Richard Hammond has revealed that he capsized and sunk a boat while filming the latest The Grand Tour special. In the Amazon original series, which is released on Friday, the television presenter, 51, ordinarily travels the globe with Jeremy Clarkson, 61, and James May, 58, but in the new instalment, The Grand Tour Presents: Lochdown, the … Read more
A model boat maker’s plan to sail his toy vessel on his local pond with his elderly father have been sunk by health and safety chiefs who said the water is ‘too dense’. Stephen Best, 57, had hoped to float the boat on Crammer Pond in Devizes, Wiltshire, with his elderly father and rekindle his … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. M.M. writes: Other investors and I purchased investment bonds from Global Water Group Limited valued at nearly £900,000 in … Read more
A sad end for HMS Active, which survived Falklands War battles, only to be used as target practice and sunk in Pakistan navy drill HMS Active is a Type 21 frigate which was transferred to Pakistan in 1994 The frigate was sunk during a Pakistan navy drill in the North Arabian Sea Type-21 Class frigate … Read more
Many people hate to walk away from a situation they’ve invested significant time, money or resources on, even if it’s hopeless. Those wasted efforts are called ‘sunk costs’ and the more you spend, the more you’re likely to keep at it. It turns out our primate cousins act the same way, according to a new … Read more
Back in 2018, the Daily Mail published a front page investigation under the headline: ‘New Maternity Deaths Scandal.’ Our report revealed how more than 60 babies and mothers were feared to have died or suffered devastating harm at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SATH). The response from the then chief executive Simon Wright … Read more
A Nazi warship sank by the British has been found 80 years later, after a power company stumbled across it while inspecting their underwater lines. The Karlsruhe was returning from the Nazi invasion of Norway in 1940 when it was torpedoed by HMS Truant, forcing the Germans to scuttle the sinking ship. But while the … Read more
The ‘iceberg that sunk the Titanic’: Looming mound of ice was pictured by captain of passing ship TWO DAYS before doomed liner was struck killing 1,522 on board Captain W Wood of SS Etonian captured a photo of the huge iceberg on camera He noted the sight on April 12, 1912, just two days before … Read more
The ‘iceberg that sunk the Titanic’: Eerie photograph showing towering mound of ice pictured by passing ship two days before ill-fated liner was sunk reemerges after it was put up for sale Captain W Wood of SS Etonian captured a photo of the huge iceberg on camera He noted the sight two days before the … Read more
Our brilliant new series began in Saturday’s Weekend magazine with a countdown of the 80 most compelling True Crime TV shows and podcasts available. It continues all this week in the Mail with four-page specials featuring stories from our archives — with Crimes of Passion, Rough Justice, Serial Killers and Unsolved Crimes to come. But … Read more