Life expectancy plunges across Europe with England, Spain, Italy and Belgium seeing their average drop by more than a year in 2020 amid Covid pandemic Biggest drop in life expectancy was in Spain, with a loss of 1.6 years from 2019 Denmark and Finland were the only states to see a rise in the statistic … Read more
Shocking moment five-year-old boy plunges from 12th-storey apartment window but SURVIVES after landing face-first in thick snow CCTV footage shows the boy fall and land face first in snow in Russia He was admitted to hospital and is now stable after having three operations Young boy is believed to have been home alone when he … Read more
BASE jumper plunges to his death from a 14th floor balcony at a Florida hotel after his parachute failed to open in time A man, believed to be in his 20s, died after BASE jumping from a hotel balcony Police said his parachute didn’t open in time after jumping from the 14th floor Officers called … Read more
Norwegian ‘surge’ plunges parts of Britain into sub-zero temperatures as mercury dips as low as -8C in Scotland with widespread frost A 500-mile wide ‘Scandinavian surge’ will see temperatures colder than Iceland across Britain this weekend Most areas in the UK will stay dry with cold air arriving from northern Norway causing temperatures to drop … Read more
Moment dog owner plunges into his freezing swimming pool to rescue pet who fell through the ice Dan Holmes of Southlake, Texas, was trying to cope with snowfalls at his house His dog Christi, an Australian shepherd was frolicking outside in the deep snow The dog made its way onto the frozen surface of the … Read more
ICE try, lads! Moment daredevil biker trying to cross frozen lake plunges into waters when surface gives way then another rider falls in while trying to save him… but friend hauls them out Max Adami and his friends were riding across the frozen Lake Marokánka Mr Adami falls through the ice with his bike and … Read more
Biker plunges into frozen lake when surface gives way and another rider falls in trying to save him… but friend hauls them both out Max Adami and his friends were riding across the frozen Lake Marokánka Mr Adami falls through the ice with his bike and sinks below the surface His friend Vojtěch Bláha also fell … Read more
Britain is facing a double-dip recession as grim figures showed business activity plunging into the red again this month. Closely-watched PMI data for the private sector showed a reading of 40.6 so far in January – with anything below 50 pointing to a contraction. It was significantly worse than the expectations of analysts, who had predicted … Read more
‘If you’ve printed out an itinerary, throw it away,’ says Adam, the trip leader of Oceanwide Expeditions’ Hondius ship, as we gather for a briefing en route to the world’s largest desert – Antarctica. The initial plan for the ten-day expedition has changed, he says, and now we’ll venture below the Antarctic Circle, something that … Read more
The new lockdown in England at a glance England will be put into a full national lockdown that will last until the February half term. All primary and secondary schools will close with immediate effect Classes will remain only for vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers. The plan is for them to reopen … Read more