Russia admits its Covid death toll is the world’s third highest at 186,000 – THREE times higher than it claimed State statistics agency Rosstat released the new figures on Monday They show 186,057people died between January and November, up from the 55,265 previously reported from health authorities The difference is thought to come from different … Read more
World’s first rare white Kiwi that inspired children’s books has died after her health deteriorated following surgery to removed an unfertilised egg The world’s first extremely rare white Kiwi, Manukura, born in captivity has died The bird that inspired children’s books and toys, had a rare genetic trait, leucism Manukura was taken to the specialist … Read more
An eye-opening food and drink tour of Cleethorpes, from the world’s smallest pub to cutting-edge cooking (it’s not all kiss-me-quick round these parts anymore) Rob Crossan finds that Cleethorpes is an alluring mix of trendy bars and restaurants and traditional offerings He pays a visit to extremely popular Signal Box Inn, which at 64 sq … Read more
The unstoppable rise of the Chinese dragon: China will overtake the US and become the world’s biggest economy by 2028, report says Prediction made by Centre for Economics and Business Research Said coronavirus pandemic and economic fallout tipped rivalry in China’s favour CEBR said factors in China’s favour included its ‘skilful management of the pandemic’ By … Read more
Britain is the world’s fifth-largest economy again after overtaking India despite being in the grip of deep recession during coronavirus pandemic League table produced by Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) UK is set to push further ahead of seventh-placed France in decade after Brexit Climb back up league table is despite fall in GDP … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has made working from home a key fixture in the new-normal for countless Britons. And, when you can afford a luxury eight-digit property to house your home-office space, the world is your oyster. Here, we round up some of the most-expensive properties on the market in the world’s richest locations: London, New … Read more
World’s largest free-floating ice berg that’s the size of Delaware is breaking apart – and could stop seals and penguins getting food Iceberg A68a calved from Antarctica in 2017 and has been free-floating since New satellite images on Monday showed cracks along its surface On Tuesday, imagery reveals the cracks broke through and formed more … Read more
World’s smallest Christmas tree is 40,000 times SMALLER than a human hair and is made up of just 51 atoms The world’s smallest artificial Christmas tree is about the size of a DNA strand It consists of 51 individual atoms and measures just four nanometers tall A student used a device that allowed her to … Read more
Udderly brilliant! Cows are fitted with woolly BRAS in the world’s coldest village as temperatures drop to -45C in Siberia Video footage shows cows wearing fur or wool-lined bras as temperatures drop Cows are fitted with the triangular bras in Oymyakon, Russian region of Yakutia Bras help protect tender skin on the udder and saves … Read more
More farming to feed world’s growing population will threaten thousands of species with extinction unless we eat less meat, study claims More than 20,000 species will lose part of their current habitats a study found The animals that are set to suffer include elephants, lions, zebras and baboons Projected mean habitat losses were greatest in … Read more