Students in Manchester today raged about being ‘penned in’ after metal fences were ominously erected around their halls on the first day of England’s new shutdown. Undergraduates posted images and videos on social media which show tradespeople putting massive fences around the halls of residence. A spokesperson for the University of Manchester said that Fallowfield … Read more
Shocking moment two children are ‘locked up in a cage by their parents in a Chinese market so they won’t go missing’ The shocking scene was spotted at a bustling street market in central China Footage shows the children clinging onto the barriers, seemingly frightened With no guardian present, the children were locked in a cage built … Read more
Scotland prepares to strike it rich as its first goldmine opens… and it’s filled with £255m of the precious metal The Cononish mine is in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Scotgold Resources aims to produce 23,500 troy ounces of gold a year A quarter of the gold will come out in a … Read more
The Iron Curtain falls: Moment ‘drunk’ Russian soldiers smash tank through metal fence of Volgograd airport after racing along roads at 55mph… before driver and crew mate are ‘detained’ Corporal Alexander Zherebtsov, 29 was driving the tank at at 55 mph He narrowly missed a house in Gumrak and smashed through a pile of chopped firewood … Read more
Monzo has embraced the industrial revolution in banking by following Apple and Revolut in launching a debit card made of white steel. Its new Premium account costs £15 a month and comes with features including phone and travel insurance, making it more like a packaged bank account than Monzo Plus, its previous attempt at a … Read more
Dozens of attackers armed with metal bars and fireworks storm Paris police station as ministers blame drug trafficking gangs for violent raid 40 people tried to storm a police station in Paris suburbs on Saturday night Barrage of fireworks were seen going off in the direction of the police station Images showed smashed windows at … Read more
Eddie Van Halen, the legendary lead guitarist for the band Van Halen, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 65 from throat cancer. The rock star, who had been battling the disease for at least the last five years, passed away at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. This was not the … Read more
The remains of an Anglo-Saxon warrior dubbed the ‘Marlow Warlord’ who lived during the 6th century AD have been uncovered by a metal detectorist. The 6ft tall warrior had been buried on a hilltop alongside an ornately decorated scabbard, a selection of expensive luxury items, spears and glasses. The pagan burial site had remained undiscovered … Read more
Falklands flagship HMS Hermes reaches her final destination – a breakers’ yard where she will be turned into scrap metal Veteran aircraft carrier HMS Hermes has made her final voyage to the scrapheap She was the flagship of the British fleet during the Falklands war in 1982 Hermes carried up to 21 Harrier jets, five Sea … Read more
Instant car-ma! Workmen surround Kia with 6ft metal fences and start digging up street after driver leaves hatchback in roadworks area The driver left his Kia Rio 2 in a roadworks area in Whitechapel, East London Workmen surrounded it with metal fencing and started digging up the road A passerby posted a photo on Facebook with the … Read more