Pilot dies fighting California wildfires that have burned more than 300,000 acres across state

A pilot has reportedly been killed in a helicopter crash while fighting wildfires in central California.   Cal Fire said the chopper crashed on Wednesday morning during a water dropping mission over the Hills Fire in western Fresno County, about nine miles south of Coalinga.    The pilot of the Bell UH-1H helicopter was the only person … Read more

The world’s largest cashew tree covers two acres of a park in Brazil and looks like a mini forest

Nuts! Behold the world’s largest cashew tree, which covers two acres and looks like a mini FOREST (and it’s still growing) The tree, located in a park next to an urban beach in Brazil, is a major draw for Instagramming tourists It is the size of 70 regular cashew trees, with some of its limbs … Read more

Man of the people? New Labour leader Sir Keir owns seven acres of land in Surrey worth up to £10m 

Man of the people? New Labour leader Sir Keir owns seven acres of land in Surrey worth up to £10m  Sir Keir Starmer owns seven acres of land that could be worth up to £10 million The property is on a green belt next to the Surrey home where he grew up  The leader’s spokesman … Read more

Green Acres star Tom Lester dies at age 81 following battle with Parkinson’s disease

Green Acres star Tom Lester dies at age 81 following battle with Parkinson’s disease By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 19:46 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 19:46 BST, 20 April 2020 Green Acres star Tom Lester has passed away at age 81 after suffering complications from Parkinson’s disease.  The actor died at the Nashville … Read more

Huge swarms of locusts rip through 500,000 acres of crops in Ethiopia

Billions of locusts have laid waste to 500,000 acres of Ethiopian cropland and unleashed a food crisis.  A United Nations report found that the devastation caused by the swarms have left millions of citizens in need of emergency food aid.     The findings from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, which recently concluded a joint assessment … Read more