A top government advisor has said there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as he predicts a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready by the end of March 2021. Professor Jeremy Farrar, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said the UK faces a ‘very, very difficult’ period over the next … Read more
Terrifying moment runaway trailer carrying a car veers across busy motorway before crashing into tunnel Lorry driver Calvin Walker, 47, had been driving past junction 10 on the M25 He saw the blue Ford skidding down motorway after becoming detached Dashcam footage shows trailer coming to an abrupt halt as it crashed into a wall By … Read more
People smuggler caught trafficking two Vietnamese migrants into UK through Channel Tunnel in boot of his car is jailed for more than two years Gavin Charters, 40, was stopped at the Channel Tunnel by Border Force Officers found two Vietnamese migrants in his boot and arrested him He absconded from bail but was found following … Read more
A Royal RETREAT! Coastal five-bed townhouse with secret escape tunnel ‘used by 14-year-old Henry VII when he fled to France in 1471’ hits market for £1.25m The underground passage of the five-storey house in Tenby, Pembs, leads from garden down to the harbour Plaque reads ‘It is said that Henry Tudor escaped through a tunnel … Read more
A bar in London has unveiled its new safety measures for drinkers which will see them having their temperature taken and walking through a disinfectant tunnel before they enter. The Piano Works in Farringdon, London, installed the measures after the pub and bar industry took an enormous hit when forced to close as a result of … Read more
Night train to Nice? Rail body calls for sleeper trains to use Channel Tunnel due to rise in post-Covid eco-tourism Night trains, including from Brussels to Stockholm and Vienna, are being revived Rail industry has proposed to run sleeper trains through Channel tunnel It is in order to cater for growing demand for environmentally-friendly travel … Read more
A tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be ‘the most sophisticated in U.S. history,’ authorities said yesterday. The tunnel, which was not yet finished, ran from San Luis, Arizona, underneath the Yuma border, to a Mexican neighborhood and had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, … Read more
How do you visit historic Stratford-upon-Avon without feeling like you’re on a school trip? Check-in at the town’s ‘time tunnel’ 16th-century Hotel Indigo for starters… Formerly one of Stratford’s oldest pubs, the Falcon Inn, the 93-room boutique hotel opened last year It has walls lined with wooden panels salvaged from Shakespeare’s final home across the … Read more
Elon Musk envisions tunnels deep in the ground to solve ‘soul-destroying traffic’ – but now he needs your help. The billionaire is hosting a competition through The Boring Company that challenges the public to dig a 98-foot deep tunnel with a circular opening of 19.7 inches. According to The Boring Company’s site, the main objective … Read more
Tesla may build 12-seat electric VANS capable of carting passengers at 127 mph through an underground tunnel The electric vans would be used in a plan in San Bernardino County A project would develop a nearly 3-mile tunnel between Rancho Cucamonga and the Ontario International Airport The vans would zip passengers between the points at 127 … Read more