Can YOU spot the SAS soldiers in this photo? Members of the unit’s elite Mountain Troop are barely visible as they patrol in winter camouflage SAS Mountain Troop are experts in mountain climbing and arctic warfare Camouflage includes face masks and white speckled clothing and equipment Makes it possible for them to move almost invisibly … Read more
NATURE Rewild Yourself by Simon Barnes (Simon & Schuster £8.99, 208 pp) How do you fancy sitting on a damp patch of ground for hours on end, not moving a muscle, unable even to scratch your nose when it itches? It may sound like a form of torture, but for Simon Barnes this ‘bottomless sit’, … Read more
Public Health England (PHE) had to be pushed into making its coronavirus guidance clearer following the death of a vulnerable Brit who was visited by carers who were not wearing PPE. Official guidance about when to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) were ‘confusing’ and ‘not visible’ during the peak of the UK’s outbreak, investigators say. … Read more
The Government has been warned to prepare for ‘visible resistance’ if it tries to bring back lockdown rules in the future, official papers revealed today. Files from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) show that top behavioural scientists fear people won’t follow the rules for a second time. They say young people are tiring … Read more
Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia and Africa this weekend as the Moon blocks out over 99 per cent of the Sun’s light Spectacle – dubbed annular eclipse – happens when Moon partially blocks Sun It is expected to first appear at 4.45am BST in the skies above … Read more
The Himalayas have become visible from parts of India for the first time in 30 years. Pollution levels across much of the country – infamous for its dirty air – have dropped sharply amid the country’s lockdown as it tackles coronavirus. Locals from the Jalandhar district in Punjab, nearly 125 miles away from the Himalayas, flocked … Read more