The Met Office has explained why the snow caused chaos in Cumbria over the weekend – despite the fact that none was forecast. Towns and villages were buried and cars were trapped on impassable roads when the area was hit…
Read MoreWoman chokes on turkey – then swallows entire toothbrush in freakish accident
A Spanish woman reportedly swallowed her toothbrush whole after using it to try and fish out a piece of food she was choking on. Heizea, from Galdakao, in the Basque region โ whose full name was withheld by foreign media…
Read MoreMystery Covid-like virus runs riot in Europe as experts warn Brits to mask up
Brits are being urged to โmask upโ just 24 hours after it emerged that the new mystery Chinese โCovid-likeโ pneumonia virus has reached Europe. The strange Covid-like pneumonia virus has been causing chaos in China for weeks, with the world…
Read MoreUKs most dangerous crossing where parents almost decapitated peering over cars
Parents in a UK village are worried about being decapitated as they cross a busy road to get to school. They claim the zebra crossing is so dangerous that even a lollipop lady or man can't be stationed there ….
Read MoreCold War nuclear bunker map shows every single shelter in the UK if missiles fly
A handy map tells you exactly where you can go in the event of a nuclear attack. No one wants to think about the horrors of nuclear war, especially not on their own front door, but global conflicts have left…
Read More‘I turned Vladimir Putin down 15 years ago – he hasn’t spoken to me since’
A former key ally of Russia's grudge-holding president Vladimir Putin has told how the 71-year-old hasn't spoken to him since he rejected a job offer 15 years ago. Sergey Yastrzhembsky was the spokesman for both Boris Yeltsin and later Putin,…
Read MoreCity lined with burnt out cars is miserable and smells like human s***
A veteran "hood explorer" claims his eyes were left "watering" by the overwhelming stench of "human s**t" as he explored a forgotten city. YouTuber Spanian was taking a look around some of the most deprived areas of the French capital…
Read MoreTourist dies after plunging 764ft off a tower on worlds biggest bungee jump
A tourist has died after strapping himself in for the world's biggest bungee jump. The unnamed 56-year-old had jumped off the Macau Tower on the south coast of China, participating in the 764ft plunge which tourists from across the globe…
Read MoreBrits warned of ‘ice-rink Monday’ after -12.5C plunge – full list of areas hit
The RAC has warned that several areas are set for an “ice-rink Monday” today and told people to stay at home as melting snow causes treacherous conditions on the roads. Unexpected heavy snow caused UK-wide disruption over the last week,…
Read MoreBritain set to become ‘ice rink’ as new warnings issued after 600-mile snow bomb
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