https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/dangerous-driving-phone-video-facebook-19355946 Justin Jones (30) who filmed on his iPhone and live-streamed himself speeding at more than 120mph in Wales was arrested after a bizarre tip-off from Canada. His live stream on Facebook watched a viewer in Canada 4, 000 miles away was unimpressed and phone the British police. Jones of Panteng, Fellnfoel, Llanelli, drove on…
Deep Purple, measuring 17 ft by 6 ft, one of the world’s largest amethyst geodes, as tall as a giraffe is expected to fetch £ 320, 000 ($427, 000) at Bonham’s natural history sale auction in Los Angeles. The gem found in Uruguay contains rare yellow crystals that enhance its value. The other…
Puerto Rico’s huge telescope at the Arecibo Observatory, suffered a 1000 ft gash to its dish when cable snapped in August and has totally collapsed. The observatory was built in the 1960s, was once the largest of its kind in the world. The National Science Foundation’s Arceibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, known for its studies…
Pets at Home. the specialist veterinary business has been sold to rival Linnaeus Group, the US Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for £955m in a deal that hands its top directors, and co-investors, and founders ROI. The five sites being sold to Linnaeus which is part of Mars Petcare are Dick White Referrals…
Royal Mail is to increase the price of stamps from 1st January 2021 with 1st class going up 9p to 85p and second class up 1p to 66p. The rises were necessary to “help ensure the sustainability of the service” according to a Royal Mail Spokesman. The Universal Service Obligation requires Royal Mail to…
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine by the British regulator, the MHRA, who says the jab, which offers 95 per cent protection against Covide-19 illness I safe for rollout. The UK has already ordered 40 million doses enough to vaccinate 20m people with two shots each.…
243-year-old Debenhams is set to close 124 stores after it failed to agree on a rescue package. IN 1950 it became the largest department store group in the UK, with 110 stores and in 2006 it joined the stock market for the third time with a worth of £1.7bn a price tag it has never…
Sir Philip Green’s retail empire Arcadia owner of Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins has gone into administration risking 13, 000 jobs, after failing to secure extra funding to pay debts after sales slumped during the second pandemic lockdown. The group which runs 444 stores in the UK and 22 overseas, said 9,294 employees are currently on…