‘There’s no way!’ Four-year-old boy sinks a hole in one on West Virginia golf course as his stunned dad watches on in disbelief Rocco Figaretti beat odds of more than 12,000 to one to land a hole in one Friday The four-year-old was golfing with dad Mario at Oglebay Park, West Virginia Neither Mario nor … Read more
The NBA has postponed the remainder of Wednesday’s playoff games after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their matchup with the Orlando Magic in response to the shooting of African-American man Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin police on Sunday. ‘The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take … Read more
Pressure grows for London to New York ‘air corridor’: Britons could be allowed to fly to the Big Apple without having to quarantine on return The reopening of the route would rescue airlines that rely on trans-Atlantic travel If it gets the go-ahead, New York could be the UK’s first ‘regional travel corridor’ This would … Read more
PHE’s Covid-19 dashboard is hit by ‘technical difficulties’ – meaning patients can’t see how many cases or deaths occurred Public Health England was forced to tweet out the updated Covid-19 figures The glitch on the dashboard meant the data ‘takes longer than usual to load’ Sources say issue is with the hosting platform and is … Read more
EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan is to resign after attending a golf dinner with 80 people, in breach of Ireland’s Covid lockdown rules. A spokesperson for the senior Irish politician told broadcaster RTE he was stepping aside. He has been under intense pressure after attending an Irish parliamentary golf society dinner in the west of Ireland … Read more
A huge chicken factory in Norfolk is closing and 350 families have been forced into self-isolation after 75 workers tested positive for coronavirus. Banham Poultry in the village of Attleborough has voluntarily agreed to close its cutting room tomorrow following an outbreak of the disease. The first case of Covid was reported last Friday, when one … Read more
Elephant stoned: Polish zoo will give marijuana to elephants to reduce their stress levels Warsaw Zoo will start giving its three African elephants medical marijuana The project will test how the marijuana reduces the elephants’s stress levels Veterinarian Agnieszka Czujkowska believes it is the ‘first initiative of its kind’ The zoo’s herd had to cope … Read more
Ex-Unite union baron Tony Woodley turns down seat in the Lords after Jeremy Corbyn offered him a peerage Tony Woodley offered position by Mr Corbyn before he stepped down as leader He said he was ‘deeply honoured’ by nomination but decided to refuse peerage Mr Woodley, 72, was the joint general secretary of trade union … Read more
Film fans tonight flocked to early screenings of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Tenet – as some cinema chains reported a 75 per cent boost in sales for the first big release since lockdown. Venues which closed in March following the coronavirus outbreak were allowed to reopen again at the start of July but many have taken … Read more
NASA astronaut will make history as the first black woman to go on extended mission to the International Space Station next year NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will become the first black woman to go on an extended trip to the International Space Station She will be joining astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada for the six-month … Read more