One man found out the hard way just how dangerous some phobias can be when he tried to face his fear of heights and came crashing back to Earth. Watch the video below: Alan Jeal, from Wrexham, is so scared of heights that he can’t even climb a stepladder to trim his garden hedge. However, […]
The UK government has confirmed that trials on a coronavirus vaccine will start this Thursday (23 April). During today’s daily coronavirus briefing, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government was pumping millions into developing a vaccine and was making ‘rapid’ progress. Mr Hancock told the briefing that two of the leading efforts in the world […]
Five Guys is to follow the example of several other restaurant chains such as KFC and Burger King by opening some of its restaurants back up and offering a delivery service. The popular burger chain is going to add another seven locations to the 13 that have stayed open throughout the coronavirus pandemic. So, through […]
Admiral has announced that it will give customers a £25 refund due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It is the first major UK motor insurer to take the decision to offer the refund after confirming that it would be returning £110m to its policyholders. This will mean £25 for every car and […]
Supermarkets have introduced as a raft of new policies such as limiting the number of people allowed in store, cleaning trolleys between uses and implementing one-way systems in the aisles. Asda is urging customers not to touch any items they are not planning on buying in an attempt to control the spread of coronvirus. The […]
Nearly 1,000 breweries, bottle shops, and retailers around the UK and Europe have teamed up to form a not-for-profit organisation aimed at keeping the UK’s beer industry afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. In total, 984 companies have signed up, and – so far – around 34,000 people have managed to search for some decent beer, […]
An Instagram model who has spent £20,000 on tattoos has shared a throwback photo revealing what she looked like before she started getting inked. Amber Luke has become famous on social media for her heavily tattooed appearance, having spent thousands over the years to transform herself. Amber Luke. Credit: Instagram/@ambs_luke But before all of the […]
A woman survived being shot in the chest because of her breast implants, a study has revealed. The 30-year-old had been walking down the street in Toronto when she felt pain and saw blood coming from her chest. An examination at the hospital subsequently revealed that she had been shot, with a single bullet entry […]
Animal welfare activists are devastated after learning a dolphin had died alone in an abandoned Japanese aquarium. The bottlenose dolphin was called Honey and was left in a small pool at the Marine Park Aquarium, east of Tokyo, along with 46 penguins and hundreds of fish and reptiles. One employee was tasked with feeding the […]
Bavarian officials have cancelled Oktoberfest due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual beer festival, which takes place in late September to October, has been running for more than 200 years and has not been cancelled since World War II. Premier of Bavaria Markus Söder said the annual event would be too big a risk to […]
