This is the incredible moment a bird appears to be wearing sunglasses after catching a fly in its beak. The insect spreads its wings across the face of the superb fairywren in the perfectly-timed snaps taken in Australia. Keen wildlife photographer Amber Noseda captured the unlikely moment in Cape Otway, …...Read More

Advertisement This is the astonishing underwater snap that won an international photography competition as a daredevil photographer caught the moment a huge whale shark's mouth was filled with a shoal of remora fish. Evans Baudin, 32, captured the incredibly rare scene on a private dive in Baja California Sur, Mexico. …...Read More

All pet lovers know their furry friends can be naughty at times, but these cats and canines have left their owners despairing by wreaking havoc on their homes. Samuel, from Sittingbourne, Kent, managed to beat a pot-smashing tortoise called Timothy and plenty of furniture chewing dogs, to take home the …...Read More

Advertisement Air Ambulance paramedics could be using rocket-powered suits to find and treat injured or stranded ramblers on mountains in the lake district as soon as next summer, after a successful test flight. The flying suit, developed by inventor Richard Browning, was put through its paces at Langdale Pike where …...Read More

The locations with the biggest jump in housing transactions during the pandemic have been revealed. They include Sunderland, Dundee and Stoke-on-Trent, according to the exclusive figures by Lloyds Banking Group. It found that Sunderland saw the biggest rise in the number of transactions, up 91.3 per cent in the three …...Read More

I don’t need winding up. I am already a coiled spring Hmm. Yeah. Am not sure… P didn’t react to my mistakenly sending him a text meant for Nic, saying, ‘Oh well, at least I got three columns out of him.’ Perhaps because he knows he is column fodder. But …...Read More

From insomnia to stress relief, stretching even has a hugely positive mental impact Better posture, more sleep – even less stress: all it takes is a few simple stretches, says yoga and fitness expert Lexie Williamson, whose straightforward routine promises amazing health benefits Can a simple routine of daily stretches …...Read More

Not only can you dance along to Prince on the pedals, you don’t have to worry about punctures Feeling that you were no good at sports at school sticks with you. My PE teacher’s words – ‘Susie, you are not a runner’ – rang in my ears until I was …...Read More

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We wanted to expose the full extent of the damage caused but also the incredible human capacity to fight back and re-emerge on the other side The pandemic changed all our lives in an instant. But as these stories of courage and adaptability reveal, from crisis came hope – and …...Read More