Branch line! Victorian Great Western Railway train carriage left to rot under trees in field for nearly 100 years goes up for auction for £10,000 The Great Western Railway First Class carriage has now gone up for auction with Charterhouse for £100,000 Carriage was towed behind a family’s traction engine for use as their living quarters in the … Read more
Starving dog named Bandit left to rot in her own faeces is rescued by authorities – as neglectful owner blames DEPRESSION for the puppy’s skinny state An emaciated dog named Bandit was found living in its own faeces on veranda RSPCA rescued the pooch from Cranbrook property in QLD in December 2019 Dog only had … Read more
Fields of flowers are being left to rot in Cornwall because not enough pickers are available to harvest the crop following Brexit. The world’s largest daffodil grower, Varfell Farms in Penzance, Cornwall, produces 500 million stems a year and needs 700 workers to pick them. The crops are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and … Read more
Fields of flowers are being left to rot in Cornwall because not enough pickers are available to harvest the crop following Brexit. The world’s largest daffodil grower, Varfell Farms in Penzance, Cornwall, produces 500 million stems a year and needs 700 workers to pick them. The crops are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and … Read more
The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet. BA, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, describes the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 years. The … Read more
British fish are being left to rot because of a post-Brexit ‘brick wall of bureaucracy in French ports, fishing leaders have warned. They lashed out at new ‘obstacles’ slowing exports via Calais and Boulogne under the agreement made between the UK and EU in December. Some consignments have been delayed for up to 48 hours, … Read more
The cancellation of music festivals this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to a huge surplus of cider which is devastating apple growers. Farmers in the West Country say that millions of cider apples that are now ready to be picked and pressed to make the traditional drink will be left to rot … Read more
A five-bedroom Victorian mansion that was left to rot after a lawyer stabbed his wife to death in its master bedroom has gone up for sale for £3.25million following a ten year restoration project. The huge property, in Altrincham, Cheshire, has been restored to its former glory 15 years after the killing in March 2005. … Read more
The end of plastic bottles? Coca-Cola and Carlsberg back new all-plant drinks containers that will rot away to nothing within a year Dutch biochemical company Avantium are developing a new plant-plastic The material would form a protective, recyclable layer inside a cardboard bottle Avantium hopes to have their new drinks containers on shelves by 2023 By … Read more
Rep. Elise Stefanik, a congresswoman from New York whose fierce defense of President Trump during the impeachment hearings made national news, was harassed at the grocery store with a ‘vile’ note. Stefanik, 35, revealed on Twitter that she went grocery shopping with husband Matthew Manda Saturday and later returned to their car to find a … Read more