Egyptian officials unveil 100 sarcophagi found in vast necropolis near Cairo

Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo. The colourful, sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried more than 2,500 years ago were displayed in a makeshift exhibit at the feet of … Read more

Europe’s largest Amazon warehouse unveils vast new ‘solar system’ on its roof

Amazon has filled the roof of a massive two million square foot fulfilment centre in Kent with a whopping 11,500 with solar panels as part of a pledge to move to renewable energy by 2025. With an annual production of around 2,700 megawatt hours – or a capacity of 4.83 megawatts – the Amazon ‘solar … Read more

Who’ll bail out Boris? Johnson has taken a vast pay cut to be PM

With something resembling a genial grunt, the Prime Minister urged his guests to tuck into lunch, Oxfordshire beef fillet with crispy shin, baby leeks and a rich gravy with the promise of marmalade bread and butter pudding to follow. ‘Enjoy it,’ he said before bellowing down the long dining table at Chequers: ‘Eat every scrap. … Read more

Tennyson’s Lincolnshire is a glorious mix of vast countryside, open beaches and quaint little towns 

An hour’s drive north, past the painted storefronts of Norfolk’s boutique towns, lie the undulating wheat fields of Lincolnshire. The county, butted by the North Sea, has long been overshadowed by its cooler neighbour. While it may not have as much allure as Wells-next-the-Sea or the regal attraction of Holkham, this quiet corner of England … Read more

‘Multiple’ Tesco workers are infected with coronavirus at vast distribution centre

‘Multiple’ Tesco workers are infected with coronavirus at vast distribution centre where 1,800 staff supply 318 stores Livingston Distribution Centre in West Lothian said ‘small number’ test positive  Warehouse supplies 318 Tesco branches across Scotland, England and Ireland  Around 3.6million boxes of produce reportedly pass through centre each week  By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: … Read more

London’s vast array of bike lanes lie empty

London‘s vast array of new bicycle lanes were mostly empty this week despite Mayor Sadiq Khan launching a huge drive to get people to walk or cycle instead of using public transport. Photographs taken today and yesterday across the capital in the likes of Tooting, Streatham, Balham, Islington, Mayfair and Victoria showed how the lanes … Read more

Tory MP sparks racism row after claiming ‘vast majority’ of lockdown breakers are BAME

Tory MP sparks racism row after claiming the ‘vast majority’ of lockdown rule-breakers are from BAME communities Craig Whittaker, of Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, has sparked a racism row He said ‘sections of our community are just not taking the pandemic seriously’ The MP made the comments after local lockdowns  were imposed in the North By … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham’s plans to build a vast LAKE are BLOCKED

David and Victoria Beckham’s plans to build a vast LAKE on their £6m Cotswolds estate are BLOCKED amid concerns over protected wildlife By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 08:43 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 08:43 BST, 21 July 2020 The Beckham family’s plans to build a lake in the grounds of their £6million Cotswolds … Read more

Britain’s vast road network puts pipits and lapwings at risk

The UK’s complex and dense road network is helping common birds to thrive, but is having a disastrous impact on some of Britain’s most loved species.  Rarer, small-bodied and migrant bird species, such as meadow pipits and lapwings, are impacted the hardest by exposure to Britain’s 246,000 miles of road.  Birds are not only killed … Read more