Terrifying moment rampaging bear chases cars and tries to climb into a moving truck on forest road in India – days after two villagers were mauled to death Incident happened on an empty road cutting through forest in Ambikapur, India The best would not give up as it tried to attache itself onto the wheel … Read more
A farmer plagued by a fly-tipper who dumped 421 tyres on his land got his own back – after placing them in a truck and depositing them back on HIS doorstep. The rubbish had been abandoned on Stuart Baldwin’s farm in Wigan but the act was caught on CCTV. Stuart, 56, turned detective and tracked … Read more
Return to sender: Moment tables are turned on fly-tipper who dumped 400 tyres in countryside… when landowner uses tipper truck to pile them on his front lawn Gary Rothwell had more than 400 tyres left on his land in Haydock, Liverpool He posted a video on August 13 dumping tyres at the alleged fly tipper’s … Read more
Firefighters dodge flaming tyre as explodes and flies off a burning crane in dramatic footage Three firefighters were injured in the accident in Kozlany, Czech Republic The flaming tyre narrowly missed the firefighters and hits a nearby building It took forty minutes to tackle the blaze caused by a technical fault on July 30 By … Read more
Old tyres and building rubble could be used to make sustainable roads while recycling waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, researchers have claimed. Developed by researchers from Australia, the new road-covering material is the first to combine rubble and rubber in a mix optimised to meet road safety standards. The recycled blend, designed … Read more
How we pay for consumables has diversified in recent decades, from monthly fees for mobile phone contracts to TV streaming services such as Netflix. And now you can pay a monthly subscription for an unlikely product – the tyres on your car. Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone and garage network ETB Autocentres have launched an ‘all-inclusive monthly … Read more
Microplastic particles shed by car wheels and brake pads are being transported through the atmosphere to the Artic and could hasten melting of the ice caps About 140,000 tons of microplastics from tyres enter the oceans each year About 48,000 tons of plastics find their way to remote snow and ice regions When it hits … Read more
West Ham striker Michail Antonio appeals for help in tracking down cyclist caught on CCTV slashing car tyres after his vehicle was targeted by vandal in east London Michail Antonio, 30, posts video of cyclist appearing to slash tyres on Instagram The £70,000-a-week star claims one of his vehicles was targeted in Wapping The incident … Read more
West Ham striker Michail Antonio appeals for help in tracking down cyclist caught on CCTV slashing car tyres after his vehicle was targeted by vandal in east London Michail Antonio, 30, posts video of cyclist appearing to slash tyres on Instagram The £70,000-a-week star claims one of his vehicles was targeted in Wapping The incident … Read more
Microplastics shed from tyres are a major source of river and ocean pollution, UK government-backed study finds Researchers from Plymouth studied the sources and transport of microplastics These tiny polluting particles have been found in oceans and waterways globally Tyres now join plastic bags, clothes and cosmetic microbeads as key sources The findings may help the … Read more