The days of pulling weeds out of the ground by hand are long gone at Wimpole Farm in Cambridgeshire. Weed killing robots are being introduced at the 18th Century National Trust estate to get rid of unwanted plants. There are plans to have a team of three robots working as a team to rid the … Read more
Commander John Lorimer, 97, was captured by the Nazis after the assault in a Norwegian fjord. He later said prison camp was ‘very like public school’ A war hero who was the last survivor of a courageous attack against the German battleship Tirpitz, died on Sunday following a short illness. Commander John Lorimer, 97, was … Read more
The son of a woman who was jailed for murder after she killed her husband has told how he had to clean the blood-splattered crime scene. Sally Challen’s son David said he never ‘shied away’ from the violence his mother committed after she spent her married life in a controlling relationship with her husband Richard. … Read more
Parents complain to Marks and Spencer bosses because Percy Pig advent calendar contains chocolate instead of jelly sweets Marks and Spencer has released a Percy Pig advent calendar for just £5 The calendar has sent the internet into melt down as it contains chocolate inside Parents felt ‘horribly lied to’ and ‘fuming’ when they did … Read more
Jeremy Clarkson has unleashed another attack on Greta Thunberg saying the teenage environmental activist should ‘go back to school and shut up’. The British broadcaster, 59, spoke out against the 16-year-old Swedish eco-warrior while promoting the latest season of motoring series Grand Tour on an Australian chat show on Thursday morning. Clarkson, who has been … Read more
Students fear their freedom of expression is under threat because they can’t speak their minds while on campus, survey reveals King’s College research found quarter are scared of disagreeing with their peers The effect appeared to be worse for those on the political Right of the spectrum 59 per cent of Conservative-supporting students are reluctant … Read more
Boy, 17, is in life-threatening condition in hospital after being shot outside north London tube station A 17-year-old boy is in life-threatening condition after suffering a gunshot wound The shooting happened near Turnpike Lane tube station in north London at 23.13 By Joel Adams For Mailonline Published: 01:40 GMT, 5 December 2019 | Updated: 01:42 … Read more
Sailors were welcomed home today as the Royal Navy’s two giant aircraft carriers worth £3billion each docked together, stern to bow, for the first time at their home base of Portsmouth. The 65,000-tonne warship HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived at the Hampshire naval base three weeks before Christmas after a three-month deployment to the US … Read more
BREAKING: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on lockdown amid reports of an active shooter and multiple victims At least two people have been critically injured, according to local news outlets Personnel at the base have been told to take cover, Hawaii News Now reports Emergency crews raced to the scene at around 2:30pm local time The … Read more
Royal staff could ban Prince Andrew from attending the Royal Family’s Christmas Day church service over fears of protests, a royal source has revealed. Courtiers are understood to be concerned that sex abuse campaigners could infiltrate the crowds, keeping the glaring spotlight on the Duke of York’s friendship with the millionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew stepped … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged to ‘roll back’ Labour’s disastrous PFI hospital schemes to free up resources for the front line. Mr Hancock said a new Tory government would establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Health to pore over the details of dozens of PFI deals – or Private Finance Initiatives – … Read more
Sheffield tops list of cities where workers earn the least amount of money, figures reveal One in ten workers in the Yorkshire city were paid less than £7.90 last year In contrast just one in three people working in London fell into this category Tees Valley in North East has also been hit by the … Read more
Crouching tiger! ‘Kung fu cat’ leaps and catches a bird in mid-air in astonishing slow-motion footage The video has been shared on the Weibo section ‘See how fierce rural cats are’ Blogger Dan Shen Shuo compared the cat to Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu mentor Ip Man More than 150 million people have seen the video … Read more