French Olympic snowboarder, 40, swept away and killed in an avalanche in Switzerland

French world champion snowboarder, 40, is swept away and killed in an avalanche in Switzerland during off-piste descent on 10,000 sq ft mountain Julie Pomagalski perished while skiing off-piste with four others on Tuesday She died when a sheet of snow broke away on a 2,961-metre summit   The second fatality was identified as Bruno Putelli, … Read more

Archaeology: 5,400-year-old cranium of a young woman was swept from its grave into a forming cavern

How part of a human SKULL wound up alone in an Italian cave: 5,400-year-old cranium of a young woman underwent an elaborate funeral ritual before it was washed away from its burial place and trapped in a forming cavern Caves were used for funeral practices in ancient Italy but this had no other bones Researchers from … Read more

Coastguard blasts couple who had ‘lucky escape’ when they were almost swept away

Coastguard blasts couple who had ‘lucky escape’ when they were almost swept away by strong winds after taking to sea in inflatable boat Husband and wife in their 50s launched 8ft vessel and were blown out to sea A north easterly breeze sent them away from the coast of Seaton, Devon  Fishermen raised the alarm … Read more

British tourist, 61, is missing after being swept away by raging seas in Barbados

British tourist, 61, is missing after being swept away by raging seas off the coast of Barbados Police and the local coast guard are searching for the man, 61, on Monday   Tourist was warned by others not to enter the sea due to rough conditions  He was hit by a large wave and did not … Read more

Police hunting 69-year-old Hove man ‘seen being swept out to sea with his dog’ find a body 

Police hunting 69-year-old man last seen ‘being swept out to sea with his beloved pet dog on late-night’ walk find a body Gareth Jones, 69, was reported missing on Saturday from home in Hove, Sussex Police found CCTV appearing to show Mr Jones and his dog being swept by sea Gareth’s dog was found dead … Read more

Search for man, 69, and his dog called off as CCTV shows they were ‘swept out to sea’ 

Search for man, 69, who vanished while walking his dog on Hove beach front is called off after police view CCTV they believe shows the man and his pet being swept out to sea Gareth Jones, 69, and his cockapoo were reported missing yesterday afternoon Sussex Police, HM Coastguard lifeboat crews joined extensive coastline search … Read more

Couple drowned when they were swept out to sea after being knocked off harbour wall by huge wave

Couple who drowned when they were swept out to sea after being knocked off harbour wall by huge waves are named The two died after being swept into the sea by a huge wave on November 2  Father and daughter, Matthew Smith, 47, and Bonnie Smith, 26, both drowned Tragedy happened in stormy conditions at the … Read more

Fascinating heatmaps reveal how quickly Covid-19 swept across Britain during the second wave

Britain’s second wave of coronavirus lurched from being a handful of small outbreaks to penetrating the entire UK and forcing whole cities back into lockdown within just two months, according to a series of heatmaps that reveal just how quickly the outbreak has evolved.   Covid infections hovered at 10 cases per 100,000 people across most … Read more

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Mama Mia! star is swept off her feet by hunk from The Bachelor

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Mama Mia! star is swept off her feet by hunk from The Bachelor: West End actress Georgina Castle is dating Alex Marks after she spotted him on reality TV show By Richard Eden for The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 11 September 2020 Lusting after someone … Read more

Scientists believe our star had a TWIN that may have been swept away by other stars  

Was Earth’s sun a TWIN? Scientists believe our star had a stellar companion that may have been swept away by other astronomical objects – and is somewhere in the Milky Way Researchers say there’s evidence a second sun once inhabited our solar system  Its existence would explain a dense sphere of debris called the Oort … Read more