Enormous 1.4BILLION light-year long structure dubbed the ‘South Pole Wall’ found in space

Enormous 1.4BILLION light-year long structure dubbed the ‘South Pole Wall’ is found in space containing hundreds of thousands of galaxies Researchers created a 3D map of parts of the universe hidden by the Milky Way  They found hundreds of thousands of galaxies connected by string of hydrogen South Pole Wall is adjacent to an area … Read more

Message in a bottle left by Nazi slave workers is discovered behind a wall in Polish railway station

‘Whoever finds this will remember Hitler’s war against humanity’: Message in a bottle left by Nazi slave workers is discovered hidden behind a wall in Polish railway station The letter was found behind a wall by builders in town of Nowe Skalmierzyce  During WWII the central Poland town, was encompassed in Hitler’s Third Reich Letter was … Read more

‘Instead of writing headlines my daughter, Kim Wall, became one’

When journalist Kim Wall disappeared while on assignment, her frantic parents could never have imagined the horror that would unfold. Here, her mother Ingrid speaks for the first time about the living nightmare that followed  Kim with her parents Jocke and Ingrid at her graduation, 2011. Ingrid writes: ‘Kim has such strength that even a … Read more

Amazon driver urinates against house wall then carries on with delivery

Caught short and on camera: Disgusting moment Amazon driver urinates against house wall then picks up parcel and carries on with delivery CCTV footage caught an Amazon delivery driver before delivering a package  A neighbour in Penistone, South Yorkshire, said the act made her feel disgusted Amazon apologised and said the driver will no longer … Read more

Rare breed of tame wall lizard found thriving in Kent village

Kent village is ‘invaded’ by rare breed of wall lizard normally only found living in hotter central and southern Europe A retired salesman found ‘alien’ wall lizards living in the back garden of his home Albert Marshall, 70, realised the creatures were tamer than native lizards are Wall lizards are a protected species in their … Read more

‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings found in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with Spanish motifs

‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more

Part of China’s Great Wall was built to control nomadic people, study says

‘Genghis Khan’s Wall’ in Mongolia was built to control the movements of nomadic populations, contrary to common belief, a new study claims.  Archaeologists have conducted the first systematic survey of ‘The Northern Line’ – part of The Great Wall that’s located outside China. It has long been believed that this particular section of the Great … Read more

Surrey Police mock supercar driver for crashing his McLaren worth £150,000 into wall in 40mph zone

Police mock driver of £150,000 McLaren supercar and suggest he must have been breaking 40mph speed limit after crashing into a wall The driver left the 204mph McLaren 570S embedded in bricks in Staines, Surrey The 550bhp vehicle – which can do 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds – crashed last night A photograph shows the bonnet … Read more

Grandparents travel from Britain to the Great Wall of China – on their BIKES 

An inspirational couple in their 60s has travelled 12,000 miles across 16 countries from Britain to the Great Wall of China – riding their bikes the entire way. Grandparents Peter and Chris Lloyd embarked on the epic 18-month journey after deciding to ‘do something a bit different’ in retirement. The ultra-fit OAPs traversed cities, deserts, … Read more

When two zoos went to war: Separated by the Berlin Wall, the men were bitter rivals

HISTORY  THE ZOOKEEPERS’ WAR  by J.W. Mohnhaupt (S&S £18.99, 272 pp) Here’s a tale from the Cold War that’s little-known but deserves not to be. After World War II, as you know, Berlin was split into two. West Berlin was under the control of the Allies, while East Berlin was under the Soviet yoke, and an … Read more