Fire crew saves family after their canal barge gets WEDGED in lock and starts SINKING 

So much for being a NARROW boat! Fire crew saves family after their canal barge gets WEDGED in lock and starts SINKING West Midlands Fire Service called to Botterham Lock in Wombourne, at 10.22am Three people left stranded on the canal boat after it got wedged in the lock Fire crews rescued all three on … Read more

Ant starts to drag bumblebee 60 TIMES its size towards its nest for lunch

I don’t bee-lieve it! ‘Strongman’ ant starts to drag bumblebee 60 TIMES its size towards its nest for lunch – before realising it’s too big a challenge Hungry ant is spotted checking out a dead bumblebee as a potential meal Tiny insect attempts to drag the relatively huge bug to nest by its antennae Despite help … Read more

Interest rates hit record lows of 0.01% as recession starts to bite 

Is it the end of the savings account? Interest rates hit record lows of 0.01% as recession starts to bite Savers have amassed around £45billion in popular easy access savings accounts The average easy access rate is now just 0.22 per cent, down from 0.56 per cent Savers who remained loyal to high street banks … Read more

Democratic convention starts today: Michelle Obama headlines, urging people to vote for Joe Biden

Democratic convention starts today: Michelle Obama will make keynote address urging people to vote for Joe Biden in first-ever virtual party event – with Republican 2016 candidate John Kasich pleading with his party to dump Trump Former first lady Michelle Obama will headline the first-ever fully virtual Democratic National Convention’s kick-off on Monday night  She … Read more

Coronavirus New Zealand: Panic-buying starts amid lockdown

Panic-buyers swarmed supermarkets and traffic was thrown into chaos across Auckland after Jacinda Ardern announced sweeping new lockdown orders on Tuesday night. The New Zealand prime minister implemented Stage 3 stay-at-home orders for Auckland for 72 hours from midday on Wednesday after the city reported four new cases of COVID-19. The rest of the country … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts

MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts with property search site notching up 65 days of record traffic By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 After months cooped up at home during lockdown, many Britons are reappraising their living arrangements. … Read more

Man wrongly accused of PC Andrew Harper’s murder starts bid for compensation from the police

Friend of the killers of PC Andrew Harper starts bid for compensation from the police – after he was wrongly accused of the murder Jed Foster, 21, has begun legal action against Thames Valley Police He is claiming unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution Mr Foster spent a month in custody after being charged … Read more

Elyse Knowles starts renovating her new $2.3million Byron Bay beach house

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Elyse Knowles starts renovating her new $2.3million Byron Bay beach house… which boasts four bedrooms, a tropical veranda and a sustainable garden By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:45 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 05:05 BST, 14 July 2020 Elyse Knowles has started renovating her new $2.3million Byron Bay beach … Read more

Dulux starts rationing paint after ‘exceptional demand’ from DIYers during lockdown

Dulux starts rationing paint after ‘exceptional demand’ from DIYers wanting to improve their homes during lockdown Dulux has been forced to cap the amount of tester pots it sells online each day  Regular pots of paints can no longer be purchased online after surge in demand  Customers are being turned away online due to ‘overwhelming … Read more

Britain is falling out of love with the Great Dane as it starts to favour smaller breeds

Bad news for Scooby Doo. British pet-owners are falling out of love with the Great Dane that the famous mystery hunting canine is based on, the Kennel Club found. In fact, British people are more likely to take in a smaller dog than a larger breed, with the the popularity of Great Danes dropping to … Read more