A wildfire in northern California’s Napa Valley wine country that burned down the Chateau Boswell has more than quadrupled in size overnight to 11,000 acres and thousands of residents awoke to mandatory evacuation orders on Monday. The blaze, since named the Glass Fire, ignited on Sunday 3.50am near Calistoga about 60 miles north of San … Read more
Two thousand people in California‘s Napa Valley wine growing area have been ordered to evacuate their homes, and another 3,000 have been told to prepare to, amid rapidly-spreading wildfires which have destroyed at least one winery. Chateau Boswell, a 40-year-old family-run winery near St Helena, was on fire on Sunday night, as firefighters desperately tried … Read more
A ring of coral islands described as ‘one of the world’s greatest surviving natural treasures’ by Sir David Attenborough, is being destroyed by plastic pollution. During a cleanup programme in 2019 more than 25 tonnes of plastic were removed from the remote atoll of Aldabra, Seychelles – just 5 per cent of the total. This … Read more
The grieving mother of a transgender teenager is launching a legal bid to stop fertility doctors destroying her child’s frozen sperm. Louise Anderson, 45, plans to go to the highest court in Scotland after learning that samples saved by her 16-year-old daughter Ellie, who died suddenly in July, could be thrown out in days. Ellie Anderson, … Read more
Marina restaurant owned by former Premier League star Craig Bellamy is destroyed by fire just days after reopening from lockdown as investigation finds blaze was started accidentally The fire that engulfed The Deck, on Penarth Marina, near Cardiff was an accident Craig Bellamy’s restaurant caught fire on Friday but arson has been ruled out Firefighters … Read more
Kim Kardashian’s pal Jonathan Cheban says ‘idiot’ Mayor Bill de Blasio ‘has destroyed’ NYC and claims ‘I can’t imagine living there again’ By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 01:06 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 01:30 BST, 18 August 2020 Jonathan Cheban wants to sell his apartment in New York City, after his $250,000 watch … Read more
Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed a ‘huge and treacherous wild furnace’ threatened to destroy his house as he rescued ‘precious things’ from inside. The legendary rocker, 73, said the flames came within a mile of his multi-million pound mansion and recording studio in Sunningdale, Surrey, over the weekend. He thanked firefighters for ‘saving our skins’ … Read more
Real Housewives’ Nicole O’Neil shares heartbreaking images of her family’s home in Beirut after it was destroyed in the blast – and reveals her uncle was ‘blown six metres into the air’ By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:08 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 02:43 BST, 6 August 2020 Real Housewives of … Read more
Brides, wedding venues and those working in the industry have been left questioning what the Prime Minister’s announcement today means for their future. Couples getting married from 1st August were due to benefit from easing of restrictions that would allow receptions for up to 30 guests indoors with sit-down meals, as long as the venue … Read more
A sacred ancient ‘solstice’ tree which dates back 500 years and attracts thousands of Druids each year has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Dramatic pictures show the 40ft-high Whiteleaved Oak near Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire engulfed in flames. Believers say the tree – nominated for UK tree of the year in 2014 – … Read more