Hundreds evacuated as Polish divers begin operation to defuse 12,000lb RAF ‘Tallboy’ bomb

Hundreds of residents were evacuated on Monday as Polish military divers began a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II bomb in a channel near the Baltic Sea. The five-tonne device, which was designed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallace, was nicknamed ‘Tallboy’ and also known as an ‘earthquake bomb’. It was dropped … Read more

Germany lines up new coronavirus measures in cities

Germany today lined up tough new measures in its largest cities while hospitals warned of staff shortages amid an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.  Angela Merkel and the mayors of 11 cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich have agreed the new rules, including bar curfews and outdoor masks, which will kick in when a city … Read more

Germany lines up new coronavirus measures in cities

Germany today lined up tough new measures in its largest cities while hospitals warned of staff shortages amid an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.  Angela Merkel and the mayors of 11 cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich have agreed the new rules, including bar curfews, outdoor masks and military assistance, which will kick in when … Read more

Fossils: 3D reconstruction of beetle preserved in amber finally reveals its ‘mysterious’ shape 

3D reconstruction of Cretaceous beetle preserved in amber for 99 million years finally reveals its ‘mysterious’ shape Mysteriomorphidae beetles were first identified around a year ago, experts said However, as their given name hints, their body shape had been quite unclear New specimens from the Kachin amber mines in northern Myanmar were found Experts used a … Read more

Coronavirus Europe: Spain infections fall despite keeping bars open

Spain may have tamed its second wave of coronavirus infections as case totals began to fall, without closing bars or imposing harsh local lockdowns of the kind being planned in the UK and elsewhere.  The country saw a steep rise in cases after it began reopening non-essential businesses in mid-May, around two weeks ahead of … Read more

Coronavirus Europe: Spain infections fall despite keeping bars open

Spain may have tamed its second wave of coronavirus infections as case totals began to fall, even as numbers across the rest of Europe continued to rise.  The country saw a steep rise in cases after it began reopening non-essential businesses in mid-May, around two weeks ahead of the UK, and had the highest infection … Read more

More than 80 taxpayer-funded guards accompanied just 14 illegal immigrants on a deportation flight

More than 80 taxpayer-funded guards accompanied just 14 illegal immigrants on a deportation flight from Stansted to Germany and France Number of escorts used six times amount of detainees during flight on August 12 Report attributed it to ‘Covid precautions and expectation of physical resistance’ It added that round trip included seven healthcare staff and took over … Read more