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Striking close-up of a bug-eyed dragonfly wins Essex Wildlife Trust photography contest

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A striking close-up photo of a bug-eyed dragonfly has beaten images of a leaping stoat and a fox hiding in a plant pot to win best overall picture in a wildlife photography competition. The competition, run by the charity Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT), saw over 500 entries from more than 250 photographers showing creatures across Essex, … Read more

Is mortgage ‘mis-selling’ the new PPI? GEORGE NIXON investigates

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‘You could be entitled to compensation up to £250,000’, ‘thousands owed for hidden loan charges and mortgages’ and ‘don’t delay – start your free application today’. Barely were my feet back under the desk in 2020 before I was bombarded with emails telling me I could be entitled to compensation for a mis-sold mortgage. In … Read more

Bloodhound supersonic car project needs another £8 million this month

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The UK’s attempt to break the world land speed record could be canned due to a lack of funding. The ‘Bloodhound car’, which has been built to reach speeds of 800mph, has been built to break the current record of 763mph set in the 1990s.  The Gloucestershire-based developers claim the Bloodhound car could reach 1,000mph … Read more

DR MARTIN SCURR explains the possible causes of heart palpitations 

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Recently I’ve been having heart palpitations which wake me at night. Most worrying is when my heart misses a beat and I lie there and fear it will stop altogether. Could you shed some light on this? Michael Byrne, Carlisle. This must be unsettling and my suggestion is that further investigation is needed to get … Read more

Music teacher tests positive for coronavirus

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Twelve more coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in the UK today, taking the infection toll in Britain to 51.   Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the cases in the Commons, warning the situation facing the country is ‘increasingly serious’. It comes after a travel agent in Norbiton, south London, was today shut after an employee tested … Read more

Alexei Sayle tells Event how Kung Fu helped his career revival

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‘I passed out. I couldn’t walk, I went blind.’ The godfather of alternative comedy is describing the disease that almost ended his career. Five years ago Alexei Sayle collapsed and was rushed to a neurological unit in London. Doctors were initially unsure what was happening, then Sayle’s wife Linda recalled he had been diagnosed with … Read more

Ancient ruins and modern day charms? Go to Gozo!

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Gozitans (as they are called) are well-schooled in accepting their lot.  ‘The rest of Malta thinks we still live in caves,’ a grandmother in the capital Victoria (so named after our former queen, who, unlike her great-great-granddaughter, never actually made it here) tells me.   In fact, they live mainly in two or three-storey houses (nothing … Read more