UK weather: River Severn rises to all-time high devastating towns and villages

Residents in areas of Shropshire were urged to evacuate today as the River Severn rose to all-time high levels amid severe flooding after more than 400 tonnes of water per second rushed down towards Shrewsbury. Large parts of the county are already underwater, with many access roads closed, and things could get worse with the … Read more

The world is ‘simply not ready’ for coronavirus, WHO expert reveals

The world is ‘simply not ready’ for coronavirus and China has given other countries ‘a false sense of security’ because of how WELL it has handled the outbreak, WHO expert reveals Bruce Aylward, who leads the joint WHO-China mission of experts spoke today  He warned Beijing success in firefighting infection has made other nations relax … Read more

Amazon might not have enough products from China for Prime Day amid coronavirus outbreak 

Amazon scrambles to secure inventory amid concerns the company won’t have enough products from China to see them through Prime Day as the coronavirus continues to spread Amazon is reportedly concerned it may not have enough inventory for Prime Day The company is said to be communicating with third-party sellers to determine how the coronavirus … Read more

Police probe after 17-month-old boy dies after cardiac arrest at home

Police probe is launched after 17-month-old boy died in hospital having been found in cardiac arrest at a south London home Police were called to home on Colson Road, Croydon, at 11.26am on Tuesday Little boy, 17 months, was taken to a south London hospital where he later died Officers were seen at the address this … Read more

Hollywood special effects team creates 20-foot model of California

A 20-foot Scalextric-style model of California, made by the special effects team behind Hollywood movies including First Man and The Abyss, will be flown over to London and assembled in the middle of one of Europe’s busiest train stations, DailyMail.com can reveal. The model, with miniature versions of the state’s best-known landmarks including Disneyland, the … Read more

Greta met Malala: young activists pictured together in…

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has taken a break from her classes to meet with teenage activist Greta Thunberg. The young women, who campaign on global issues climate change and women’s education, smiled in a snap taken of them sat on a bench at the University of Oxford.  Malala is a student at the university … Read more

Ethical vegan suing former employers for sacking him for whistle blowing, tribunal hears

A vegan animal rights activist was wrongfully dismissed for blowing the whistle on an anti-hunting charity’s ‘unethical’ pension investments, a tribunal heard today. Jordi Casamitjana, 56, was sacked from his position as head of policy and research at the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) in April 2018 after sending an email to colleagues about alternative … Read more

London and European stock markets fall again amid coronavirus panic

Stock markets across Europe including in London fell for the second day in a row today as fears continued over the economic impact of coronavirus. The FTSE 100 index of leading UK companies had fallen 132 points or 1.85 per cent to 7,024 by late afternoon, after opening up by 0.5 per cent in early … Read more

Private-jet loving Prince Harry flies back from Canada

Prince Harry is flying back to the UK to host a sustainable travel conference in his first visit to Britain since announcing he was quitting as a senior royal in January. The Duke of Sussex will appear in Edinburgh tomorrow to host a summit for Travalyst, where he is expected to unveil a new holiday … Read more

Passenger who slipped while trying to board a train is trapped then spat out by a carriage

Passenger who slipped while trying to board a train is spun around the platform after being trapped then spat out by a carriage CCTV footage was recorded in West Bengal, India, on a Kharagpur-Asansol train Dazed Sujoy Ghosh, 44, was trying to board the moving train when he slipped He was lodged between platform and … Read more