A thrillseeker has shared how he built his own rollercoaster in his back garden, complete with a 10ft high drop. Ben Tolliday, 19, had the idea to construct and ride a single lane rollercoaster in March and it took three weeks to construct in his parents’ garden in Atlanta, Georgia. After several set backs, Ben … Read more
Incredible moment rescue crews pull 14-year-old ALIVE from 10ft deep avalanche that killed his parents and younger sister when it buried Arctic ski resort in Russia Schoolboy Makar Popov, 14, survived an avalanche in Norlisk, northern Russia Sleeping in a small house when the snow blanketed around of 6,500 square feet His parents and younger … Read more
Shifting sands on Florida’s Crescent Beach revealed the wreckage of a sailing vessel that crashed some 200 years ago. Beachgoers spotted timber and metal spikes poking from the sand and after a closer look, they realized it was more than just discarded trash. Archaeologists say the wreckage is from a 19th century cargo ship that … Read more
A builder who died after falling from a 10ft ladder was actually killed by Covid-19, scientists have claimed. The man, who has not been named, suffered lacerations to his forehead and bruises to his face, elbow and left hand after he fell into the yard of an under construction family home. Medics were called and … Read more
A property believed to be the smallest detached house in Britain which measures just 10ft by 8ft has gone on sale for £250,000. The gatehouse, that stands at the entrance to a grand stately home near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, has a tiny lounge, kitchen area and bathroom in the sunken basement below the surface that … Read more
Heart-stopping moment man climbs out of window and dangles child from ledge above 10ft drop as horrified crowd gathers below A man was filmed dangling a young boy from a window ledge in Wakefield The man in sandals hung from the window while crowds gathered below Shocking footage shows crowds waiting to catch the child … Read more
Dame Vivienne Westwood has suspended herself in a giant birdcage outside The Old Bailey to protest the extradition of Julian Assange to the US. Westwood, dressed in a yellow trouser suit, enacted the metaphor of ‘The Canary In Coal Mine’, which is meant to symbolise Assange being sacrificed for the ‘poison’ in the political system. … Read more
The increase in Britons taking staycations has sparked a bidding war over a single beach hut which is set to sell for more than £325,000. The wooden cabin at Mudeford Spit in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset, was listed for sale for the same asking price as a five bedroom detached house in Hull last Friday. Since … Read more
These devastating pictures show how 10ft floodwaters have receded around a grandfather’s £200,000 bungalow – but it may now be beyond repair. Kevin Lorryman’s bungalow was among dozens in Snaith, Yorkshire, that were decimated by heavy rainfall at the end of last month. Shocking images showed his property almost completely engulfed with only the roof … Read more
The show must go on! Heart-stopping moment a Russian singer falls 10ft off the stage and into the orchestra pit – but still belts out a tune lying prone on the floor with a broken foot Anastasia Vishnevskaya fell off the stage during a performance in Krasnoyarsk She kept singing while the orchestra pit was … Read more