The Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) said skiers should regularly check avalanche danger ratings and weather conditions online or with their resort before they head out and while they are on the mountain. There are some smartphone apps that display updated information. An Abta spokesperson said: ‘Tens of thousands …...Read More

A mother was left stunned when she awoke to find a cow staring into her living room window and another 50 trampling through her garden. Natasha Hooper, 39, was getting ready in her bathroom at her home in Sprayton, Devon, when her son Tyler Findlay, 13, told her, 'there's a …...Read More

People are less likely to give life-saving CPR during the Covid-19 pandemic because of fears they may catch the infection, a study has revealed. Researchers asked 1,360 people in 26 countries whether or not they would be willing to intervene if someone was having a cardiac arrest in public. Compared …...Read More

An angry mother polar bear emerged from a sauna with her two cubs to attack and seriously wound a Russian reindeer herder. Vladimir Sleptsov suffered head, arm and leg injuries in a brawl with the angry beast on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky island in the Arctic. The 50-year-old only survived the ordeal …...Read More

Advertisement Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners' will die if the capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing shortages Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners' will die if the capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing shortages amid fears a lack of swabs could be masking the true scale of …...Read More

A squirming sea hare has left members of the public scratching their heads after it was found washed up on the shore at a beach in Texas. The jelly-like creature was found by Holly Grand from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department during a routine survey of the marine life …...Read More

A schoolboy reported missing from lessons by teachers had actually spent three days hiding out in the toilets to escape bullies, it has been claimed. The teenager, who has not been named, was said to have gone undetected in the bathroom - which staff reported to his parents as truanting. …...Read More

The death rate for Covid remains lower than for seasonal flu, but living with the virus is having a devasting effect on our quality of life. I've got used to wearing a hot mask when shopping and at work. I never hugged much, certainly not strangers, but I miss all …...Read More

Advertisement Boris Johnson faces a brutal pincer today between advisers demanding swingeing curbs to quell coronavirus curbs and a growing Tory revolt over the devastation being wreaked on the economy. The PM is desperately trying to balance fears over a surge in infections and hospitalisations, particularly in the North, with …...Read More

Boris Johnson spent almost £17 million on the Conservative Party's 2019 general election campaign which resulted in him winning a crushing 80-seat majority. The Tories spent £16.5 million in the run up to the poll last December, according to official spending data published today by the Electoral Commission. The campaign …...Read More