A British expat has discovered hundreds of stranded ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish washed up on a beach in South Africa. The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish are each armed with a poison more deadly than cyanide. Tess Gridley, a scientist from Sheffield, encountered the mass stranding at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, while walking with her family. The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish, … Read more
Myanmar security forces shot dead at least three protesters on Sunday as the country’s military leaders stepped up the use of lethal force to quash opposition to their recent coup. The junta is battling to contain a massive street movement demanding it yield power and release ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was … Read more
The Russian helicopter pilot who endured lethal radiation levels to contain the Chernobyl disaster has died after contracting coronavirus. General Nikolai Antoshkin, who was 78, died in his home country last Sunday. He commanded an operation to seal off the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl power station just outside the town Pripyat in Ukraine, … Read more
Mel Gibson confirms Lethal Weapon 5 is ‘absolutely on the way’… 22 years after last instalment was released By Georgia Simcox and Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:57 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 15:58 GMT, 18 November 2020 Mel Gibson has confirmed that Lethal Weapon 5 is ‘absolutely on the way’. Speaking on Good … Read more
Dougie Poynter has revealed he took lethal doses of Valium following the band’s decision to go on indefinite hiatus in 2016. Discussing his addiction in new ITV show McFly: All About Us, the bass guitarist, 32, claimed he would take the drugs because he felt the split was ‘all [his] fault’. Speaking candidly about the issue, … Read more
French President Macron has announced a new nationwide lockdown today, stating that ‘France could never standby and see hundreds of thousands of its citizens die.’ The national measure will take effect from Friday morning and is considered to be ‘more flexible’ than the lockdown first imposed on France in March, with all public services to remain open. … Read more
New evidence of China’s coronavirus cover-up: Scientists KNEW it was lethal and ‘clearly contagious’ before officials told the world about ‘mystery’ outbreak Patient samples showed coronavirus before China told of unidentified disease Reports reveal that one team even found the virus was ‘clearly contagious’ Activist claims China knew virus was prevalent in December but didn’t tell … Read more
Deadly snakes including King cobras, rattlesnakes and pit vipers are being sold openly at pet shops, posing a risk to public safety, vets and experts warn. Current laws in the UK mean no licence is needed to buy snakes that’s capable of killing with just a single bite. King cobras, gaboon vipers, pit vipers and … Read more
A second person has died from coronavirus in China amid fears the lethal outbreak may spread globally, officials have said. The 69-year-old man, named only as Xiong, died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city. He had been admitted to hospital on December 31 with symptoms of the virus, … Read more
My mother messages from Italy with a tiny but telling anecdote that sums up the difficulty of the situation. The assistant manager of her local Carrefour Express in Turin (like Tesco Express, only with nicer wine), is being driven to distraction by little old ladies roaming endlessly around his supermarket. He keeps telling them to … Read more