Man, 33, is savaged by a crocodile while snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef

Snorkeller, 33, is bitten on the HEAD by a crocodile off the Great Barrier Reef – but somehow survives A man has been attacked by a crocodile at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef The 33-year-old suffered head and neck injuries in the attack at Anchor Bay Royal Flying Doctors Service flew the victim … Read more

Sainsbury’s security guard crashes to the ground after trying to leap on top of a plastic barrier

Bored at work? Painful moment Sainsbury’s security guard crashes to the ground after trying to leap on top of a plastic barrier outside store A Sainsbury’s security guard had a painful run in with a plastic barrier He attempts to clear a jump but ends up flipping backwards onto his head The video has been watched … Read more

Eat Out to Help Out scheme is set to smash 80million-meal barrier tonight at £400m cost to taxpayer

The Eat Out to Help Out scheme is set to smash through the 80 million-meal barrier tonight at a £400 million cost to the taxpayer on the last night of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s scheme. Diners have endured three hour queues for their final 50% discounts of up to £10 per head which have been offered … Read more

Daryl Braithwaite, 71, breaks age barrier as he lands in the Australian music charts with new single

He’s still got it! Daryl Braithwaite, 71, breaks the age barrier on Australian radio charts with his first single release in seven years By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:18 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 06:18 BST, 2 August 2020 Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite has been enjoying a career renaissance thanks to … Read more

Invisible barrier is enough to stop kids cheating during exams

An imaginary barrier cast with a toy wand is enough to stop children from cheating during exams, a new study shows. In experiments, psychologists demonstrated that a theoretical line was enough to prevent kids from sneaking a look at answers to a maths test on an adjacent table.   Researchers tested hundreds of children in several … Read more

Police chase ends with two men in their 20s dead after their car ploughs into road barrier

Police chase ends with two men in their 20s dead after their car ploughs into road barrier Two men have died following police chase in in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, today The car was being pursued by a police vehicle and crashed into road barrier Independent Office for Police Conduct has today begun an investigation   By Bhvishya … Read more

Mother elephant gives her calf a helpful shove as it struggles to climb over roadside barrier

Jumbo effort! Mother elephant gives her calf a helpful shove as it struggles to climb over roadside barrier Footage shows elephants climbing over barrier in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India Two of the elephants make it over the barrier but the youngest struggles  The mother uses her trunk to help hoist the youngest over the concrete … Read more

Probitoic bacteria could save the Great Barrier Reef’s coral

Feeding coral reefs a dose of ‘good’ probiotic bacteria helps them tolerate rising ocean temperatures, new research shows. Scientists say they’ve proved for the first time that feeding corals beneficial probiotics increases their overall health and improves their chances of survival during heat stress. In lab tests, corals that were fed beneficial microorganisms – much like … Read more

The story of Octopussy which broke the 50-knot barrier and became world’s fastest superyacht

They said it was ‘the superyacht that couldn’t be built’. When American entrepreneur John Staluppi decided in the early 1980s that he wanted the fastest superyacht in the world – one that could break the 50knot (57.5mph) barrier – every boatyard told him it couldn’t be done. Every boatyard except Heesen Yachts in the Netherlands. … Read more