A sacred ancient ‘solstice’ tree which dates back 500 years and attracts thousands of Druids each year has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Dramatic pictures show the 40ft-high Whiteleaved Oak near Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire engulfed in flames. Believers say the tree – nominated for UK tree of the year in 2014 – … Read more
Lunch together was my mother’s idea. I was 18 and had returned home briefly between trips to Israel and America on a gap year before university. How lovely, I thought. Perhaps this was a chance for us to get to know one another better, because although she hadn’t been a bad mother, our relationship was … Read more
Woman reveals she saved £2,000 by installing her own garden decking during lockdown – and learned everything she needed to know from YouTube tutorials Natalie Miller, from Scotland revealed how she made her decking She was quoted between £2,500 and £3,000 to have it done by professionals Decided to do it herself with her husband … Read more
Bungling Portuguese police ‘unwittingly destroyed Christian Brueckner’s van before it could be searched for evidence’ German used Bedford van to steal diesel before Madeline McCann abduction Was impounded by Portuguese police and crushed before it could be searched Brueckner lived and slept in the van near Praia da Luz between in 2006 Madeleine went missing … Read more
Aston Martin DB9 supercar worth £75,000 is destroyed after bursting into flames in horror crash Luxury car caught on fire in Polegate, East Sussex, last night at around 6.30pm Police investigating whether car was already in flames before crashing into wall Driver, 60, suffered severe burns and wife in passenger seat had minor injuries No … Read more
Deadly tornadoes that ripped through the South this weekend destroyed 1 million homes and businesses from Texas to the Carolinas, as those left homeless in some cases were moved into hotels because opening shelters was too risky because of the coronavirus outbreak. The storms which struck on Easter Sunday left at least 31 dead and … Read more
The strange cigar-shaped Oumuamua space rock discovered in 2017 was ripped from a planet and sent hurtling into space after it came too close to its star. When it appeared it became the first visitor from another star system to be spotted from Earth, and astronomers have speculated on its origins ever since. Experts from National … Read more
The Arkansas doctor whose touching photo of him greeting his one-year-old son at a window went viral amid the coronavirus pandemic has now had his home destroyed in a tornado. A picture of Dr. Jared Burks meeting with little Zeke behind glass was shared more than 50,000 times after being posted to Facebook by the … Read more
Two Iceland delivery vans are destroyed by vandals in arson attack as customers wait on vital supplies during coronavirus lockdown Two Iceland supermarket vans were destroyed in arson attacks on Monday night Retailer’s managing director said the attacks were ‘sickening’ at a time like this The delivery vans were destroyed outside an Iceland store in … Read more
The lost gate of the fabled 10th-century Islamic palace-city Medina Azahara that was destroyed by fire during a civil war in 1010 has been unearthed in southern Spain. The palace — whose name means ‘the shining city’ — was built as a symbol of power by Abd-al-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Córdoba, beginning around 936–940 … Read more