This is the moment Shabani the gorilla and his son are caught intensely staring at a caterpillar as it shuffles its way across the floor of their enclosure. But when the bug gets it a bit too close to the pair, the silverback cruelly flicks it away to show offspring …...Read More
Silverback gorilla and his son watch caterpillar in their Higashiyama Zoo enclosure
Could Wigan be freed from lockdown? Andy Burnham says it's 'clear' measures have to worked
Birmingham could be forced into lockdown today as ministers meet to discuss plans to tackle the city's spiralling Covid-19 outbreak. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is said to have chaired the 'gold command meeting' this morning, alongside council bosses and Public Health England. Official figures show the city of Birmingham's infection …...Read More
Germany records its highest number of coronavirus cases since April
Germany, France, Italy and Spain have seen their highest number of coronavirus infections since Spring, raising concerns that a second wave could be hitting the continent. Germany has recorded 1,707 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since April, official figures showed Thursday. …...Read More
London Fire Brigade celebrate their all-female fight-fighting crew
Female firefighters were forced to hit back at sexist comments after a snap of their all-women crew went viral. London Fire Brigade shared a photo of the five-strong team in a Facebook post last week and admitted having all women responding together remains 'incredibly rare'. Station Officer Louisa De Silvo, …...Read More
Coronavirus UK: One in 10 firms say there is a risk they will go bust
One in 10 UK firms have said they are at risk of becoming insolvent because of the coronavirus crisis with 40 per cent admitting they have less than six months worth of cash reserves in the bank. The Office for National Statistics today published the latest results of its Business …...Read More
Doctor, 36, banned from treating patients for beating his wife is allowed back to work
A doctor banned from treating patients for beating his wife is allowed back to work again after he said he had felt 'left out' of the weekly NHS Clap for Carers. Dr Abdul Basit, 36, was suspended after he grabbed his wife by the throat and manhandled her during a …...Read More
One In Every Four BTech Students Gets Placed At Salary Above 10 Lakh
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One dead and multiple injured at a 3,230ft-long glass slide in China
One person has died and multiple people have been injured after going down a giant glass-bottomed slide 'too fast' in China. Downpours occurred while the tourists were using the track, causing them to lost control of the speed and bump into each other, said the slide's operator. Trending footage shows …...Read More
Two million women have lost access to contraception across the world because of coronavirus
The Covid-19 pandemic may trigger a 'baby boom' because hundreds of thousands of women have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services since the life-threatening disease first emerged. Data crunched by Marie Stopes International revealed 1.9million fewer women used their services across the world between January and June compared to …...Read More
Several areas waterlogged, traffic disrupted
Heavy showers bring a sense of deja vu with Delhi brought to its knees yet again Rain lashed the capital on Wednesday for some hours and brought it to its knees. The sustained spell of rain in the morning left the city waterlogged, causing much inconvenience to commuters and other …...Read More
