Don’t use word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports

Don’t use the word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports, police are told Police told stop describing people from China and South East Asia as ‘Oriental’  Guidance issued by Home Office excludes the term from a list of categories Sarah Owen, first female MP of Chinese descent, said … Read more

Don’t use word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports

Don’t use the word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports, police are told Police told stop describing people from China and South East Asia as ‘Oriental’  Guidance issued by Home Office excludes the term from a list of categories Sarah Owen, first female MP of Chinese descent, said … Read more

Man, 39, arrested after woman stabbed to death inside block of flats in south-east London 

Man, 39, is arrested for murder after woman is stabbed to death at block of flats in south-east London Police were called just after 2.15am today and found a seriously injured woman  She was in a block of flats in Greenwich, south-east London with stab wounds A man, 39, has been arrested for murder after … Read more

Man, 39, arrested after woman stabbed to death inside block of flats in south-east London 

Man, 39, is arrested for murder after woman is stabbed to death at block of flats in south-east London Police were called just after 2.15am today and found a seriously injured woman  She was in a block of flats in Greenwich, south-east London with stab wounds A man, 39, has been arrested for murder after … Read more

Snow could fall TODAY in London, Wales and parts of south-east

Snow could fall TODAY in London, Wales and parts of south-east England as yellow ice warning brings dangerous conditions for motorists The Met Office has placed yellow warning across parts of central Scotland and the Highlands for today Rural communities in Scotland may become cut off, with power cuts and disruption to transport services Torrential … Read more

Prehistoric worm that leapt from the seabed unearthed in southeast Asia

A giant prehistoric worm that leapt from tunnels in the seabed and could slice fish in half, according to a new study.  Researchers found large, L-shaped burrows from layers of seafloor dating back to the Miocene period (23 million to 5.3 million years ago) of northeast Taiwan. These burrows are trace fossils – geological records of … Read more

Invasive dog-size lizards are invading the southeast US months after its first sightings in Florida 

Because 2020 hasn’t unleashed enough horrors, giant lizards from Argentina are invading the southern United States. The black-and-white tegu, which can grow up to four feet long, has long been spotted in Florida, with accounts of its presence in Georgia cropping up in May.  Now the dog-sized reptiles have been reported in South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, … Read more

Sahara turned from grassland to wasteland 4,000 years ago triggering a megadrought in Southeast Asia

Sahara turned from lush green grassland to a barren wasteland just 4,000 years ago and triggered a megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia for 1,000 years Researchers reconstructed the past climate using evidence from caves in Laos They combined this with models to simulate the effects of the Sahara drying up     The rise in airborne dust … Read more

Sahara turned from grassland to wasteland 4,000 years ago triggering a megadrought in Southeast Asia

Sahara turned from lush green grassland to a barren wasteland 4,000 years ago and triggered a megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia for 1,000 years Researchers reconstructed the past climate using evidence from caves in Laos They combined this with models to simulate the effects of the Sahara drying up     The rise in airborne dust cooled … Read more

Flash flooding damages buildings and shuts roads across southeast England

Flash flooding has left buildings damaged and major highways closed in southeast England after black thunderclouds swept across the channel this morning.  The M11 northbound was forced to close between Junction 7 and the exit for Stansted Airport when heavy rainfall caused water to gush onto the road, while a sudden downpour flooded the centre … Read more