An 81-year-old man known as Italy‘s Robinson Crusoe who has lived alone on an island for 32 years is finally moving after surrendering his eviction fight. Since 1989, Mauro Morandi has been the sole inhabitant of the Isle of Budelli near Sardinia, after he decided to ditch his life as a PE teacher and become … Read more
A married couple who lived apart for 20 years despite sharing a 12-year-old son have finally moved in together – but still sleep in separate rooms. Claire Burke, 54, and her husband David, 48, originally Bradford, lived in different houses throughout their relationship, calling it the ‘secret’ to their happy marriage. Speaking on This Morning … Read more
‘I wish I hadn’t left my ex for my boyfriend’: People share their biggest relationship regrets – from moving across the country only to be dumped to POISONING a love rival People have shared love affairs they regret on anonymous US platform Whisper One woman said they regretted poisoning a rival which left her very … Read more
For a multi-billionaire, Archegos founder Bill Hwang’s life is modest. Sure, his 6,400 sq ft home is gorgeous by any standards, but it’s dwarfed by those of his neighbors. His black Mercedes CLK reeks of class, but it has nothing on the $325,000 orange McLaren 720S that roars out of the driveway of the house … Read more
Less than one percent of Americans live in nursing homes, but this vulnerable population has made up about one-third of coronavirus deaths. Of the 551,747 people in the U.S. who have died of COVID-19 so far, about 175,000 – 31.7 percent – were nursing home residents, according to an analysis from The COVID Tracking Project. What’s … Read more
Meet Edinburgh’s Medieval residents! Scientists reconstruct the faces of two people living in the Scottish capital 700 years ago based on an analysis of their skulls ‘Forensic artists’ used handheld 3D scanners to build up digital versions of skulls These formed the basis for lifelike images of the two former Edinburgh residents Both died aged … Read more
Largest ever flightless bird lived in Australia 50,000 years ago and weighed up to 1,323lbs with a HUGE head more than 1.5 feet long — but its brain was squeezed for space Experts studied fossils of ‘mihirungs’, the name given to Australia’s giant birds The largest, Dromornis stirtoni, was able to reach some 10 feet (3 … Read more
A Mayfair townhouse that once belonged to Princess Diana’s great-grandfather 3rd Duke of Abercorn has been converted into luxury flats available to rent from up to £1,200 per week. Originally the London home belonged to James Hamilton – whose daughter Lady Cynthia Hamilton was married Princess Diana’s paternal grandfather, the 7th Earl Spencer – and has now been transformed … Read more
The home secretary has been asked to show ‘compassion and decency’ in the case of a 13-year-old orphan who fled from gangsters in a former Soviet republic and now faces deportation. Giorgi Kakava, 13, was three when he fled to Glasgow, Scotland, from Georgia with his mother Sopio Baikhadze, who died in 2018. In July … Read more
Scientists have discovered a 47-million-year-old fossilized fly with its stomach still full from its last meal. The previously unknown species was found frozen in rock sediment at the Messel Pit, a fertile fossil site in central Germany. Noticing its ‘bulging abdomen,’ researchers discovered the insect was filled with pollen from a variety of prehistoric plants. … Read more