Swapping ozone-depleting chemicals for more ‘environmentally friendly’ alternatives has inadvertently allowed other harmful compounds to contaminate our food and water supplies Chlorofluorocarbons were restricted in the 1980s due to their impact on ozone Researchers say the compounds used as an alternative could be just as bad Unlike CFCs the new compounds don’t break down in … Read more
Imperial scientist Neil Ferguson whose advice led to lockdown being introduced QUITS government role after ‘breaking the restrictions to meet his married lover’ By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 19:35 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 19:48 BST, 5 May 2020 The scientist whose advice led to Boris Johnson introducing lockdown measures to combat coronavirus has resigned from … Read more
A secret military operation to overthrow Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro Moros was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s … Read more
Cassandra Thorburn had panic attacks during her divorce from Karl Stefanovic and had to ‘constantly’ defend herself to her own friends amid the media scrutiny By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:10 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 21:42 BST, 28 April 2020 Cassandra Thorburn has been sharing her experience with divorce following … Read more
Prince Harry has sparked fury by claiming the UK’s Covid-19 crisis is not as bad as the public are being told. In an interview with the Declassifed podcast, the 35-year-old said that things here are ‘better than we are led to believe through certain corners of the media’. But his comments were branded ‘outrageous’ by … Read more
The especially stupid one: Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho faces police warning after organising a training session for three of his players in a London park Tottenham Hotspur stars have been spotted training out in London together Manager Jose Mourinho was spotted leading Spurs stars in a session in Barnet Photos and videos emerged of players … Read more
The scandalous lives of Lord Byron’s relatives have been exposed in a new book – including a great-uncle dubbed the ‘Wicked Lord’ who killed a cousin and abducted an actress. The poet, who was dubbed ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’ by his lover Lady Caroline Lamb in 1812, is well known for his own … Read more
Almost 500,000 people could have died from coronavirus if the UK had adopted a ‘do-nothing’ approach associated with earlier ‘herd immunity’ plans, a study has suggested. As the virus began to take a stranglehold on the UK last month, the Government mooted the concept of beating back the disease by allowing 80 per cent of … Read more
Just three weeks ago – although it seems like a lifetime ago now – 250,000 people amassed over four days at the famous Cheltenham racing festival in Gloucestershire. They spent that time huddled together in large groups, drinking, eating and gambling. In fact, it was the biggest party in Britain this year. And everyone there … Read more
A federal appeals court has restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal ‘Stairway to Heaven’ from an obscure song written four years earlier. In a 9-2 decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said on Monday that lead singer Robert Plant’s and guitarist Jimmy Page’s 1971 rock anthem … Read more