Basic training’s a blast! Navy instructor saves new recruit from an exploding grenade after he fails to throw it far enough A trainee from China’s Naval Aviation University was saved within 0.01 seconds He did not throw the grenade far enough during a grenade-throwing exercise The trainee’s instructor pulled him away and rolled them both … Read more
The US Senate voted Wednesday on an amendment to the Patriot Act that would prevent law enforcement from seizing American’s internet browsing and search history without a warrant. The bill required 60 supporting votes to pass and the final tally came up with only 59 ayes and 37 nays – but the failure was only … Read more
Hotel Chocolat saw surge in online sales prior to Easter but this failed to make up for damage caused by having to shut shops in face of coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:07 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 4 May 2020 Hotel Chocolat said it saw a surge … Read more
Kate Beckinsale jokes that her cat ‘is broken’ as she tries and fails to get her pet to sit in a box painted on the floor By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:59 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 16:21 BST, 18 April 2020 She’s been spending time indoors amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. And … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva revisiting Brexit during coronavirus crisis suggests she hasn’t quite washed away her EU past By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 16 April 2020 The International Monetary Fund deserves credit for not holding back on highlighting the stunning £7 … Read more
Radio host Dermot O’Leary gave Ant McPartlin some serious stick when he failed to join Declan Donnelly on his Radio 2 Breakfast show on Friday. As Dec, 44. tuned in, Dermot said: ‘Where is he? He’s still asleep isn’t he. It would not be the first time’, leaving Dec giggling. and saying: ‘Who knows, who … Read more
Beijing’s chief medical advisor on the novel coronavirus has questioned the US governments’ abilities to fight the pandemic amid a tit-for-tat row between the two nations over the global emergency. Epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan claimed he worried about what would happen in America, adding ‘the problem of the US will be the problem of the world’, … Read more
BASE jumper’s parachute FAILS after throwing himself off a Swiss ravine but he miraculously survives after landing in a shallow river The unidentified thrill-seeker leapt into a 300ft deep ravine in Switzerland He said online the canopy opened the wrong way and he got twisted under it As he tried to free himself he crashed … Read more
Boris Johnson has refused to shut schools across the country as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take hold despite public clamouring for him to do so. A number of other countries such as Ireland, Austria, Turkey and Norway have taken drastic measures to stymie the spread of the disease, including closing schools, colleges and childcare facilities. … Read more
Owner of Trafford Centre and Lakeside ‘could go bust’: Shopping centre giant Intu sees share price wiped out after slumping to a £2bn loss Annual loss rose from £1.17bn to over £2bn in the last year, dismal results show Group admits numbers show ‘material uncertainty’ to carry on as a business But, company insisting it still … Read more