Police arrest seventh suspect in £5m golden toilet theft probe

Police have arrested a seventh suspect in connection with the theft of a £5 million solid gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. The 44-year-old man from Kent was arrested on suspicion of burglary on Thursday, June 18 and later released under investigation. So far six men and one woman …...Read More

China completes test run for self-developed maglev train that can travel at 372 miles per hour

Chinese engineers have successfully conducted the first trial run of the prototype of a magnetic levitation train that can travel at a top speed of 372 miles per hour, or 600 kilometres per hour. The cutting-edge vehicle is said to be designed, developed and manufactured by Chinese experts. They expect …...Read More

First view of new colour scheme for Boris Johnson's RAF Voyager

Advertisement The first pictures emerged today of the new red, white and blue £900,000 colour scheme for Boris Johnson's RAF Voyager plane - which looks like a throwback to British Airways in its 1970s heyday. The jet's tail fin could be seen inside a hangar at an airfield in Cambridgeshire, …...Read More

Neptune-sized planet found orbiting a young star 32 light years from Earth

A Neptune sized gas giant orbiting a star 180 times younger than the Sun has been discovered by astronomers and it could shed light on the evolution of the Earth. The exoplanet was found in a system 32 light-years away and its host star is only 20 to 30 million …...Read More

Water in the deep Earth triggers earthquakes and tsunamis

Water deep below the surface of the Earth triggers earthquakes and tsunamis by lowering the melting point of rocks along fault lines, a new study reveals. UK scientists say they've found a correlation between water release data and levels of seismic activity along the Caribbean-American tectonic plate border. This process …...Read More

Could an old gout drug help treat coronavirus? Study suggests colchicine can fight inflammation

A common anti-inflammatory drug can prevent serious complications caused by the novel coronavirus and improve survival odds in patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that those given colchicine had lower levels of proteins in the blood that are a sign of heart injury and of a protein made by …...Read More

'Travel as we knew it is over and it's never coming back,' says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who has said that 'travel as we knew it is over' The CEO of Airbnb says that as a result of the coronavirus pandemic 'travel as we knew it is over - and it's never coming back'. Brian Chesky, who co-founded the holiday rental site in …...Read More

NHS Track and Trace worker reveals bored staff spend all day chatting about Netflix and holidays

Idle Track and Trace workers employed to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic are spending their work hours chatting about Netflix, dental treatments and where they plan to go on holiday, a whistle-blower has claimed. Shocking screenshots have revealed how bored workers on the government's 'vital' Track and Trace …...Read More

UK's population growth rate lowest since 2004 despite 361k rise

The UK's population is growing at the slowest rate in 15 years after the birth rate and immigration fell - but numbers still went up by 361,000 last year. Estimates show there were 66.8million people in the country as of mid-2019, an increase of 0.5 per cent over 12 months. …...Read More

Ex-police officer makes legal complaints against Met 'racism'

Resigned from Haringey and Enfield superintendent role in January this year She and colleagues also reported a drawing of a swastika at a police station Claims she was met with a wall of 'hostility' every time she sought promotion A former high ranking police officer has claimed she was forced …...Read More