Endurance swimmer, 35, sets off on record-breaking attempt across the Channel aiming to make 21-mile crossing to Calais in 10 hours (but she will only spend 10 minutes on French soil to avoid quarantine) Chloe McCardel will swim across the Channel to France amid quarantine rules She plans to stay ‘in’ the country for less … Read more
Shocking weather: Record-breaking ‘megaflash’ bolt of lightning more than 440 MILES long strikes over Brazil In 2018, a ‘megaflash’ bolt of lightning struck over parts of southern Brazil Scientists used satellite imagery technology to capture a snapshot from space The team compared the bolt with a the world record that was 200 miles long The … Read more
‘Record-breaking’ ozone hole has formed over the Arctic due to a ‘polar vortex’ caused by freezing temperatures in the atmosphere Unlike the Antarctic ozone layer hole this will likely not appear again next year Researchers say it was caused by freezing temperatures in the stratosphere Holes appear occasionally in the Arctic ozone layer but this … Read more
Record-breaking bat plague causes damage to 10,000 churches with at least two already abandoned Church of England estimates that 60 per cent of its 16,000 churches have bats The bats leave floors and walls caked with corrosive droppings and urine There are 3,000 more than in the last study which was done in the late 1990s … Read more
Bears are coming out of hibernation more than a month early after one of the hottest winters in human history Bears in Russia, Finland, and New England have come out of hibernation early Researchers believe the record high winter temperatures have woken the bears In some parts of Siberia, bears never started hibernation as temperatures … Read more
Record-breaking bra sales give M&S a welcome lift as it captures 37.5% of the market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 Marks & Spencer has launched a digital bra-fitting tool to boost sales of its bestselling product. The ailing retailer has … Read more
Home fit for a £19,000 sheepdog! Megan the record-breaking Collie prepares for life at Oklahoma ranch 20 times the size of her Northumberland farm Megan the £18,900 sheepdog is preparing for her new life in the US Sweeping plains await world’s costliest sheepdog at 2,000 acre Oklahoma farm It’s a far cry from where she was … Read more