Bomb squad rush to city centre after magnet fisherman pulls suspected explosive device out of river

Bomb squad rush to city centre as area is evacuated after magnet fisherman pulls suspected explosive device out of river Rusty object believed to be an explosive device pulled from River Aire in Leeds  Large cordon was placed around the area and nearby businesses evacuated  West Yorkshire Police later confirmed ‘shell-like’ object is an old … Read more

Police hunt dwarf who was with woman moments before rapist carried her through city centre

Police hunt dwarf who was with woman moments before rapist picked her up and carried her through busy city centre before attacking her Detectives are pinning their hopes on DNA breakthrough in bid to find rapist Chilling CCTV showed the victim being carried  through Birmingham by suspect Police were told woman had left bar with … Read more

Travellers at centre of a Covid-19 outbreak in Shropshire say they’ve been ‘treated like animals’

Travellers at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak in Shropshire say they have been ‘treated like animals’.  But locals claim some members of the group, who live on a caravan park in the town of Craven Arms, are not self-isolating.  Twenty-three coronavirus cases have been diagnosed on the site and health officials have warned the … Read more

Panic in Liverpool city centre after three people left lying in blood

Panic in Liverpool city centre after police rush to Shankly Hotel after three people hurt in attack left lying in blood on the pavement By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 23:28 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 23:40 BST, 24 July 2020 Police have rushed to Liverpool city centre tonight after three people hurt in … Read more

Coronavirus outbreak at Scottish Covid-19 test and trace call centre ‘leaves seven people ill’

Coronavirus outbreak at Scottish Covid-19 test and trace call centre ‘leaves seven people ill’ One employee said they believed at least seven colleagues had tested positive Measures brought in by North Lanarkshire’s health board to suppress outbreak  The news comes as Scotland recorded 23 new confirmed cases of coronavirus  By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: … Read more

From My Mate Bought A Toaster to Crowdscience, Backlisted and Job Centre: This week’s top podcasts 

From Alex Horne on My Mate Bought A Toaster to Crowdscience, Backlisted and Jacob Hawley’s no-nonsense Job Centre, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 July 2020 My Mate Bought A Toaster  What does your Amazon purchase history say about you? An uncomfortable amount, … Read more

Emergency lockdown in Leicestershire to be lifted this weekend but city centre to stay shut

The local lockdown will be lifted in parts of Leicestershire as soon as this weekend following a review by public health experts, the Government has said. Areas outside of Leicester City and the borough of Oadby and Wigston will align with national lockdown rules in England from Saturday. From July 18 non-essential shops, bars, restaurants … Read more

Covid jobs carnage continues with London’s Southbank Centre planning to shed TWO-THIRDS of staff

London‘s Southbank Centre says it may have to cut two-thirds of its staff because of the coronavirus crisis – as the number of job postings in Britain reached more than a million this week, with a significant increase in job adverts for IT professionals The Southbank, which is the biggest arts complex in Europe, warns … Read more

Horror as female nursery worker dies in ‘tragic accident’ at childcare centre

Horror as female nursery worker dies in ‘tragic accident’ at childcare centre sparking 999 crews to race to scene Police and paramedics rushed to Kiddi Caru in Plympton, Plymouth yesterday Officers probing what happened after she was pronounced dead at the scene  The nursery said it was ‘heartbroken’ by the loss of ‘a well-loved staff … Read more

Mysterious red glow at the centre of the Milky Way caused by highly energised hydrogen

A red glow at the centre of the Milky Way has been detected for the first time and it could help astronomers discover what powers the centre of our spiral galaxy. The red light shines out of an area known as the ‘Tilted Disk’ – named for its orientation – that sits in the central … Read more