Britain’s former fattest man who ate 29,000 calories a day, drank 12 litres of soda a day and weighed 65 stone dies aged 52 Barry Austin, from Birmingham, died yesterday and his family have paid tribute His partner’s daughter Dannie Louise said she was ‘absolutely heartbroken’ At one point Mr Austin consumed 29,000 calories a … Read more
Planning to get fit in 2021? These popular smart scales measure ELEVEN body metrics to help improve your health By Zoe Griffin For Mailonline Published: 16:41 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 16:41 GMT, 29 December 2020 If you’re serious about improving your fitness in 2021 then you need to keep track of your progress. … Read more
An award-winning photographer has battled hail, freezing rain and 60mph winds to scale England’s highest peak six times in 24 hours in a bid to help a seven-month-old baby’s fight against rare genetic disorder. Joe Giddens, 33, decided to attempt the epic challenge on the 3,209ft (978m) Scafell Pike to help seven-month-old Marley Powell, who hasType 1 spinal muscular … Read more
Rare iridescent snake discovered in Vietnam is covered in small scales that leaves its skin exposed and is without bright-light receptors in its eyes suggesting it is a burrowing reptile A team discovered a new species of a burrowing snake in Vietnam They named it Achalinus zugorum in honor of a late Smithsonian researcher The snake sports the … Read more
Activist scales Big Ben scaffolding to unfurl giant banner as police attempt to coax him down By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:30 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 08:30 BST, 22 October 2020 An activist began scaling scaffolding around Big Ben in Westminster this morning, putting up banners protesting about the coronavirus lockdown. A … Read more
Spider-cat! Athletic moggy dangles from window sills by its paws as it scales building to get back home The cat was spotted scaling a building to get into its home in Vladimir, Russia Sergey Ermilov, 43, spotted the cat moving across the window on the building The agile moggy swings between window panes moving its … Read more
Prunella Scales’ son Samuel West insists his mother can still work despite losing ‘virtually all short term memory’ in Alzheimer’s battle By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 16:58 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 16:58 BST, 28 September 2020 It was feared that Prunella Scales would never be able to act professionally again, due to her … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Beresford looks shaky as he carefully scales the mast of HMS Warrior in Portsmouth in new ITV series All Around Britain By Roxy Simons and Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 15:51 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 15:51 BST, 19 September 2020 Alex Beresford was tasked with climbing the mast of a ship … Read more
Scientists say buildings on Mars could be made from a substance found in fish scales and fungi called chitin. Chitin is one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, and when mixed with Martian soil, it could make a sturdy enough material to build tools and shelters. The organic polymer could be sourced on Mars from … Read more
Marvel at that! Barefoot ‘Spider-boy’, aged 7, effortlessly scales 10ft high walls just like his favourite superhero Yasharth Singh, 7, from India, uses his arms and legs to climb up the 10ft wall The young boy holds his position at the top before slowly making his way down The schoolboy started climbing the walls after … Read more