People save cat: Stray dangling from a utility pole is saved by onlookers

Stray cat dangling from a utility pole is saved after quick-thinking onlookers hold a plastic sheet to catch it Dramatic footage shows the ginger cat kicking its legs helplessly in mid-air It was dangling from the wire after climbing onto the utility pole and got stuck A group of kind-hearted pedestrians rushed to the feline’s … Read more

‘Money box’ junctions: Stray into one and face £130 fine

WATCH OUT! ‘Money box’ junctions that fleece drivers are spreading across Britain: Stray into one by mistake and you face being slapped with a £130 fine By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 12 September 2020 The latest weapon used by councils to fleece motorists … Read more

Husband is left paralyzed after being hit by stray bullet while walking with wife in Brooklyn

An innocent bystander who was shot in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Wednesday will likely never walk again after a bullet struck his spine while he walked with his wife to buy toothpaste from a nearby store. The tragic shooting is one of several incidents of gun violence in New York City, where homicides surged … Read more

Husband is left paralyzed after being hit by stray bullet while walking with wife in Brooklyn

An innocent bystander who was shot in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Wednesday will likely never walk again after a bullet struck his spine while he walked with his wife to buy toothpaste from a nearby store. The tragic shooting is one of several incidents of gun violence in New York City, where homicides surged … Read more

New wearable device is launched to alert employees if they stray too close to colleagues

Back to work with a ‘Bump’: Wearable device will alert employees if they stray too close to colleagues Robotics firm Tharsus has developed wearable social distancing technology Their ‘Bump’ devices are designed to keep staff aware of other wearers’ locations Data would be encrypted and limited to times during interactions to allay fears over employees … Read more

Stray dogs may be the ‘intermediary animal’ that spread coronavirus from bats to humans

Stray dogs may have been the ‘intermediary animal’ that spread coronavirus from bats to humans — rather than pangolins, as previously thought — a study claimed.  Understanding how coronavirus came to infect humans is vital for discerning how the virus works — and for concocting vaccines and treatments to stop its spread. Canadian researchers who analysed … Read more