Man raffles £1.25 million four-bedroom Sussex home for just £2

A man is raffling his £1.25 million four-bedroom home in the Sussex countryside for just £2. Peter Pearce, from Goring-by-sea, bought the unusual former water tower, which sits in the private estate of Kingston Gorse and is nestled amid the beautiful seaside location of East Preston, in 2000. The estate …...Read More

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leaks ahead of August launch

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 20 smartphone has leaked ahead of its official launch next month. The standard Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra will both support 5G and stream Xbox games over the cloud, according to German IT news website WinFuture. Both devices are optimised for game streaming via Xbox …...Read More

Human immune systems could struggle to fight off 'alien' bacteria and viruses from other planets

Our immune systems — along with those of other mammals — could struggle to fight off 'alien' bacteria and viruses from other planets, scientists have warned. Experts believe that microorganisms could exist on other worlds — and are working to look for signs of them on Mars and the moons …...Read More

Nearly a quarter of Delhi's population infected with coronavirus, study says

Nearly a quarter of Delhi's population has been infected with coronavirus, according to antibody tests which suggest that millions of cases have gone undetected. India's capital territory has officially recorded 126,000 cases, making it one of the world's worst-hit capitals - with a higher infection rate than London or Rome …...Read More

Guy Ritchie gets six-month driving ban after cyclist catches him texting while behind the wheel

Guy Ritchie has been banned from driving after an angry cyclist caught him behind the wheel texting on his phone. The Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director, 51, was clocked by biker Mike van Erp in Hyde Park. He alerted the police and videoed Ritchie - who used to …...Read More

Chinese state TV blacks out Premier League games

China's state TV has blacked out Premier League football matches as the diplomatic fallout between the UK and Beijing spreads to sport. China Central Television (CCTV) played last night's blockbuster tie between Liverpool and Chelsea on CCTV+5, rather than its main football channel CCTV-5. And it is expected to dump …...Read More

Two British climbers cheat death on French mountain

Two British climbers have cheated death after one lost consciousness and fell down a crevasse on a French mountain. Matthew Tomlinson, 38, and Daniel Acquah, 54, both from London, were in the final stages of a four-day climb up the infamous Peuterey Integral on Mont Blanc when a storm blew …...Read More

First-class delivery! Heartwarming moment postman hopscotches up garden path as he delivers the mail

A postman was clearly enjoying the sunny weather this week when he was caught on camera hopscotching up a path to deliver mail. CCTV above Jessica Hamersteen's doorway caught her postman happily jumping up to their house in Caversham, Reading, on July 21. The game was chalked onto the path …...Read More

People with psychopathic or narcissistic traits are less likely to follow face mask rules

People with psychopathic and narcissistic personality traits are more likely to ignore coronavirus restrictions and hoard food and toilet paper, research shows. Two studies published today found these people often flouted mask-wearing, hand-washing, social distancing and stay-at-home measures at the height of the pandemic. The researchers believe people with these …...Read More

Covid-19 cases in Britain are still plateauing, data shows

Covid-19 cases in Britain are barely dropping with almost 2,000 people still becoming infected each day, experts say. King's College London's COVID Symptom Tracker app estimates cases have remained stable over July for the UK as a whole, but appear to be 'creeping up' in the north of England. Some …...Read More