramped space was home to 20 World War One soldiers shielding from the bitterly cold terrain of an Italian mountain. The men, from the Austro-Hungarian army, were engaged in fierce fighting with Italian troops in a battle known as the White War, which ended in November 1918. After the three-and-a-half-year conflict, the men’s wooden … Read more
‘It is all I can do’: Boyfriend of British hiker missing in the Pyrenees restarts his own search as he waits for official mountain rescue operation to resume after it was suspended due to ‘thick snow’ Dan Colegate’s girlfriend Esther Dingley went missing on the Pic de Sauvegarde The 38-year-old said he will continue to … Read more
‘It is all I can do’: Boyfriend of British hiker missing in the Pyrenees restarts his own search as he waits for official mountain rescue operation to resume after it was suspended due to ‘thick snow’ Dan Colegate’s girlfriend Esther Dingley went missing on the Pic de Sauvegarde The 38-year-old said he will continue to … Read more
Black bear chases after a mountain biker speeding downhill in the Montana Rockies in nail-biting footage Black bear was spotted chasing after a mountain biker speeding downhill The hair-raising encounter ends with both of them racing off into woodland Sports company who released the footage say the man did escape the animal The clip was filmed … Read more
I think my cat-nav is broken! Confused moggy follows hikers to the top of a 3,000m Swiss mountain for the third time because it keeps getting lost Hikers were followed to the summit of a 3,073 metre high mountain by a tiny cat in an adorable moment The cat had wandered away from civilization and … Read more
A wildfire is raging on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain, forcing hundreds of students to evacuate on Sunday. Runaway flames set several University of Cape Town buildings ablaze as firefighters used three helicopters to water-bomb the area. More than 100 firefighters were sent to battle the blaze and two were hospitalised for treatment … Read more
Downhill dog! Super-fast French bulldog Marlo races her snowboarding owner down a mountain in Japan Marlo the French bulldog is seen racing down a snowy mountain ski slope Her owner Akira, 41, is seen struggling to pace on a snowboard behind her The footage was recorded on Mount Niseko Annupuri in Hokkaido, Japan By William Cole … Read more
RAF Typhoon pilots smash Isis mountain cave network in Iraq with deadly fusillade of Storm Shadow cruise missiles RAF Typhoon pilots used the Storm Shadow cruise missile for the first time Previously the high-tech weapon system was used by the Tornado GR4 fleet ISIS in Iraq and Syria were also blasted by Hellfire and Paveway … Read more
Victoria Beckham wished her followers a happy Easter on Sunday with a sweet throwback from her childhood. She was seen in a snap shared to Instagram with her sister Louise and brother Christian, stood amid a mountain of chocolate eggs. The trio of Adams children grinned for the camera, with Victoria adding a caption for … Read more
Six genes in Bernese mountain dogs, Rottweilers and golden retrievers increase the risk of a rare and highly aggressive blood cancer, study warns Researchers obtained DNA from blood of 300 dogs covering the three breeds Found a major genetic risk factor for histiocytic sarcoma (HS) on chromosome 2 This is a rare and very aggressive blood cancer … Read more