‘It was going to melt anyway!’: Sacked binman is not sorry for decapitating boy’s snowman

‘It was going to melt anyway!’: Sacked binman is not sorry for decapitating three-year-old boy’s snowman with kung fu kick as he says it was ‘in the way’ Callum Woodhouse caught on CCTV kicking off top of the snowman in Hereford Sophie Taylor, 25, said her son Joseph, three, helped build the 6ft-tall creation  Council … Read more

‘It was going to melt anyway!’: Binman sacked for decapitating snowman says row is ‘ridiculous’

‘It was going to melt anyway!’: Binman sacked for decapitating three-year-old boy’s snowman with kung fu kick says row is ‘ridiculous’ Callum Woodhouse caught on CCTV kicking off top of the snowman in Hereford Sophie Taylor, 25, said her son Joseph, three, helped build the 6ft-tall creation  Council stated the bin collector will not be … Read more

Puppy pandemonium! Meet the pocket-sized pups to melt your heart

They have been in notoriously short supply since the pandemic started. Public demand for the companionship puppies provide has been so great that prices have tripled — with some breeders reporting waiting lists of 300 people. There is, however, one place where the patter of tiny paws is still plentiful and puppies are in far greater … Read more

Dust from the Sahara is being blown onto the Himalayas and is speeding up snow cap melt

Dust from some of the world’s largest deserts is contributing to the rapid melt of the Himalayan snow caps, scientists have found.  The particles reach the peaks after travelling thousands of miles from the Indian Thar Desert, the plains of Saudi Arabia and the Sahara.  After being carried around the world on vast air currents, … Read more

Britain will melt in 99F temperatures by the weekend as Met Office issues health alert

Britain will melt in 99F (37C) temperatures by the weekend as the Met Office issues a health alert – but rain will hit northern parts of the country first with flood warnings for Scotland. The scorching air from Europe at the end of the week will come after the wet weather also predicted for the … Read more

Permafrost melt could release 40 BILLION more tons of CO2 into atmosphere than previously thought

Permafrost melt may prompt microbes to release 40 BILLION more tons of CO2 into the atmosphere than previously thought, new study says The study assess the effects of microbes that feed on plant-produced carbon Permafrost melt and warmer temperatures will fuel plant life Increased plant life will cause microbes to respire more CO2 This will … Read more

Home cook’s VERY unusual method for ‘melt in the mouth’ pork crackling wows the internet

Broiling pork belly in a slow cooker for nine hours then roasting the skin under a searing hot grill is the best way to make perfect pork crackling, a mother has claimed. The dish is typically roasted in the oven for between two and three hours at 160 degrees Celsius, and raised to 240 degrees … Read more

UK Weather: Roads melt and London ‘runs out of water’

Roads melted and London anticipated water shortages today as temperatures soared to 92F on the hottest day of the year so far – while forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms across much of the UK.   Sweltering 92F (33.3C) temperatures were recorded in southern England this afternoon, surpassing the 90.7F (32.6C) highs experienced in London on Wednesday. … Read more