Joe Biden signs orders in climate change including to end drilling on all federal land

President Joe Biden tied his climate initiatives to job growth on Wednesday, touting the economic growth behind his measures to increase conservation as the oil and gas industry complained about lost employment. ‘Today is climate day at the White House, which means today is jobs day at the White House,’ Biden said in the State Dining … Read more

Land Rover Defender tows a 44-tonne transporter with 7 SUV out of ice

What do you do if your 44-tonne transporter delivering around £500,000 of brand new Land Rover 4X4s gets stuck in the snow and ice?  Use one of the vehicles to pull you to your destination. That’s precisely what happened outside a showroom in Stafford on Tuesday, when an employee at the dealership used one of … Read more

Israel aims to vaccinate the whole country by April – so head to this fascinating land of plenty

All eyes have been on Israel. The country has swept all before it when it comes to rolling out Covid vaccinations. Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Israeli Tourism Minister, tells Escape that the entire adult population will have received the jab by ‘the end of March’, making the country a ‘healthy’ as well as an attractive destination for … Read more

Timelapse video shows first giant creature being assembled for Legoland Windsor’s new Mythica land

Amazing timelapse video shows the first giant creature being assembled for Legoland Windsor’s new Mythica land – a 334kg Chimera made from over 100,000 Lego bricks The Chimera was created in Lego’s master workshop and took 12 model-makers 653 hours to build The team behind the new land spent a year discussing and testing ideas … Read more

The new MAGA land: How the Trumps will now root political goals in Florida

Florida will now play host to Donald Trump‘s attempts to keep his political and business empires going, with almost every member of the family decamping there along with some notable Republican operatives.  Trump fled for Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday morning, choosing not to go to Joe Biden‘s inauguration ceremony in a snub the likes which hasn’t … Read more

Fossils: 98 million-year-old dino unearthed in Argentina may have been the largest land animal ever

Dinosaur fossil from 98 million-years-ago unearthed in Argentina may have been the largest animal to ever walk the Earth, study claims The fossil remains — including tail and pelvic bones — were uncovered in 2012 The giant titanosaur sauropod dinosaur would have had a long neck and tail It was preserved in a muddy floodplain in what … Read more

Public could force councils to sell off vacant land and buildings under proposed law 

Public could force councils to sell off vacant land and buildings under proposed ‘right to regenerate’ law ‘Right to regenerate’ proposals to be announced by the Housing Secretary today Robert Jenrick will unveil plans for councils to sell of vacant land and buildings Law will aim to allow vacant plots be converted into homes or community … Read more

Scottish airport told to expect US aircraft used by Trump to land day before Biden inauguration

Speculation is mounting that President Trump may be planning to a trip to Scotland to avoid attending the inauguration of Joe Biden later this month. Trump has been incredibly vocal about his disdain for his election loss and continues to dispute the results with claims of election fraud. Now, Prestwick Airport, which is located near … Read more

Army teams will deliver vaccinations with fleet of Land Rovers and Chinook helicopters

Send in the troops! 150 new mobile Army teams will deliver vaccinations with a fleet of Land Rovers and Chinook helicopters It is part of a mission dubbed Operation Delta Force, Mail on Sunday can reveal Defence sources say operation – named after elite US Special Forces unit – will involve medics and logistics experts … Read more

Sheridan Smith believes being a new mum spurred her on to land ‘dream job’

Sheridan Smith believes being a new mum spurred her on to land ‘dream job’ about dogs and that having son Billy this Christmas helped her not to dwell too much on her late father By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 00:51 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 02:14 GMT, 2 January 2021 Sheridan Smith thanks … Read more