Dog owners on an estate say their pets have been poisoned – after ragwort was cut down in a park but not removed. Contractors carried out work at Merlin Park in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, in early October but did not remove the cuttings. Ragwort gives off a scent that warns animals not to eat it, however, […]
A special chicken coop which is powered by an artificial intelligence system dubbed ‘Albert Eggstein’, can now detect how chickens are feeling as well as translate their clucking. The high-tech system can be used to monitor domestic chickens 24-hours-a-day through the additional use of two cameras, meaning owners will no longer have to worry about […]
Love them or hate them, Britain has no shortage of Wetherspoons. Famed for cheap pints and pub grub, the chain operates a whopping 852 branches across the UK. But one branch in a corner of Essex coast has failed to impress visitors – who have been very vocal about it. Clacton-on-Sea gets a bit of […]
Two men tried to lure children into a van by offering them sweets as the youngsters were out trick or treating on Halloween. The pair were spotted in Nansen Road and Forthbridge Road, Clapham, south London, at about 7.30pm on Tuesday (October 31), according to the Metropolitan Police. Worried parents have been messaging each other […]
More than one UK settlement has been lost to the sea over the centuries as coastal erosion has seen villages and even small towns around the nation’s shoreline abandoned to the waves. Perhaps the most famous is Dunwich in Suffolk, which was mainly abandoned to the depths in the middle ages – and where legend […]
A serious crash involving multiple vehicles has caused long delays on the M23 near Gatwick Airport this morning. All four lanes of the motorway remain closed off after emergency services rushed to the scene between Junction 8 and 9. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. […]
CCTV shows driving test crash in Argentina Khemaran, an American with over 12 years of driving in the US, tried his hand at a UK driving test without taking a single lesson. The man, who goes by Kam, turned to YouTube driving expert Richard Fanders from the Conquer Driving YouTube channel to set him up […]
Despite being opened over 30 years ago, social media users were quick to label an incredible photo of Conwy Tunnel in north Wales as Photoshop. Photographer Phil Corley, from the Wirral, shared an aerial image of the road disappearing under the estuary online and it was quickly called a “fake”. Phil used his drone to […]
A beautiful UK county, renowned for its unique national park, is considering adding a new tourist tax on holiday lets in an attempt to raise tax which can’t be gathered due to a rise in second homeowners. North Norfolk District Council wants to add a £1 tourist levy on Airbnb bookings due to the pushing […]
With its white sand and crystal-clear waters Traigh Lingeigh beach is a haven for walkers and swimmers but to get there visitors have to fly, sail or take a ferry from the west coast of Scotland. It is located on North Uist island, in the Outer Hebrides, and although it is not an easy place to […]