Bondi Beach closed down last month and the jobs of their world-renowned lifeguards are in limbo amid the coronavirus pandemic. And while the elite group of rescuers saved countless lives, out of the water some of their darkest moments have come to light. Head lifeguard Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkin, 51, was caught up in a drink … Read more
Apple buys Dark Sky weather app and plans to shut down the version on rival Android By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 1 April 2020 Weather app Dark Sky, known for its precise location weather forecasts,has been bought by Apple Apple has bought weather app … Read more
Apple will kill off the Android version of the Dark Sky weather predicting app after purchasing the company for an undisclosed amount. While there will be no change to the iOS version of the app, the Android version is no longer available to download and will be shutting down on July 1. Dark Sky for … Read more
London Kills Rating: Putin: A Russian Spy Story Rating: Yikes, the gaffer isn’t looking too good. DI Bradford was sweaty, shiny-skinned and unshaven, as London Kills (BBC1) returned. The gruff detective has a sackful of secrets in his private life — is coronavirus one of them? His teenage daughter Carly discovered the truth on an … Read more
In these dark days, great comfort can be taken from the remarkable outpouring of goodwill and community spirit across the United Kingdom as people seek to help. Whether it be letters posted to elderly neighbours with contact details if they need anything or community volunteer groups set up on social media, there can be no … Read more
Edge of the Galaxy: Milky Way is bigger than astronomers first thought after a study finds it extends 1.9 MILLION light years across – and most of that is dark matter The Milky Way disc of which Earth is part has a diameter of 260,000 light years Most of the Milky Way is made up … Read more
Joyous proof it’s not all bad news: Kindness of volunteer army shines in the dark days of coronavirus isolation Ruby, 12, and Kit Porritt, ten, launched ‘kindness patrol’ in Woodbridge, Suffolk Seven-year-old Jimmy-Dean Hudson bought toilet rolls with his pocket money He then delivered them to elderly residents near his home in Westcliff, Essex Coronavirus … Read more
Las Vegas looks like a ghost town as the sun sets after Nevada orders closure of ALL casinos shutting down The Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage and Luxor.
The wood was vast and impenetrable. Entering its darkness, I could see only about a footstep ahead, reducing me to a zombie stagger with arms outstretched and my body tense. Even if I’d had a torch, it felt as if no beam could pierce that blackness. The light would be swallowed up like a leaf … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more