A mother felt like a ‘ticking time bomb’ after doctors discovered a deadly brain aneurysm at 36 weeks pregnant that could rupture and kill her at any time – but doctors were able to save her and the baby. Sarah Pilgrim, 31, was 34 weeks old, along with her third child, 14-week-old Sydney, when she … Read more
Storm Eunice may have left UK shores, but more bad weather is to come this weekend, the Met Office has warned. The deadly storm – which claimed three lives in the UK – headed east late on Friday after bringing 122mph winds, but there are severe yellow weather warnings lasting into Monday for wind and … Read more
Exclusive: Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita is an elite climber and has summited Mount Everes and K2, but since the birth of her son her climbing has taken a back seat but now she’s set out to inspire him Dream Mountain: Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita stars in trailer A new mum has conquered a deadly 6,000m … Read more
New COVID-19 variants that emerge could cause more serious illness and fatalities than previous strains, some scientists warn. Though the Omicron variant had milder symptoms, that may not be the case for future strains, experts told the Guardian† “There will be more variants after Omicron and if they are more transmissible they will dominate. In … Read more
The next Covid variant may be much more dangerous, cause more illness than Omincron and cause far higher death rates, leading UK scientists say. Experts are also urging the government to be cautious about lifting the last set of restrictions in England. Prof Mark Woolhouse, of Edinburgh University said: “The Omicron variant did not come … Read more
Kim Jong-un, leader of hermit nation North Korea, has suggested he could order new nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches for the first time since 2017 A new submarine-launched ballistic missile is tested by North Korea ( Image: via REUTERS) North Korea poses a “direct and serious threat” with its deadly nuclear-capable missiles … Read more
An investigation by Greenpeace found that five sites in southern Turkey are contaminated with hazardous chemical pollutants following the illegal dumping and open burning of imported plastic waste Plastic waste from the UK was found in Adana, Turkey ( Image: © Caner Ozkan / Greenpeace) Britain’s dumping of toxic plastic waste has been exposed after … Read more
A lone suicide bomber was responsible for the blast at the Afghanistan airport that killed 13 US service members and more than 150 Afghans seeking to flee the country, US military officials said Friday. “The investigation differs from what we initially believed,” Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said at … Read more
One person was killed and four others injured in an avalanche in western Austria on Saturday – a day after two other avalanches killed seven skiers A police helicopter and emergency teams work at the site of an avalanche on February 4 ( Image: LIEBL DANIEL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Eight people have died in a series of avalanches … Read more
The Hill 70,000 without power in Texas due to massive storm Severe winter weather has left nearly 70,000 Texans without power as of Thursday morning, as freezing temperatures continue to move eastward across the USAccording to poweroutage.us, another 24,000 customers in Arkansas have also lost power. These outages comes roughly one year after massive power … Read more