After mankind has left: Abandoned buildings around the world now teeming with plant-life after being reclaimed by nature These incredible pictures feature an abandoned ballroom in Germany being overtaken by ferns and a desolate manor house in Taiwan covered by trees The beautiful yet crumbling locations left by their human inhabitants have been reclaimed by … Read more
Newborn baby boy is found abandoned in Birmingham park – as ‘extremely concerned’ police launch urgent hunt for his missing mother Newborn baby boy has been found wrapped in a blanket in a Birmingham park It is not known when or where the baby was born but police are investigating An urgent hunt has been … Read more
Hair OFF the dog! Before and after photos reveal rescue terrier-cross Frankie’s incredible transformation after being abandoned by owner Frankie the terrier cross was rescued by the RSPCA in North Yorkshire in August The four-year-olds was filthy and covered in tight, knotted matts of fur He was found abandoned with another dog in Sowerby Bridge … Read more
Natalie Ceeney, the country’s leading authority on the damage done to communities when banks and cash machines close, says the Government and regulator have just ‘months left’ to introduce rules that will safeguard nationwide access to cash. Failure to act swiftly, she says, will leave hundreds of communities up and down the country facing an … Read more
The heartbreaking moment a crying migrant child approached a U.S. Border Patrol officer near the Mexico-United States border in Texas and asked for help has been captured on video. The boy can be seen walking towards the Border Patrol agent and asking for assistance because he had ben dumped near the Rio Grande. ‘It’s that I was coming … Read more
A German Shepherd who nearly drowned after her owners tied her to a rock and threw her in the river has found a new home after months of recovering at an animal centre. Bella, 11, was rescued from the River Trent in January last year by passer-by Jane Harper who saw her flailing in the … Read more
When it was launched to great fanfare in 2006, investors were promised the new $1.6 billion Indian Ridge Resort Community in the Ozarks region of Missouri would feature a shopping mall, a 390-room hotel and the country’s second-largest indoor water park – and dozens of enormous, castle-like townhouses. But 15 years later, the 900-acre development … Read more
Urban explorer, 22, plunged 20 feet to his death when he fell through roof of abandoned dairy building, inquest hears Ethan Bonnar, 22, suffered a traumatic brain injury after the fall in Totnes, Devon He had been reported missing but was found a day later in the disused building Student loved climbing and exploring abandoned … Read more
Oldest surviving inhabitant from remote Scottish island that was abandoned in 1962 after once thriving community dwindled to just 12 celebrates turning 100 Jean Robertson, who now lives in Thurso, was born on island of Stroma in 1921 Said secret to longevity included ‘watching quiz shows and doing crosswords’ The abandoned island of Stroma is located … Read more
The theory that Covid-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab has been abandoned by WHO experts investigating the origins of the pandemic, a Chinese scientist says. The joint WHO-Beijing panel is due to issue its politically sensitive report next week following a visit to Wuhan in January and February which raised further questions about China‘s transparency. … Read more