Whose crazy idea was my faulty 9ft-high smart meter? I’d need a pogo stick to read it, says furious pensioner 73-year-old Joy Thomas found her smart meter wasn’t working properly She was told she needed to supply the readings herself But because of the poor reception where she lives in Cornwall, the 5 ft tall … Read more
Climbers may have to pay £1 to reach the summit of Mount Snowdon – with funds going to facilities for tourists Councillor Glyn Daniels says the fee would bring in an annual six-figure sum The levy will be imposed on those scaling the 3,560ft mountain by rail or on foot Wales’s highest peak Mount Snowdon attracts … Read more
NHS Test and Trace is still failing to track down up to half of Covid-19 patients’ contacts in areas most at risk of local lockdowns, it emerged last night. In Luton, which has the fifth highest infection rate in England, just 47 per cent of potentially-infected people were contacted by the system since its launch … Read more
HALF of people who have been in contact with Covid-19 patients in Blackburn are not being found by track-and-trace staff – as town hurtles toward local lockdown Public health director of Blackburn warned of ‘exponential growth’ of new cases He called for test and trace to be carried out at a local rather than national level … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Britain’s tradition of playing a role on the global stage is far from over (whatever Harry and Meghan may think) By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 Boris Johnson’s government has been lambasted for merging the Department for International Development … Read more
Penguins can fire their faeces out of their rectum with such power they reach more than FOUR FEET away, scientists find Penguins have a high ‘rectal pressure’ that can expel excrement some distance This lets them keep themselves and their nests from getting soiled with guano Experts from Japan calculated just how far Humboldt penguins … Read more
Workers’ health starts to fail at the age of 59 as a study reveals the nation’s divide with those in the Northeast more likely to fall ill before retirement age Employees at 50 can expect to only see an average of nine more in-shape years However, the pension age is currently 65 and will rise … Read more
New satellite imagery reveals a giant sand cloud from the Sahara being blown across the Atlantic and could reach as far as Texas Satellite imagery shows a giant cloud of dust from the Sahara heading to the US The cloud could reach Florida, Louisiana, and Texas within a matter of days Dust clouds form 5,000 … Read more
Climbing trunks: Hungry elephant stands up on its hind legs to reach a jackfruit at the top of a 25ft tree in southern India The elephant climbed the tree in Silent Valley National Park in Palakkad, Kerala It was filmed using its trunk to reach up and grab the fruit by forest watchers Indian elephants … Read more
Britons hit the beach yesterday as temperatures soared to a sweltering 79F (26C) ahead of the hottest day of the year today. Sunbathers, kayakers and paddleboarders flocked to Bournemouth and Margate as runners beat the heat with morning jogs through central London. Meanwhile tourists returned to Cambridge to punt along the River Cam The scenes come … Read more