Terrified Travelodge guests were forced to fled their hotel at 2am as 100 firefighters battled an inferno on the outside of the five-storey building, which is ‘covered in cladding’. Fifteen fire engines are at the hotel in Brentford, west London, after the blaze started at an adjacent building before spreading to the Travelodge. Around 160 … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn has been caught out claiming he watches the Queen’s Speech on Christmas Day in the morning – when in fact the annual address is always broadcast in the afternoon. The Labour leader has a cringe-worthy exchange with ITV’s Julie Etchingham in an interview set to air tomorrow night, when the presenter asks if … Read more
Crisis-hit Uber could be liable for a £1.5 BILLION unpaid VAT bill as campaigners file appeal against US firm that could lead to higher fares The Good Law Project won a case against HMRC on Uber’s VAT tax liabilities But Uber appealed the decision before HMRC was forced to make the disclosure The Good Law … Read more
Boris Johnson finally shook hands with Donald Trump for the cameras today as he appealed for NATO unity at a crucial summit. The PM and the US president posed for the cameras as he arrived at the country house hotel in Hertfordshire where the gathering is being held. The photo op comes amid Tory fears that … Read more
Air-pocaplyse Now: Sydney residents are choked by a thick layer of bushfire smoke as hundreds of blazes continue to burn across the state Sydney’s skyline has been covered by a thick layer of ‘hazardous’ smoke Bushfires continue to burn south-west of Sydney on Monday afternoon The brown and smoky sky is expected to linger overnight … Read more
The pilot of a flight from Israel which last night prompted the RAF to go supersonic over southern England has spoken of his shock at seeing two fighter jets on his wing. The Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire in the early hours of Sunday, causing panic from London to Brighton as a … Read more
Environmental experts plead with sightseers to stay away from a 50ft sperm whale washed up on the Isle of Harris due to the risk of rising tides Creature washed up on the coast between Luskentyre and Seilebost on Thursday Animal was believed be disoriented in storms after navigating the coastline Experts urged beach-goers to keep well … Read more
Two tourists are killed and a third is injured after falling from hiking trail under the iconic Delicate Arch at national park in Utah A 60-year-old woman and 65-year-old man fell to their deaths while hiking Friday morning at Arches National Park A 30-year-old man, whose condition wasn’t known, was airlifted to a hospital The park’s … Read more
You don’t want to lose that down the back of the sofa! British 1703 coin made using gold seized from Spanish treasure ship sells for world record £845,000 Price beats the previous world record for a British coin by more than £200,000 Only 20 of the ‘Vigo’ five guinea pieces were minted, to celebrate a … Read more
Incredible moment an octopus perfectly camouflaged as a rock suddenly swims away from diver in a cloud of ink Footage of the octopus was captured by a diver as he swam in the French Riviera Diver swims through seaweed before focusing camera on ragged mass of rock Octopus bursts off the rock and swims off into hiding … Read more
For most it would bring back terrible memories of the scene from Jaws when the immortal line ‘you’re going to need a bigger boat’ was uttered. But when a team of divers spotted the largest great white shark on the planet they only hesitated to grab their cameras before they jumped into the sea. The … Read more
Pilot uses fighter jet technology to design helmet that tells skiers how fast they are going, where they are and let’s them chat to friends on video Alon Getz designed new technology as part of his start-up company RideOn Having worked in the military, he used his expertise to develop the helmet ‘Mohawk’ designed to … Read more