These dramatic before and after pictures show the extent of the flooding across the UK in January when two months’ worth of rain fell in just 24 hours. Thousands of homes were evacuated and care home residents were rushed to safety as torrential downpours brought a deluge of water. Hundreds of warnings were put out … Read more
Furious residents of village where Harry Potter was filmed fear it could be swamped by day-trippers during lockdown after National Trust offered tickets to view its historic Abbey in half term The National Trust have sold out tickets for visits to Lacock Abbey for half-term Residents of Lacock, in Wiltshire, are concerned about an influx … Read more
If your Christmas presents have been rather slow to arrive, this enormous pile of parcels may explain the delay. Thousands of presents remain buried in mountains of post bags at sorting offices, it has been revealed. One image posted on Twitter displayed the huge pile of Royal Mail sacks in Bristol. A second showed that … Read more
Venice has been flooded with water once again as officials warn of a ‘terrible situation’ a year after the city suffered a billion pounds of damage during high tides. Bad weather including heavy rain and high winds caused the tide in Venice to rise and flood waters reached a height of 122cm this morning, catching the … Read more
Venice has been flooded with water once again as officials warn of a ‘terrible situation’ a year after the city suffered a billion pounds of damage during high tides. Bad weather including heavy rain and high winds caused the tide in Venice to rise and flood waters reached a height of 122cm this morning. This … Read more
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winner Donald Fear reveals he’s been swamped with ‘begging’ messages from ‘old friends he lost touch with years ago’ Donald Fear, 57, from Telford, won top prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? History teacher became ITV quiz show’s first winner in 14 years in September Said he’s received … Read more
Sea you later! Onlookers battle in vain to rescue van as it is swamped by the rising tide after hapless driver parked it on the beach A white van became stranded out at sea on Redcar beach in Teeside on Sunday The coastguard battled for hours to try and pull the empty car out of … Read more
Households across the UK are using the internet more than ever now that millions have been forced to work from home during the lockdown period. The increase has been so great that some customers are now using enough extra data to watch three and a half hours more Netflix every single day, new research from … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: As long as UK has credible budgetary and monetary framework it should be possible to hold back siren calls for tax increases and spending cuts until recovery is assured By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 Monthly borrowing figures usually … Read more
Car parks have overflowed as thousands of nature lovers flocked to England’s beauty spots for the first time since the easing of the coronavirus lockdown. Tourists were seen weathering the overcast conditions at popular destinations including Durdle Door in Dorset, Ilkley Moor near Bradford and in the Lake District as they seized the chance to get … Read more