WWII: Wreck off the coast of Malta is confirmed to be missing submarine HMS Urge

The wreck of a submarine sunk off the coast of Malta has finally been verified as the missing HMS Urge which vanished with all hands en route to Alexandria in April 1942. Archaeologists from the University of Malta dove to the wreck twice in April and were able to identify the vessel based on the ‘N17’ … Read more

Train wreck scene constructed on Mission Impossible 7’s set as crew await the arrival of Tom Cruise

Preparations are well underway for a high-adrenaline day of filming on Derbyshire’s Mission Impossible 7 set, with an impressive train wreck scene being constructed on Saturday. The blockbuster’s production team have built an enormous ramp of railway track next to a North Yorkshire Moors cliff edge. Jutting upwards towards the sky at a sharp angle, … Read more

Simon Pegg admits he was ‘a wreck’ filming Mission Impossible III because of alcoholism battle

‘I drank my whole mini-bar’: Simon Pegg admits he was ‘a wreck’ filming Mission Impossible III as he talks about his battle with alcoholism If you need help, call Alcoholics Anonymous free on 0800 9177 650 or email [email protected] By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 09:26 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 6 … Read more

Tories plot to wreck government’s ‘Covid passports’ plan

Boris Johnson is facing a fresh assault on his plan for ‘Covid passports’ to go to the pub today amid claims ministers are trying to strongarm young people into getting vaccinated. The government is putting together a system where the NHS app would be used as proof individuals have had jabs, or been recently tested. … Read more

Tories plot to wreck government’s ‘Covid passports’ plan

Boris Johnson is facing a fresh assault on his plan for ‘Covid passports’ to go to the pub today amid claims ministers are trying to strongarm young people into getting vaccinated. The government is putting together a system where the NHS app would be used as proof individuals have had jabs, or been recently tested. … Read more

Look closer to home to swerve around tech wreck

Size matters. When the share price of Scottish Mortgage, the biggest and best known investment trust, falls by 14 per cent over five days, it is a signal for private investors to take a reality check.  Despite its stolid-sounding name, the £17.2billion trust backs the big names in technology, a strategy that has caused its price … Read more

Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer on quest to find remains of the wreck of the White Ship

Historian Charles Spencer is sending divers to the wreck site of the White Ship, which sank 900 years ago with the only heir of King Henry I on board.  The ship plummeted to the depths of the English Channel on November 25, 1120,  after hitting the notorious submerged Quillebœuf Rock, off the French coast. Carrying … Read more

Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer on quest to find remains of the wreck of the White Ship

Historian Charles Spencer is sending divers to the wreck site of the White Ship, which sank 900 years ago with the only heir of King Henry I on board.  The ship plummeted to the depths of the English Channel on November 25, 1120,  after hitting the notorious submerged Quillebœuf Rock, off the French coast. Carrying … Read more

Stormy weather uncovers mystery wreck off Cornish coast

Stormy weather has uncovered an 18th century shipwreck off the Cornish coast – with experts believing it’s either a French vessel that sank 150 years ago, or a German ship that ran aground in 1886. The remains were discovered off Porth Kidney Sands as wooden chunks of the boar was revealed to passers-by, after combination … Read more

Trump trying to wreck Biden foreign policy by ‘lighting more fires’

Donald Trump has been accused of trying to hamstring Joe Biden before he leaves office by ‘lighting so many foreign policy fires the Democrat won’t be able to put them out.’ The president has ordered thousands of troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq, attacked Chinese tech companies and brokered a colossal arms deal in the … Read more