Satellite image shows smoke billowing from raging fires on Kilimanjaro as battle against blaze on Africa’s tallest mountain enters third day Smoke was swirling near the summit of the 19,341ft Tanzanian mountain today Other images showed the slopes ablaze at twilight and vegetation being charred Hundreds of people including volunteers were trying to contain the … Read more
Shane Warne was noticeably left out of ex-wife Simone’s ‘family’ tribute to their daughter Summer on her 19th birthday, on Monday. And the famous spin king, 51, appeared to return fire while wishing his lookalike daughter a ‘happy birthday’ over on his own Instagram account. Shane, who shares his three children – Brooke, 24, Jackson, … Read more
Firefighters in California rescued an orphaned mountain lion cub last month that was burned as a result of the Zogg Wildfire and required medical attention at a local zoo. Captain Cal, named after Cal Fire’s mascot, was discovered on September 30 in an area that the fire had blazed through. He is believed to only … Read more
Smart plugs risk exposing sensitive data to hackers or creating a serious fire risk in the home, an investigation by consumer champions Which? has found. Internet-connected ‘smart’ plugs let users turn standard appliances on and off remotely via an app on their smartphone. But smart plug makers like TP-Link, Hive and Hictkon all have products open … Read more
Celebrities reacted with outrage to a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to indict only one of the police officers being investigated for their roles in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. And as the messages poured in, Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron was quick to dismiss critics as ‘celebrities, influencers and activists who [have] never lived in Kentucky’ … Read more
President Donald Trump pushed for aggressive forest management to combat the wildfires on the West Coast Monday but California Gov. Gavin Newsom told him climate change is real and behind the destructive blazes. ‘There has to be good strong forest management. So hopefully they’ll start doing that,’ Trump said when he landed in Sacramento. He … Read more
At least seven people are dead including a 12-year-old boy and his grandmother as 200 wildfires continue to rage across California, Oregon and Washington after already decimating an area the same size as Connecticut. The youngster and his grandmother died in a wildfire burning near the Santiam Valley community of Lyons, about 50 miles south … Read more
Supermarket giant Morrisons is poised to slash the price of hundreds of products as the industry braces for a major price war this autumn. The chain will tomorrow cut prices by an average of 23 per cent on 400 products, including fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry, bread, breakfast cereal, rice, toilet rolls and cleaning products. … Read more
Chilly Brits are lighting fires and pulling on their woolly socks this Bank Holiday Monday as the nation prepares for the coldest last August bank holiday in 50 years. Forecasters are predicting today to be the coldest late August Bank Holiday for 50 years, as temperatures tumble to just 11C (52F). The chilly spell is … Read more
Boris Johnson fired the top civil servant at the Department for Education today saying ‘fresh official leadership’ was needed after the A-Level and GCSE exam fiasco. Jonathan Slater will step down on September 1, it was announced today, the day after Ofqual chief executive Sally Collier resigned from her post int he wake of the … Read more