A £4 million treasure trove of more than 60,000 items amassed by Britain’s biggest ever hoarder has been discovered crammed into a terraced house, a rental flat, two garages and 24 wheelie bins. Most of the enormous collection, that was stacked floor to ceiling in every room of the three-bedroom property in Nottingham, consisted of … Read more
SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, evolved after several different coronaviruses merged into one, a study has found. Scientists came to the conclusion while trying to understand the evolutionary history of the coronavirus in a bid to help make a vaccine. High-resolution images reveal the spike on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 is 97 per cent … Read more
A miniature lizard which roamed what is now Madagascar around 240million years ago has been discovered by researchers who say it was just four inches (10cm) tall. This minuscule creature is believed to be an ancestor of much larger dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Named Kongonaphon kely – or ‘tiny bug slayer’- it was smaller than a … Read more
The cherry (picker) on top! Family hires aerial platform so they can see their relative – who lives in a fourth-floor flat – on her 100th birthday Bob Beauchamp and family rented cherry picker to mark a relative’s birthday Winifred Cleaver would have spent her 100th birthday alone were it not for idea They delivered … Read more
Great-great-grandson of Titanic victim Benjamin Guggenheim sees staterooms 12,500ft down where his mining tycoon ancestor drowned after donning evening dress ‘to go down like a gentleman’ Benjamin Guggenheim, 46, was last seen sipping brandy on the sinking ship Ancestor Sindbad Rumney-Guggenheim viewed the wreck through a laptop Moment was filmed for National Geographic documentary Back … Read more
Great-great-grandson of Titanic victim Benjamin Guggenheim sees staterooms 12,500ft down where his mining tycoon ancestor drowned after donning evening dress ‘to go down like a gentleman’ Benjamin Guggenheim, 46, was last seen sipping brandy on the sinking ship Ancestor Sindbad Rumney-Guggenheim viewed the wreck through a laptop Moment was filmed for National Geographic documentary Back … Read more
Gogglebox star Sandra Martin suffers fresh heartache as fifth relative passes away… just days after revealing four died from COVID-19 By Rianne Addo and Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 22:01 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 2 April 2020 TV personality Sandra Martin has revealed she’s lost another relative, just days after announcing … Read more