Chinese city of Dunhuang vanishes as it is swallowed by gigantic wall of sand hundreds of feet high

Chinese city vanishes as it is swallowed by gigantic wall of sand hundreds of feet high The ancient city of Dunhuang was engulfed by an enormous wall of sand Sunday Footage shows high rise buildings disappearing beneath the cloud of dust  Police were forced to shut down major roads and ask motorists to wait out … Read more

Droves queue for Diana: Hundreds line up for first glimpse of new statue

Hundreds have flocked to Kensington Palace in west London today to get a glimpse of the new statue to Princess Diana. But members of the public gave it a mixed reaction, with some saying she ‘looks beautiful’ while others thought ‘it doesn’t look like her’.  The eight-foot sculpture – showing her with three ethnically diverse … Read more

Hundreds of police to form a ring of steel at Wembley as the Tartan Army march on London

Hundreds of police officers will form a ring of steel at Wembley for England’s Euro 2020 clash with Scotland to prevent ticketless fans accessing the stadium amid fears of a mass invasion by the Tartan Army By Matt Hughes For The Daily Mail Published: 22:44 BST, 16 June 2021 | Updated: 23:32 BST, 16 June … Read more

Third of parents are losing hundreds in interest by stashing kids’ savings in current accounts

Parents saving for their children could be starving them of a sizeable savings pot by the time they turn 18, as research reveals many are failing to take advantage of higher-rate savings accounts. Some 34 per cent of parents have saved for their children in often low interest paying bank accounts over the last 12 … Read more

Instacart plans to replace its gig shoppers with hundreds of ROBOTS in a bid to slash costs

Instacart plans to replace its gig shoppers with hundreds of ROBOTS in a bid to slash costs and service time Instacart documents show it is looking to replace humans shoppers with robots  The move aims to cut costs, as customers pay 25% more when using the service Instacart would also build fulfilment centers across the … Read more

Hundreds of parents are left baffled over one ‘bizarre’ detail in this school lunchbox

‘What on earth is THAT?’ Hundreds of parents are left baffled over one ‘bizarre’ detail in this school lunchbox A mum has confused parents online with a mysterious black-coloured snack  Christina posted images of the lunchboxes prepared for her kids and husband Many asked what the odd snack was beside the cut rockmelon But Christina … Read more

Hundreds of thousands face new NS&I tax bill

Hundreds of thousands face new NS&I tax bill over changes to Guaranteed Growth Bonds By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 22:11 BST, 11 May 2021 National Savings & Investments changed the way its popular Guaranteed Growth Bonds worked two years ago Hundreds of thousands of NS&I … Read more

Hundreds of migrating birds swoop down through chimney and swarm inside family’s California home 

A California family’s home was overrun by more than 800 migrating birds in a scene similar to that of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds.  Video footage shows the flock performing murmurations above the house before hundreds shoot down the chimney of the family’s house in Torrance.  The birds, which appear to be swifts, can be … Read more

Save hundreds of pounds a year on shopping with one click!

Save hundreds of pounds a year on shopping with one click! Use cashback websites to cut your costs By Dan Moore, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 24 April 2021 ‘Coupon kid’: Money blogger Jordon Cox Millions of households now regularly use the internet to do their … Read more

Hundreds of British Gas engineers share their fury

Hundreds of ‘devastated’ British Gas engineers who have lost their jobs today vented their fury after they refused to sign up to tougher employment terms under a controversial ‘fire and rehire’ scheme which has cast a shadow over chief executive Chris O’Shea’s first year in office.  The energy supplier, which is one of the UK’s Big … Read more