New footage of Chinese tourists moving around cautiously on a terrifying glass-bottomed observation deck has emerged. The A-shaped, see-through platform protrudes from a cliff face at more than 300 metres (984 feet) above the ground. Situated in south-western China, the £4.5million attraction extends a staggering 69.6 metres (228 feet) from …...Read More
Drone footage shows China's glass walkway that sticks out from a cliff face 980ft above the ground
Are N95 Masks Helpful for Wildfire Smoke?
Good morning. So far this August, California has been hit hard by wildfires, record high temperatures and power blackouts, all in the midst of a pandemic. One reader asked how residents with respiratory illnesses are faring. Evan Underwood, who suffers from asthma, migraines and heat sensitivity, has been quarantined inside …...Read More
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya makes first speech from exile
Belarusians 'will never accept' Alexander Lukashenko as president, opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said on Friday as she called for 'free, fair and transparent elections' to take place as soon as possible. Speaking for the first time from exile in Lithuania, where she fled following her loss to Lukashenko in an …...Read More
Teenager who killed himself has achieved top marks in one of his exams
The teenage boy who killed himself after writing in his notebook that he was worried about his A-level results has received an A in Finance. Matthew Mackell's father Michael Bond found out that his son, who was in his first year of sixth form at Skinners' Kent Academy in Tunbridge …...Read More
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers urge judge not to 'let the cat out of the bag'
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers are pleading with a judge not to 'let the cat out of the bag' by unsealing a trove of potentially embarrassing documents from her case against Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Maxwell's legal team says her chance of a fair trial could be destroyed if the deposition she gave …...Read More
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have volunteered at a back-to-school charity event
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have volunteered at a back-to-school charity event. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, both wearing face coverings, distributed supplies, clothes and nappies at a drive-through run by Los Angeles charity Baby2Baby, which provides basic necessities for families in need. Pictures show the couple …...Read More
Brayden Harrington, a boy with a stutter, gave a gripping convention speech.
In a Democratic convention that was relatively short on surprises, a big one that packed an emotional wallop came from a young man who is still years away from being old enough to vote. “Hi, my name is Brayden Harrington, and I’m 13 years old,” he began somewhat haltingly, “and …...Read More
Is England's Covid-19 outbreak finally shrinking for good? ONS estimates 2,400 new cases a day
Advertisement England's coronavirus crisis could be in retreat for good as weekly infections have plummeted by a third in a week, official data suggests. The Office for National Statistics estimates 2,400 people are contracting the disease every day, down 37 per cent from the 3,800 the previous week. Statisticians at …...Read More
How Steve Bannon’s arrest disrupted his attempts to stay relevant.
Since he left the White House in 2017, Stephen K. Bannon has promoted himself as a political provocateur still fighting for an underclass left behind by open borders and free trade, even as he forged a financial relationship with a fugitive Chinese billionaire and traveled the world to dole out …...Read More
Killer whale uses tail to toss seal 40ft into the air in British Columbia
Advertisement A boat tour captain has captured the incredible moment a killer whale flipped an unlucky seal into the air using its tail. Captain Andrew Lees, 51, snapped the breathtaking images on August 16 after he spotted a male Bigg's orca swimming in the water near Sidney Island, British Columbia, …...Read More
