Seattle’s mayor says the city will move to wind down the ‘occupied’ protest zone following two recent shootings, including one that left a man dead. Mayor Jenny Durkan said at a news conference Monday that officials are working with the community to bring the ‘Capitol Hill Occupied Protest’ zone to an end after two weeks. … Read more
Researchers in the Arctic Ocean map undersea methane pockets distributed across a 250-million-year-old ‘fault zone’ that could accelerate ice sheet withdrawal with future ruptures Researchers mapped a network of undersea methane pockets in the Arctic They found structural instability in the seafloor was the biggest factor effecting which region would experience a rupture, releasing the … Read more
Police mock driver of £150,000 McLaren supercar and suggest he must have been breaking 40mph speed limit after crashing into a wall The driver left the 204mph McLaren 570S embedded in bricks in Staines, Surrey The 550bhp vehicle – which can do 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds – crashed last night A photograph shows the bonnet … Read more
Minneapolis was left in ruins on Friday with dozens of businesses looted or destroyed after rioting broke out for the third consecutive night in the city and protests erupted across America over the death of George Floyd. Shocking photos show devastating aftermath of Thursday night’s riots where cheering demonstrators torched the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct … Read more
First of five Iranian tanker crosses into Venezuela’s economic zone to bring South American country gasoline as US decides NOT to intercept vessel The oil tanker Fortune was welcomed by Venezuelan officials who celebrated the growing relationship with Iran Russ Dallen, head of Caracas Capital Markets, confirmed the ship’s location using tracing technology The Clavel, … Read more
Senior sister Anthea Allen has been a nurse for well over 20 years and thought she had ‘seen it all’ in her long NHS career. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. When it hit, she was — still is — among those in charge of the critical care unit at St George’s Hospital in South London, … Read more
Raging forest infernos in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone burning for eight days are now ‘close’ to exploded nuclear reactor amid new fears of radiation contamination Wildfires burning through Chernobyl forests are nearing the nuclear reactor There are fears that flames could reach radioactive trucks and vehicles abandoned after the notorious 1986 power station explosion Kiev has … Read more
Student Alex Hendriks expected lifeless desolation when he visited the centre of the Chernobyl disaster zone in northern Ukraine with his friends. And while it was certainly bleak – it was far from lifeless inside the radioactive ruins. There were hundreds of dogs roaming around. The 22-year-old said: ‘My first thought was, “Wow, there are … Read more
Hiking trail opens in the Korean Peninsula’s heavily armed demilitarized zone, where endangered species are flourishing First of three hiking trails has opened on the Korean Peninsula with tours running twice a day, six days a week Pictures have emerged of the first hikers to tackle the trail, which is surrounded by barbed wire and … Read more
Dangerous driver called Astin Martin, 30, speeds at 93mph in a 30mph zone while trying to flee from police Astin Martin O’Brien, 30, was pursued through Ashington, Northumberland Police Superintendent said: ‘He might be called Astin Martin but he’s no Bond’ He was handed an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months By Jemma Carr … Read more