Mum living in fear as 'tornado' of bees swarms outside her council flat

Mum living in fear as 'tornado' of bees swarms outside her council flat

A mother cannot open the windows of her home as 30,000 bees have swarmed around the apartment block where she lives. Kayley Harding, 30, said she feared the bees could enter her home where she lives with her nine-year-old daughter Lacey. Bees have taken up residence in the flats in West Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, in recent … Read more

Level 3 ‘heatwave action' warning issued to protect NHS amid 34C heat blast fear

Level 3 ‘heatwave action' warning issued to protect NHS amid 34C heat blast fear

A top-level warning has been issued for the hot weather. The Stage 3 heat alert covers London, East England and South East England. It comes as parts of the UK could bake in temperatures of 34C (93.2F) on Friday. The Met Office said London and possibly some places in East Anglia will most likely hit … Read more

Chagossians fear being booted from UK 50 years after they were removed from own islands

Rosemond Sameenaden, 70, joins other Chagos islanders outside the High Court, London, where they are fighting the UK government for the reinstatement of their homeland

Exclusive: Between 1968 to 1973 the UK islanders deported to make way for a US Air base and 3,000 settled in Crawley, West Sussex but now risk being deported because they were not born in the UK Rosemond Sameenaden, 70, joins other Chagos islanders outside the High Court, London, where they are fighting the UK … Read more

Home in eastern Ukraine shelled 'by pro-Russian separatists' as locals fear war

A rocket launcher

More than 600 shells fell on Ukraine within a 12-hour period from the Russian-backed separatists trying to goad the government into a response, the Ukrainian Joint Forces HQ announced Tensions in the region are simmering. File image ( Image: Russian Defense Ministry/AFP via) A home was destroyed after flames ripped through the building when pro-Russian … Read more

Storm Eunice could create rare sting jet, forecasters fear

Storm Eunice could create rare sting jet, forecasters fear

Weather experts fear Storm Eunice could unleash a rare and powerful phenomenon called a sting jet, believed to be responsible for some of the worst damage in storms of this kind. The cyclone storm system has triggered a Red Warning from the Met Office for high wind – only the 11th warning at the highest … Read more

Woman who had fear of custard takes a bath in it on This Morning

Woman who had fear of custard takes a bath in it on This Morning

This is the moment a woman with a phobia of custard climbed into a bath of the ‘yellow stuff’ on live television after overcoming her fear – and has even got a tattoo which says “custard lady”. Just last month, Michelle, from Manchester, called in to get help with her custard fear and asked resident … Read more

What to know about rising fear of war

What to know about rising fear of war

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A leaked document published Wednesday in a Spanish newspaper suggests the United States could be willing to enter into an agreement with Russia to ease tensions over missile deployments in Europe if Moscow steps back from the brink in Ukraine. The document was published a day after Russian President Vladimir … Read more

Scientists fear ‘killer lake’ in Africa could erupt, release poisonous gas cloud that could kill millions

Scientists fear ‘killer lake’ in Africa could erupt, release poisonous gas cloud that could kill millions

Researchers fear that a ‘killer’ lake in Africa could kill millions of people, studies show. Freshwater experts warn that Lake Kivu, located between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, harbors potentially explosive gases. Kivu is one of Africa’s great ‘rift’ lakes because it has formed over an area of ​​extensional tectonics in the continental … Read more