Elusive Dumbo octopus filmed in Java Trench 23,000 feet below the ocean surface

Elusive ‘dumbo’ octopus filmed in Java Trench 23,000 feet below the ocean surface, breaking the previous record for deepest octopus sighting ever that was set in 1950 near Barbados  A team of researchers in Java observed a rare ‘dumbo’ octopus The sighting took place at 23,000 feet, the deepest recorded octopus encounter sd  By Michael … Read more

Love Island’s Joe Garratt looks unrecognisable as he shares throwback snaps

Love Island’s Joe Garratt looks unrecognisable as he shares his incredible weight loss transformation in a series of throwback snaps By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 17:56 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 17:57 BST, 29 May 2020 He has been treating fans to regular updates amid the coronavirus lockdown. And Joe Garratt looked unrecognisable in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Firms must pay some furlough costs from August

Rishi Sunak tonight announced that furloughed staff will be allowed to return to work on a part-time basis from July – a month earlier than originally planned.  The Chancellor said firms will soon be able to take advantage of what he described as ‘flexible furlough’ which will enable employees to return as long as companies … Read more

Minneapolis looks like a war zone following third day of George Floyd riots

Minneapolis was left in ruins on Friday with dozens of businesses looted or destroyed after rioting broke out for the third consecutive night in the city and protests erupted across America over the death of George Floyd.   Shocking photos show devastating aftermath of Thursday night’s riots where cheering demonstrators torched the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct … Read more

NASA-SpaceX launch has just a 50 percent chance of liftoff for Saturday and could be moved to Sunday

NASA and Elon Musk‘s SpaceX will once again attempt to make history Saturday by launching astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from US soil to the International Space Station. Spectators from around the world were disappointed Wednesday when the initial launch was scrubbed with just minutes on the countdown due to poor weather conditions. ‘Launch … Read more

Coronavirus England: Hot weather to test weekend lockdown

The UK Government is holding its breath this evening ahead of a weekend when temperatures are expected to hit 80F as Downing Street insisted England must wait until Monday for lockdown rules to be loosened.  Boris Johnson yesterday set out a significant easing of restrictions which will enable up to half a dozen people from … Read more

Russian jets ‘intercept’ American bombers over the Black Sea

Russian jets intercepted American strategic bombers as they flew over the neutral waters of the Black Sea today, reports claim. Video circulating online purports to show a Russian fighter plane approaching one of two US B1-B Lancer aircraft.  Russian Su-27 and Su-30 planes were used in the mission according to Moscow officials. After the Russian … Read more

An Inspector Calls… A review of Beechfield House in Wiltshire

An Inspector Calls… at Beechfield House in Wiltshire, which has a swimming pool and rooms with grand four-poster beds – but the dining room was ‘bleak’ with an ‘odd smell’ Beechfield House in Wiltshire features 19th-century Italianate architecture  The Inspector was impressed with the ‘tasty’ food and honesty of his waiter But the dining room lost … Read more

Women who suffer the tragedy of stillbirth are four times more likely to develop Lupus in later life

Women who suffer the tragedy of stillbirth are four times more likely to develop Lupus in later life, study finds Experts analysed the outcomes of more than 100,000 recorded pregnancies They found an association between stillbirths and connective tissue disorders However, the team noted that the correlation with Lupus was the strongest The first detectable signs … Read more