Giant stork-like dinosaur Spinosaurus that lived in North Africa 100 million years ago fed by snatching fish from the shoreline, study shows Spinosaurus was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs reaching up to 49ft Previous theories suggested they actively hunted prey by swimming in the sea British and American researchers now believe it was more … Read more
In centuries past, the River Thames became London’s sewer as industrial waste, human excrement and even murdered bodies were dumped into its murky waters. But along with the mounds of foul-smelling rubbish which caused the Great Stink of 1858, historical treasures have also sunk to the river’s depths. Simon Bourne, 39, has spent nine years … Read more
Death toll in flooding across France and Italy rises to 12 as six bodies wash up on a shoreline Hundreds of rescue workers searching for up to 20 others who are still thought to be missing after the floods Follows flooding in France’s south-eastern Alpes-Maritimes region and Italy’s Liguria and Piedmont regions Six more bodies … Read more
A gentle paddle to see the castle built by Henry VIII was what we had expected. Instead, my husband, our three teens and I, who have signed up for a two-hour excursion from the Hampshire village of Keyhaven, are battling through high winds on the Solent. We are on paddleboards and it’s a struggle to … Read more