Durdle Door is eerily quiet – a year after thousands of sun-seekers flocked to spot 

Dorset’s famous Durdle Door beach appeared eerily quiet yesterday – just a year after thousands of sun-seekers flouted social distancing guidelines to flock to the iconic beauty spot. A few stragglers were spotted braving the elements as they descended upon the windswept beach to take in the sea air as temperatures plummeted to 10C and … Read more

Durdle Door is eerily quiet – a year after thousands of sun-seekers flocked to spot 

Dorset’s famous Durdle Door beach appeared eerily quiet yesterday – just a year after thousands of sun-seekers flouted social distancing guidelines to flock to the iconic beauty spot. A few stragglers were spotted braving the elements as they descended upon the windswept beach to take in the sea air as temperatures plummeted to 10C and … Read more

CDC should know if vaccines are safe for young kids, pregnant women this year

Scientists could know just how safe and effective Covid vaccines are for pregnant women and children younger than 12 by the end of the year, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said on Wednesday. Dr Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, said at a Senate hearing that her agency already had reassuring data … Read more

Andy Cohen kisses dog Wacha as they reunite one year after re-homing rescue to ensure son’s safety

He has hosted more reality show reunion shows than he can count. But Andy Cohen likely had his most special reunion yet. The 52-year-old Watch What Happens Live host lovingly kissed his old dog Wacha as they spent time together just one year after he was forced to re-home his beloved rescue pup to ensure … Read more

The stunning winning images of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year contest

These jaw-dropping images drive home what a beautiful, brutal and bizarre world we live in. They are all winning and commended shots in the German Association for Nature Photography (GDT) Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 competition, which saw more than 3,000 entries flood in from 13 countries.  Photography duo Karsten Mosebach and Bernhard Volmer, from Germany, were … Read more

The stunning winning images of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year contest

These jaw-dropping images drive home what a beautiful, brutal and bizarre world we live in. They are all winning and commended shots in the German Association for Nature Photography (GDT) Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 competition, which saw more than 3,000 entries flood in from 13 countries.  Photography duo Karsten Mosebach and Bernhard Volmer, from Germany, were … Read more

Last year methane levels made their biggest jump since scientists began tracking in 1983 

Global levels of the greenhouse gas methane had their biggest spike ever last year, according to researchers in Colorado. Levels of the colorless, odorless gas, which have been steadily rising since 2007, jumped by 14.7 parts per billion in 2020, double the increase from 1983, when records started. Methane is shorter-lived than carbon dioxide, also … Read more

Americans drink 109 bottles of wine or 366 pints of beer every year, report claims

Americans drink 109 bottles of wine or 366 pints of beer every year – and has the fourth highest alcohol dependence rate in the world, report claims… so, take our quiz to find out if YOU drink too much OECD report claims Americans are the 21st biggest drinkers in the world behind most of Europe’s … Read more

Britons drink 120 bottles of wine or 403 pints per year, report claims

Britons drink 120 bottles of wine or 400 pints every year on average but consume less alcohol than the French, Germans and Spaniards, data revealed today. An Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report has called on governments around the world to do more to tackle binge drinking. It claims each Briton drinks roughly … Read more