More than a year of sustained protests in Hong Kong against the heavy hand of Beijing and socio-economic inequality have changed everything. The Chinese response – its new tough security law – has placed the West and the People’s Republic on a collision course which could set back commercial and financial relations by decades. Disquiet … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: As debt bubble fears mount the sooner the UK gets back to work the better By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:53 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 5 May 2020 When Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party were proposing to go on a government spending spree ahead of … Read more
Ex-Home secretary David Blunkett blasts ‘Sermon on the Mount’ daily coronavirus briefings by ministers The Labour life peer made the comments in interview on the Today programme He said that people are now being ‘hectored’ during the coronavirus pandemic In the interview he also discussed the police reaction to the lockdown in place Learn more … 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
Japanese government simulates what would happen if Mount Fuji erupted again, predicting Tokyo would be covered beneath 17.3BILLION cubic feet of volcanic ash The Japanese government simulated the potential effects of a Mt. Fuji eruption They ran models for possible eruptions at 92 locations on the mountain In the worst case scenarios, Tokyo could be … Read more
Height club: Incredible pictures show the mighty Mount Thor, which features the world’s greatest vertical drop – of 4,100ft (that’s three Empire State Buildings end to end) Mount Thor stands like a colossus in the snowy wilderness of the Auyuittuq National Park in Canada Its west face has a 4,101ft sheer drop, with an overhanging … Read more
Crews have begun assembling triage tents outside New York City hospitals that are already overwhelmed by coronavirus victims. The Mount Sinai system is setting up the temporary treatment facilities outside six of its hospitals – five in New York City and one in Long Island – as it prepares for a projected influx of COVID-19 … Read more
Would YOU ride it? The incredible cable car that swoops up to a 6,000ft mountain summit, with passengers able to stand on the ROOF Behold the ‘CabriO’ cable car, which swoops up to the 6,069ft summit of Mount Stanserhorn in Switzerland The cable car’s base station is called Kälti, which lies at 711 metres (2,332ft) … Read more
Priti Patel allies mount fightback after slew of bullying allegations saying Home Secretary has ‘never crossed a line’ on treatment of colleagues Home Secretary Priti Patel has been facing a slew of bullying allegations Allies of the minister insist she has ‘never crossed a line’ despite pressure Ms Patel denies all the claims against her, … Read more
An asteroid half the size of Mount Everest is heading towards Earth next month, but scientists say it is not expected to collide with us. The object, called 52768 (1998 OR2), is 1 to 2.5 miles wide and will pass within 3,908,791 miles, moving at 19,461 miles per hour. The asteroid was first discovered by … Read more