A desperately ill woman whose brain is dropping out of her skull won't live to see Christmas this year if she doesn't raise enough money for life saving surgery. Sarah Gearing, 40, has a condition which causes her body's connective tissues to collapse, meaning that many of her joints frequently ...
Around the world around 46 million people are trapped in some form of slavery - the equivalent to the entire population of Spain. Sexual exploitation counts for 54% of all human trafficking victims. As Rebecca Mott’s astonishingly candid story reveals, slavery is actually very close to home. And we can all ...
A new species of bird that lived in Germany almost 50 million years ago has been discovered - complete with the waxy oils it used to colour its feathers. The fossil was so extraordinarily well-preserved its preen gland - found in the tail of our modern feathered friends - was ...
Former Hurricane Ophelia brought an eerie red sun to parts of England as a blanket of orange cloud swept into the country. The storm is believed to have picked up dust from the Sahara and debris from forest fires in Spain and Portugal as it travelled towards the UK. This ...
London has been engulfed by a blanket of yellow sky this afternoon as hurricane Ophelia leaves its mark on the capital. The strange coloured sky has arisen because of the hurricane drifting sand from the Sahara and debris from forest fires in Spain and Portugal. The South Coast was first ...
Britain is officially a nation of shopkeepers – according to new research. An international study has revealed Britain is ranked as the fourth most micro-business dense country in the world, with 81 micro-businesses to every thousand people. The Czech Republic beats The United States and Indonesia to claim the title ...
A tiny planet that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune has a Saturn-style ring, it has been revealed. Astronomers say the discovery suggests the stunning bands made up of dust, rocks and ice are not as rare in our solar system as previously thought. They used observations from 12 ground-based telescopes ...
Britain now has a higher tax burden than Spain after the share of GDP taken in tax rocketed. The Tories have long claimed to be the party of low taxes but that claim is unlikely to stand up for much longer. With a month to go until the budget a graph ...
Ultrasounds are usually reserved for the NHS and the health services, when you are having a scan for a baby, for example. However, the latest technology sees ultrasound waves used in cleaning equipment at UltraTecno - a leading ultrasound cleaning company that has revolutionised the cleaning sector. It’s a surreal, but enticing concept. ...