A skier came across a surprising sight in a remote area of the Italian Alps – the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat. With only half of its body sticking out of the ice, Hermann Oberlechner said the animal’s skin ‘looked like leather, completely hairless.’ Oberlechner had hiked six hours into the mountains, so an … Read more
Europe is taking off… as UK remains grounded: Damning new figures reveal Britain is behind most of the continent over re-opening the skies Data shows passenger numbers down by 73 per cent year-on-year in August Passenger numbers were down by 60 per cent in France and 62 per cent in Italy Aviation bosses warn we … Read more
‘It gives you a little bit of hope!’ California couple left stunned after finding their wedding rings among the charred remains of their wildfire-destroyed home Jason and Chloe Caroll’s home in Vacaville was destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire on Wednesday The couple returned Friday to find their home reduced to a smoldering pile … Read more
Magnificent stone remains of a 2,500-year-old royal palace from the time of the Kings of Judah are found carefully buried outside the walls of Jerusalem The remains included the ornate capitals that would have topped stone columns Experts are unclear why they were neatly buried when the rest was plundered When it stood, the palace would … Read more
The skeleton of a suspected murder victim found in two bin bags in a river is missing some parts, a detective said today, as the mother of an RAF gunner who vanished on a night out nearly four years ago revealed the remains are not those of her son. The black bags of human bones … Read more
The number of people catching coronavirus in England remains stable at 2,000 per day, according to official data which shows no proof that infections are surging. There are now an estimated 2,000 new cases each day, on average – down 200 from last Friday, when the prediction sat at 2,200 – according to the Office … Read more
Police launch appeal to find two boys who helped member of public pull two black bin bags containing human remains from Suffolk river Two black sacks filled with bones were pulled from the River Stour on Thursday Part of the river, near Sudbury, remains closed as marine police search the water An initial post mortem … Read more
Police launch murder probe after human remains are found inside bags in submerged shopping trolley at river beauty spot in Suffolk Police were called to River Stour in Sudbury at around 4.30pm yesterday A wildlife ranger discovered a bag of bones in a submerged shopping trolley Suffolk Police have confirmed that bones in the bag … Read more
As excuses to cancel dinner go, the text message sent by Tony Abbott to a British friend newly arrived in Sydney is hard to beat. ‘Sorry to do this at short notice, mate, but I’m trying to put out these damned bush fires.’ He wasn’t joking. The former Australian leader and volunteer fireman had flown … Read more
The future of Soho and Fitzrovia as the ‘beating heart’ of London is in doubt as offices across the capital remain largely empty – as restaurateur Jeremy King slammed Sadiq Khan over the ‘damaging’ congestion charge. The locations are known around the world as the centre of British advertising, film and TV production, but workers … Read more