So much for spring! Britain braces for four days of sub-zero temperatures as Norwegian deep freeze sends temperatures plunging to as low as -10C in Scotland tonight A 500-mile wide ‘Scandinavian surge’ will see temperatures colder than Iceland across Britain this weekend Most areas in the UK will stay dry with cold air arriving from … Read more
FOOD SLOW RISE: A BREAD-MAKING ADVENTURE by Robert Penn (Particular £17.99, 240 pp) Is there any smell more delicious than that of freshly baked bread? No wonder supermarkets pump the aroma through their stores to entice shoppers to spend more. As a nation we love our bread, gobbling nearly 12 million loaves a day. Humans … Read more
The record cold and snow in Texas didn’t just catch the state’s human inhabitants off-guard, it threatened its endangered sea turtle population. Volunteers rescued thousands of the endangered amphibians across the Gulf region last week that were effectively paralyzed by the freezing temperatures, preventing them from eating or keeping their heads above water. Wildlife officials … Read more
Deep freeze paralyzes Texas and knocks out its power grid – sending cost of oil surging to over $60 a barrel for first time in a year and leaving 5 million shivering at home without power or sleeping in their cars as Storm Uri leaves its mark The cold bast caused by winter storm Uri … Read more
EU complains of ‘deep dissatisfaction’ at AstraZeneca after warning it will deliver fewer vaccine doses because of supply problems EU regulator expected to give green light to AstraZeneca at the end of month But once approved, the progress of the rollout is expected to be hampered Initial promise of 80million vaccines to 27 nations reported … Read more
Europe was in the grip of snow chaos today as power went out in Sweden and Finland, footage emerged of looters ransacking a food truck in Spain and one person died as cars swerved off ice-covered roads in Germany. In Madrid, footage showed dozens of looters emptying a lorry full of vegetables, yoghurts and milkshakes … 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
After four-and-a-half years, the world’s largest deep-sea exploration mission has identified at least 12 new species of marine life, including a new kind of coral. Funded by the European Union, the just-completed ATLAS Project carried out some 45 research expeditions since June 2016, exploring undersea life in a deep stretch of the North Atlantic. More … Read more
Bella Thorne takes to social media to share selfie video in sexy bodycon dress with deep neckline By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 02:13 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 02:13 GMT, 29 December 2020 Bella Thorne took to social media on Monday to share a selfie video of herself in a sexy bodycon dress. … Read more
US ski champion is criticised over viral video of her throwing her one-year-old son into snow that’s so deep he ‘disappears’ – but defends the clip saying ‘there was zero risk’ Former Olympic ski champion Julia Mancuso, from California, shared a clip of herself throwing her young son, Sonny, one, into deep snow The clip … Read more