Woman climbs under a TRAIN to retrieve her shopping while another woman blocks the doors after dropping it through the gap Woman climbed below tracks at station in Ayrshire, Scotland after shopping fell She retrieved items before returning to the platform and boarding train in Troon ScotRail today reminded passengers to avoid trespassing on railway … Read more
Heavens above! Vicar with vertigo climbs his church spire to raise repair money… and beat his fear of heights Reverend Sam Leach conquered his fears to climb his church’s 165ft spire The 44-year-old is normally so afraid of heights he struggles on escalators Vicar got a little closer to God by scaling St Mary Magdalene … Read more
Heart-stopping moment man climbs out of window and dangles child from ledge above 10ft drop as horrified crowd gathers below A man was filmed dangling a young boy from a window ledge in Wakefield The man in sandals hung from the window while crowds gathered below Shocking footage shows crowds waiting to catch the child … Read more
Violent crime rates have soared back to pre-lockdown levels amid fears that numbers could rise even further as lockdown measures are lifted and the economic impact of the coronavirus is felt. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said there is a ‘real risk of violent crime spiking as lockdown is eased’ in the capital after the pandemic sent crime … Read more
I’m off! Giant tortoise climbs over boulders surrounding enclosure and makes a (very slow) break for freedom after visitors return to Twycross Zoo The tortoise was filmed climbing out its pen in Little Orton, Leicestershire It climbed over a boulder and began walking through a crowd of children Twycross Zoo reopened on June 15 with … Read more
Shocker! Heartstopping moment a FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy climbs up a 25ft electricity pole and stands on top of it A five-year-old climbed to the top of a 25ft electricity pole in Korei, Jaipur, India The man filming the video shouts for the young child to climb down and he does The toddler uses the electricity wires … Read more
Britain’s death toll climbed to the highest in Europe last night in one of the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic. Two official measures revealed our figures had surpassed Italy’s which had previously been the worst-affected nation on the Continent. The first was government data showing there had been 29,427 deaths in hospitals, care homes … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus daily death toll today rose today to 888 – dashing hopes that the country’s fatality curve may have been flattening after days of uncertainty. The total death toll is now 15,464 but it is feared there are thousands more due to a delay in recording hospital fatalities and the failure to include those in care … Read more
Spain’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 19,478, with the government reporting 585 new fatalities in the last 24 hours. The number of new infections again rose more than the previous day, with 5,252 new positive tests. This is up from yesterday’s figure of 5,183, marking the third consecutive day of increases after beginning to … Read more
Husband, 53, of frontline NHS worker climbs the height of Mount Everest by running up and down his stairs at home 1,363 times Mr Griffin did the challenge to raise cash for the Trussell Trust charity Each ascent of Mr Griffin’s stairs took him 6.5m higher over 30 steps, so the challenge required him to … Read more