Jet2 plane flying from Manchester to Greece is forced to U-turn over France after pilot reported a ‘fault indication’ Jet2 plane flying from Manchester to Greece this morning was forced to U-turn Passenger carrier turned around over France due to ‘minor fault indication’ Flight was due to land in Kalamata at 11.55am local time, Flight Radar shows … Read more
An overlooked part of the San Andreas fault in southern California may hold the key to sparing Los Angeles from the next ‘Big One’ earthquake, new research has found. The 800-mile system of fractures running much of the length of California marks the boundary between the Pacific and North American continental plates, which produce earthquakes … Read more
From The Fault Line to French And Saunders, A Bit Of A Stretch and Phoebe Reads A Mystery, the best podcasts to listen to this week By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 16 January 2021 French And Saunders: Titting About It was only a matter of time before … Read more
Having consumed all ten episodes of Season Four of The Crown, I’m left with a feeling not unlike flu from an overdose of frou-frou. Not to mention a sincere wish to hide behind the sofa, as I’m reminded of all those 1980s horrors that I, like Diana, once proudly wore. The tank tops, the Patricia … Read more
Tailgating ute slams into an SUV after a VERY sudden brake-check on a busy motorway – so who do you think is in the wrong? Crash on Queensland’s M1 motorway has divided opinion on who is at fault Some believe the 4WD broke too suddenly, others said ute was tailgating The accident was recently shared … Read more
New Highway Code ‘pins blame on drivers’: Cars and lorries ‘will automatically be at fault for accidents with cyclists’ due to sweeping changes Government rewriting official guide to give cyclists more protection on the road ‘Hierarchy of users’ guideline says pedestrians and cyclists will have right of way Another change would grant cyclists the right … Read more
Thousands of recalled Ford Kuga hybrid cars to have faulty battery packs replaced after seven of the SUVs caught FIRE while charging Some 1,800 UK Puma PHEVs and 27,000 globally have been called back by Ford It says that ‘cell contamination in the drive battery system’ caused the issued UK models should be fixed by … Read more
A farmer has insisted he had a ‘good plan’ for moving the cattle which stampeded along a public bridleway and killed a primary school teacher in front of her horrified family. Alistair Nixon gave evidence today in the inquest into the death of Marian Clode, 61, who was hit three times by the lead cow … Read more
Viewers watching the father of rugby star Rob Burrow, who has Motor Neurone Disease (MND), in a moving BBC 2 documentary say seeing his dad talk about the impact the illness has had on his son ‘is one of the hardest things I’ve ever watched.’ The programme, My Year With MND, presented by Sally Nugent, … Read more
Geologists have long thought that the central section of California’s famed San Andreas Fault – from San Juan Bautista southward to Parkfield, a distance of about 90 miles (145 km) – has a steady creeping movement that provides a safe release of energy. Creep on the central San Andreas during the past several decades, so … Read more