Drivers urged to download app that can track insect populations by counting splats on number plates

The world has experienced five mass extinctions over the course of its history, and experts claim we are seeing another one happen right now.    A 2017 research paper claimed a ‘biological annihilation’ of wildlife in recent decades has triggered the sixth mass extinction and says the planet is heading towards a ‘global crisis’.  Scientists warn … Read more

Matt Hancock let off for ‘minor’ breach of Ministerial Code over shares in firm that won NHS work

Matt Hancock gets a slap on the wrist from watchdog for ‘minor’ breach of the Ministerial Code involving family firm which won NHS contracts while he was Health Secretary Health Secretary has shares in Topwood Ltd,run by his sister and brother-in-law Company specialises in secure storage, shredding and scanning of documents It was was awarded … Read more

Treasure hunters are a step closer to finding the Amber Room after uncovering secret tunnels

A secret network of WWII tunnels thought to contain the long-lost Amber Room or other wartime treasures has been discovered at the site of Nazi Germany’s former eastern army HQ. The five entrances leading to the previously undiscovered system of underground corridors in what is now northeast Poland, has been described as the biggest discovery … Read more

‘Charlie bit my finger’ WON’T be leaving YouTube

The viral YouTube video Charlie Bit Me which sold for £536,000 as a non-fungible token (NFT) will not be removed from the streaming service, according to the father of the now-famous children in the clip. Howard Davies-Carr uploaded a heartwarming 55-second video to YouTube back in May 2007 of his two sons, three-year-old Harry and … Read more