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Lakeside Amusement Park reopens for 2021 season — The Know

After delays caused by staffing issues, Lakeside Amusement Park is finally reopening tonight. The park had originally planned to open on Wednesday but was unable due to inclement weather. According to Brenda Fisherman, the park planned to reopen midsummer but first had to hire seasonal workers, many of whom the park lost when it didn’t […]

Watch out, NY Democrats: Socialists gunning to double their ranks in Albany

More On: progressives We’re losing the battle for NYC streets: Goodwin Progressive Dems fight to defund the police as party moves on Summer’s a bummer for socialists in denial: Goodwin ‘Self-righteous toxicity’: How woke activists actually hurt their own cause Watch out, New York Democrats. Another far left hook is coming. In an extraordinarily candid […]

Illegal cockle-pickers sneak on to MoD firing range to steal shellfish

Shell-fishing gangs have been risking their lives by trespassing on military land where bombs have been tested for years. The cockle-pickers have been spotted in the Old Ranges Beach area, in Shoeburyness, Essex, which is a Ministry of Defence restricted area. Explosives and other dangerous military items can be found on the beach due to […]

40,000 revellers descend on Latitude Festival, despite ‘pingdemic’ warnings

Latitude, the first full-capacity festival, has opened up after months of restrictions that saw large events fade into a distant memory. Since Freedom Day, Brits have started to enjoy the liberties of socialising in huge crowds without rules on distancing and face masks. Latitude will welcome 40,000 festival-goers to their brightly coloured arena that is […]

Russian fisherman shows off caught alien-looking sea creatures

Terrors from the deep: Russian fisherman shows off alien-looking sea creatures caught by his trawler which look like the stuff of nightmares Russian fisherman Roman Fedortsov, 39, trawls for cod, haddock and mackerel on commercial trawlers  A series of bizarre-looking creatures have been brought to the surface and photographed by the fisherman The creatures were mainly […]

Councillor says ‘everyone should be cremated and thrown in sea’ to save space

A councillor has sparked a debate after suggesting that dead people should be cremated and thrown into the sea. The comments were made by Andrew Hinchliff of Conwy County Council in Wales during a debate on a plan to increase the county's cemetery by 1,600 burial plots. Hinchliff said 'everyone should be cremated and thrown […]

Motorways, night journeys, roundabouts, and 3-point turns are drivers’ top fears

Millions of motorists dread driving on the motorway, travelling in the dark or simply turning right at a roundabout, a survey has found. A study of 2,000 UK drivers found one in 10 dislikes or hates driving, with having to change lanes, reversing around a corner, and country roads also making them feel uncomfortable. Driving […]

China blasts dam to divert floods that killed at least 25 – The Denver Post

BEIJING — China’s military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25. The dam operation was carried out late Tuesday night in the city of Luoyang, just as severe flooding overwhelmed the Henan provincial capital of […]

Cinema dating back to 1938 will be one of 18 new Wetherspoon pubs

First of Wetherspoon’s 18 NEW pubs is revealed: Historic Essex 2,200-seater ‘super cinema’ used as a set for Jamiroquai Godzilla video and Who Framed Roger Rabbit movie is set for £5million overhaul Wetherspoon buys State Cinema in Grays, Essex, which opened in 1938 but last showed a film in 1989 £5million project to transform Grade […]