Police seize more than 100 e-scooters being ridden illegally in London in just two days

Police have seized more than 100 e-scooters being ridden illegally in London in just two days with officers saying they have caused serious injuries. A total of 107 electric scooters were confiscated across boroughs including Westminster, Tower Hamlets, Havering and Newham on Monday and Tuesday.  The Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) said officers … Read more

Sprinting donkeys were the first stars of polo ridden 1,000 years ago

Polo players used donkeys (not horses) in world’s earliest matches 1,000 years ago, say scientists after discovery in Chinese noblewoman’s tomb Donkeys believed to have taken to the playing field as far as 1,000 years ago Were first used in the elite sport by the ancient Chinese noblewoman Cui Shi  The noblewoman loved the animals … Read more