Tough new rules for pet monkey owners forcing them to build zoo-quality cages ‘could see many euthanised’ as rescue centres are swamped, experts warn Sources say officials have not worked out how to deal with confiscated primates It is aimed at ending ‘immense suffering’ caused by the domestic monkey trade From the end of 2021, owners … Read more
Father is jailed for nine months after forcing his daughter to perform ‘astonishingly cruel’ exercise he called ‘the caterpillar’ as punishment for hours leaving her with carpet burns Father forced his daughter to carry out ‘the caterpillar’ between 2pm and 9pm Exercise involved ‘pushing her whole body up then straight down to the floor’ Combined … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: Who are the ‘zombies’ forcing Lady Victoria Hervey to flee Hollywood? By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:01 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 00:13 GMT, 7 February 2021 Socialite Lady Victoria Hervey says she is being driven out of Hollywood… by ‘zombies’. … Read more
Tens of thousands of small businesses are set for a £1.2billion windfall after the Supreme Court ordered insurers to pay out for losses from the first Covid lockdown. Cafes, pubs, beauty parlours, holiday firms and wedding planners are among the 370,000 firms that had policies which should now pay out. Former footballer Gary Neville, who … Read more
British tourist is blamed for Covid-19 outbreak in Switzerland that has caused officials to scrap Ski World Cup races 91st Luberhorn classic in Wengen, Switzerland, was cancelled earlier this week Covid outbreak infected 60 at resort – half of the cases blamed on a single Briton World Cup races moved to Kitzbuehel but Austrian officials have … Read more
Cattle grids don’t just stop cows! Metal grates trigger emergency brakes in new cars forcing drivers to skid off the road Somerset council said cattle grids are leaving some modern cars confused The cars mistake the grids for obstructions and automatically brakes the vehicle The council have spent £70,000 addressing adapting the grid to By … Read more
Sixty foot-deep sinkhole opens up outside Italian hospital forcing wards full of coronavirus patients to be closed A large chasm opened in the parking lot of Hospital of the Sea, in Naples, Italy Forced nearby residence filled with recovering Covid-19 patients to evacuate Sinkhole, now filled with rubble, engulfed large part of car park and … Read more
Once, British banks were regarded as solid and dependable institutions, staffed by responsible people who would guard customers’ savings as they would their own, come famine, flood or war. What was left of that image was destroyed in the 2007/08 banking crisis — symbolised by the queues of people outside Northern Rock branches desperate to … Read more
Indonesian volcano erupts forcing thousands to flee their island homes as giant cloud of deadly gas fills sky and avalanche of lava roars down mountainside By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: 14:44 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 14:48 GMT, 29 November 2020 A volcano in Indonesia has erupted spewing ash and smoke as high … Read more
Working from home is giving people a sore throat, scientists claim, and it is caused by having to continuously raise and strain voices during Zoom meetings. Researchers from Trinity, College Dublin surveyed 1,575 people on times they have suffered from a hoarse voice or vocal tract discomfort since coronavirus lockdown. More people began working from … Read more