A British expat has discovered hundreds of stranded ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish washed up on a beach in South Africa. The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish are each armed with a poison more deadly than cyanide. Tess Gridley, a scientist from Sheffield, encountered the mass stranding at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, while walking with her family. The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish, … Read more
What a wind up! Antique clockmaker spends hours resetting HUNDREDS of timepieces because clocks went forward this morning (so don’t YOU forget either!) British Summer Time starts at 1AM tomorrow, moving clocks an hour forward Dorset Antique Clocks face daunting task of changing hundreds of timepieces Their huge collection includes a 236-year-old table clock worth £55,000 … Read more
Queen is deluged with hundreds of letters of support and encouragement in the wake of Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview – and her ladies-in-waiting reply to every one Every day, sacks full of post are delivered to the Queen at Windsor Castle Cards, gifts and letters are said to be a source of great comfort … Read more
Beach huts have soared in demand as Britons look to holiday at home for a second year amid concerns foreign trips will be banned. Prices to buy and rent the wooden shacks have rocketed despite most having few utilities and mainly being used for storage. Property website OnTheMarket found estate agents have seen searches surge … Read more
Hundreds of desperate Irish residents try to book jabs in NORTHERN Ireland where half the population has been vaccinated – compared to just 10% south of the border People from as far as Dublin and Galway have even been making the journey Around half the adult population has now been inoculated in Northern Ireland Head … Read more
Mystery ‘sonic boom’ rocks hundreds of homes and sets off car alarms in Devon, Somerset and Dorset Residents reported hearing blast at around 3pm in Devon, Somerset and Dorset Dozens took to social media after feeling an accompanying shockwave Ministry of Defence told MailOnline the bang was not linked to any RAF activity By Raven … Read more
Taxpayer will foot the bill for Post Office IT fiasco as payouts over the scandal are predicted to run into ‘hundreds of millions’ of pounds Between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of innocent postmasters were prosecuted Accused of taking money that was due to Horizon computer terminal glitches In December a number of postmasters finally had … Read more
Police were called to reports of hundreds of people drinking and playing music and urinating in a Manchester park on St Patrick’s Day. One neighbour described people with ‘loud speakers’ waving Irish flags and urinating on his garden fence during the gathering at Platt Fields Park – which started on yesterday afternoon. While another local … Read more
Hundreds of students gathered at a Liverpool park this afternoon as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations, despite the national lockdown. Police were sent to Sefton Park after footage shared on Twitter and Snapchat showed crowds drinking in the sun as they flouted Covid-19 guidelines. By the time they were moved on, crowds had left … Read more
An NHS GP is pocketing £700,000 a year while nurses earning as little as £24,907 are forced to fight for more than a 1 per cent pay rise. The nation’s highest-paid family doctor is one of hundreds earning more than the Prime Minister, the Daily Mail can reveal. Patient and nursing groups last night blasted the … Read more