Scadal as Lighthouse Covid lab in Milton Keynes ‘processed hundreds of contaminated samples’

A Covid testing lab at the heart of the UK’s swabbing scheme processed potentially hundreds of contaminated samples every day, an undercover probe has claimed. A BBC Panorama investigation found a number of safety breaches and failings at the Lighthouse Lab in Milton Keynes during the second wave.  Lab workers had rushed vital checks, discarded … Read more

Matt Damon blends in with the locals as he hikes along Byron Bay’s famous lighthouse trail

Matt Damon arrived in Australia with his wife and family in January ahead of filming onThor: Love and Thunder.  After completing mandatory quarantine at a private mansion, the Hollywood actor, 50, was enjoying his freedom with a stroll in the seaside town of Byron Bay, NSW.  The Good Will Hunting star took a stroll along … Read more

The enduring mystery of the missing Victorian lighthouse keepers

On Boxing Day in 1900 the clocks stopped as three lighthouse keepers on a remote Scottish island vanished without trace, leaving behind their untouched meals and work notes for the following day.  James Ducat, Thomas Marshall and Donald MacArthur had been stationed at the Flannan Lighthouse, some 215 feet above sea level near the highest point on … Read more

Influencer Ruby Tuesday Matthews appears downcast while doing the lighthouse walk in Byron Bay

Influencer Ruby Tuesday Matthews appears downcast while doing the lighthouse walk in Byron Bay – after losing her grandfather and beloved dog within days By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:00 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 04:00 GMT, 9 December 2020 Byron Bay influencer Ruby Tuesday Matthews was spotted on Monday looking … Read more

Wales’ health minister said ghostly ‘lighthouse’ lab would open in August – but it’s STILL idle

Just off the M4 in South Wales, on a half-empty and dismal industrial estate, sits a huge white elephant. This edifice, a vast commercial unit next door to a call centre for the insurance firm GoCompare, covers an area the size of several football pitches and contains what an estate agent recently called ‘high-quality opportunities … Read more

Former lighthouse used as observation tower in World War Two goes on sale for £1million

A former lighthouse that once also served as an observation tower during the Second World War has been put on the market and valued at £1million. The Old Lighthouse on St Anne’s Head, near Haverfordwest in Wales, was decommissioned decades ago before being turned into an eight-bedroom home. The unique property also features four en-suite … Read more