More people are leaving the US state of California than arriving as it reels from devastating wildfires, power outages and the burgeoning cost of living. The California dream may be fading as the idyllic oceanfront state sees warming temperatures, burning blazes, challenges in controlling the coronavirus pandemic, and sky-high real estate prices. The most recent … Read more
How to get rid of seagulls: Staring at the birds makes them MORE likely to flee, study finds Researchers from Exeter studied the behaviour of 155 gulls in Cornwall, England They approached the seabirds while either looking down or directly at them The team found they could get around 6.5 feet closer if not staring at … Read more
A large group of demonstrators caused diners to flee when they surrounded a New York restaurant during a protest over the death of Daniel Prude in New York. More than 1,000 anti-racism supporters gathered together in downtown Rochester, where 29-year-old Prude suffocated to death while in police custody. The huge crowd surrounded a restaurant where … Read more
New York City residents with cash are fleeing the Big Apple in droves and moving to nearby suburbs as the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled them to work from home while Manhattan office buildings stay largely empty. Real estate brokers in the surrounding areas of the city including the Hudson Valley, Westchester County, New Jersey, and … Read more
A British democracy activist has been captured by the Chinese after trying to make a dramatic seaborne escape from Hong Kong to Taiwan. Andy Li, 30, who has worked with former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith and other politicians on pro-democracy campaigns, was intercepted in international waters, along with 11 other activists, as they tried … Read more
Hundreds flee their homes as diesel train bursts into flames sending giant smoke cloud into night sky – with families forced to sleep in evacuation centres Huge blaze in Llangennech, near Llanelli, broke out at around 11pm last night Homes were evacuated after ‘major incident,’ was declared on railway line British Transport Police confirmed a … Read more
A group of heavily-outnumbered police officers fled a mob of hundreds of revellers attending an illegal party celebrating Pakistan Independence Day in locked-down Manchester. Party goers gathered in Manchester’s so-called ‘Curry Mile’ on Friday night, in breach of the city’s reinforced lockdown rules which restrict outdoor gatherings to up to six people with social distancing enforced. Police … Read more
A group of heavily-outnumbered police officers fled a baying street mob after failing to break up an illegal party celebrating Pakistan Independence Day in locked-down Manchester. Hundreds of revellers gathered in Manchester’s so-called ‘Curry Mile’ on Friday night, in breach of the city’s reinforced lockdown rules which restrict outdoor gatherings to up to six people with … Read more
Judges have condemned France for its ‘degrading and inhumane’ treatment of refugees in a scathing landmark ruling. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said the French authorities ‘had failed in their duties’ to support those who applied for asylum in the country, leaving them to sleep rough on the streets for months in ‘constant … Read more
How can I get home now France is on the UK’s quarantine list? Travellers trying to return from France on Friday to avoid the quarantine restrictions face paying hundreds of pounds. Flights: Air fares are more than six times higher than normal from Paris to London today. The cheapest British Airways tickets are £452. Flight booking … Read more