Goose on the loose! Heartwarming moment traffic stops to let a family of geese cross busy ring road in Manchester Motorists stop their vehicles to allow a gaggle of geese to cross a busy ring road Family of birds step onto the road and slowly waddle across to the other side Footage was captured by student … Read more
Another 50 migrants cross Channel by small boat as people-smugglers seize on calm weather with arrival numbers doubling from last year Around 50 migrants have arrived by small boat so far today after being intercepted by Border Force officials Four vessels brought in to the busy port town were among the first since a flurry of … Read more
Charing Cross station is evacuated and trains services are suspended after ‘suspicious package’ was discovered in nearby building Met Police alerted to a ‘suspicious package’ in building next to Charing Cross The train station and other buildings have been evacuated as a ‘precaution’ Southeastern trains has warned passengers to seek alternative routes By Katie Feehan For … Read more
Border Force officers detain more than 200 migrants trying to cross the Channel in small boats in NINE incidents – a new daily record 209 migrants were picked up by Border Force officers trying to cross Channel The migrants were detained by officials in nine separate incidents today Today’s figure marks a new daily record … Read more
More than 60 migrants brave bitter sea temperatures to cross Channel to UK in tiny boats as 2021 total passes 1,500 Four groups of people arrived on British shores on UK Border Force vessels The first of the small boats to arrive was not equipped with an outboard engine Arrivals mean number of migrants making … Read more
In what experts call their ‘lost years’, some loggerhead sea turtles spend up to two decades migrating from the Japanese beaches of their birth to Baja California. This 9,000-mile journey to distant foraging grounds, however, sees the temperature-sensitive creatures somehow traverse a frigid zone called the Eastern Pacific Barrier. Researchers from the US have finally … Read more
A campaign has been launched to see a black South African Second World War hero who blew up a Nazi ship with a homemade bomb be awarded a Victoria Cross. British generals nominated Job Maseko for a VC but his South African commanders found the idea of a black man receiving such a prestigious medal … Read more
Foodies are left horrified after a woman creates a hot cross bun FRIED EGG sandwich – so would you try it? A woman’s egg sandwich made with a hot cross bun has horrified the internet She toasted sultana-filled buns, then filled them with avocado and fried egg A Facebook photo of her experimental creation has … Read more
Death of the pelican crossing? New ‘smart’ traffic lights will automatically detect pedestrians and wait for slower people to cross the road using cameras and artificial intelligence Now Wireless developed technology so councils can programme traffic lights Artificial intelligence will be able to detect a pedestrian from 15 metres away System takes images from wide-angled … Read more
Let’s celebrate: Cinnamon apple hot cross buns By Eleanor Maidment Published: 00:02 BST, 4 April 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 4 April 2021 Lightly spiced and with a wonderfully soft crumb, these buns are best served while still slightly warm, split open and spread with cold, salted butter. MAKES 12 larger buns or 15 smaller … Read more