More than 100,000 worshippers attended the Lag B’Omer festival in Israel despite reports from 2008 and 2011 warning it posed a ‘danger to human life’ and that the capacity shouldn’t exceed 15,000. Ex-comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, who wrote a report from 13 years ago, said safety features were lacking in preventing overcrowding and that the site … Read more
The victims of the Lag B’Omer festival stampede have begun to be identified as Israel comes to terms with one of the worst peace-time disasters in the country’s history. Among those killed were two pairs of brothers: Yosef and Moshe Elhadad, 18 and 12, and Moshe and Joshua Englander, aged 14 and 9; Shraga Gestetner, … Read more
Tourists get the experience of a lifetime as pod of ONE THOUSAND dolphins ‘stampede’ alongside their boat off California The spectacle took place off the coast of Dana Point, California, on March 14 Footage shared by the Dana Point Whale Watching group shows as the group race alongside one another, coming in and out of … Read more
Tourists get the experience of a lifetime as pod of ONE THOUSAND dolphins ‘stampede’ alongside their boat off California The spectacle took place off the coast of Dana Point, California, on March 14 Footage shared by the Dana Point Whale Watching group shows as the group race alongside one another, coming in and out of … Read more
Brits ‘stampede’ away from self-employment with only a THIRD saying they want to continue their work status because of impact of Covid crisis on their pay A third of self-employed workers want to continue with their work status Half of those surveyed lost between 60 per cent and 100 per cent of income Three out … Read more
Stampede to beat the cap on lavish payoffs: Public sector limit on golden goodbyes caused a rush of workers keen to leave on six-figure handouts 1,000 staff in government departments received exit payments above £95,000 The cap was introduced after a Daily Mail and TaxPayers’ Alliance investigation The Mail revealed how bosses were being paid … Read more
Stampede to beat the cap on lavish payoffs: Public sector limit on golden goodbyes caused a rush of workers keen to leave on six-figure handouts 1,000 staff in government departments received exit payments above £95,000 The cap was introduced after a Daily Mail and TaxPayers’ Alliance investigation The Mail revealed how bosses were being paid … Read more
Tourists in Yellowstone National Park caused a dangerous stampede by getting too close to a herd of bison. The giant creatures were caught on video approaching a river before breaking into a stampede that kicked up dust and threatened to steamroll right over bystanders. A witness said tourists kept inching closer to the herd, despite … Read more
Britons living in beauty spots across the country are bracing for a fresh stampede of revellers as a major ‘African heat flare’ is set to roast the country during a ten-day heatwave. Tourists are expected to flock back to beaches across the country as temperatures up to 91F (33C) sweep in from central Europe by … Read more
Beauty spot residents are bracing for a fresh stampede of revellers as a major ‘African heat flare’ is set to roast Britain in a ten-day heatwave. Tourists are expected to flock back to beaches across the country as temperatures up to 91F (33C) sweep in from central Europe by the end of the week – … Read more