uPVC windows are known for their numerous benefits over wooden and other window types. They’re noise-reducing, more secure, need little maintenance and keep homes warmer, thus saving on energy bills. However, the overall lifespan of uPVC windows will depend on a number of factors. First of all there’s the quality ...
In 1941 amateur inventor Hedy Lamarr worked with composer George Antheil to create and patent 'frequency hopping', which when applied in naval warfare could prevent enemy jamming of communications with torpedos and move the battle for the seas in the favour of the Allies. Although not put into use by ...
A drugged-up teenage arsonist who firebombed a speed camera in a revenge attack after it caught his friend speeding has been fined. Michael Duncan, 19, was spotted by police in the early hours spraying petrol onto an already ablaze traffic enforcement camera on December 27 last year. Officers approached the ...
An award-winning detective has been found guilty of drink-drinking after downing vodka while travelling to the station where he worked - for a MISCONDUCT meeting. Detective Constable Robert Hunt, 48, says he sank an almost half full plastic bottle of vodka in "two to three gulps" to give him some ...
Spectacular scene in Kent, "like the armageddon" wildlife enthusiast said
What is Van Life? Or rather, what is #VanLife? Some of the more ardent Instagram users will probably already know all about #VanLife. But for the not-so-social-media-aware, Van Life is a community of people - often slim, attractive, bohemian-looking, millennials - who document their nomadic journeys around the world, in converted ...
He said it was a tribute to Mark Hamill returning to the Star Wars franchise
Winner of the regional UK & Ireland final of this year’s S.Pellegrino Young Chef competition, Killian Crowley is heavily inspired by Irish produce. At the finals held towards the end of last year, Killian’s signature dish – Turbot, Kohlrabi, Sea purslane – impressed judges and won him a place in ...
Makala, the new film from French documentarian Emmanuel Gras, is an elegiac, lyrical journey into the heart, soul and determined resilience of a young charcoal producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabwita is a 28 year old Congolese man who, with his wife Lydie and their three children, lives ...