Town evacuated as dam wall collapses. Police tell Whaley Bridge’s 6, 500 residents to gather at a school amid fears a reservoir could burst. Engineers are pumping water from the 300-million-gallon Toodbrook Reservoir amid fears it could burst and swamp Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire. A severe flood warning has been issued for the River Goyt…
VG Siddhartha the founder and owner of India’s largest coffee chain, Café Coffee Day, allegedly committed suicide and his body has been found by fisher men near a river on the outskirts of the southern city of Mangalore according to police. VG Siddhartha went missing on Monday after apparently walking away from his car and…
Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team posted a picture of a collapsed bridge in Grinton on Facebook appealing to motorist not to travel as many routes are impassable due to flooding. The damaged bridge near Reeth, was due to be on the route of the cycling World Championships held in Yorkshire in September. The Environment Agency has…
Elon Musk led aerospace startup SpaceX has successfully launched its 18th mission for NASA to deliver equipment, research and supply material to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was launched using twice-flown dragon capsule and marked SpaceX’s 44th successful recovery of a Falcon 9 rocket booster. SpaceX had used the booster two months ago…
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has said that his cell phones were hacked by a group which also targeted other cabinet ministers, prosecutors and judges. Conversations leaked from Justice Minister Sergio Moro’s cell phone revealed that as a judge, he had colluded with prosecutors to keep jailed former President Lula da Silva out of the 2018…
Boris Johnson beat Jeremy Hunt in a ballot of Conservative party members and will enter 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. Dame Cheryl Gillan, a returning officer for the election, announced the result of the Conservative Party leadership election. Mr Johnson beat Hunt by winning 92, 153 votes to his rival’s 46, 656. Almost 160, 000…
Cathay Pacific was the most punctual airline, with aircraft typically taking off just eight minutes behind schedule. The average delay across all flights were 16 minutes. Teh ranking features the 43 airliens with over 2, 000 flights from UK airports last year. Vueling Airlines, the Spanish carrier, has the worst punctuality of major airlines flying…
Simona Halep sensationally defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 in less than an hour. Dutchess of Cambridge congratulates Simona Halep. 27-year-old Romanian Simona Halep sensationally defeats Serena Williams in less than an hour to win Wimbledon Simona Halep denied Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title by crushing her in 56 minutes…
Chinese conglomerate Fosun has offered a £750m rescue package which put them in control of the 178-year-old tour operator, but will most likely wipe out existing shareholders. Shares plunged 60 per cent after Thomas Cook revealed plans to restructure its business while bonds rallied as investors began negotiations over a deal to swap debt for…
ICC World Cup men’s cricket 2019 played at Old Trafford, Manchester. New Zealand Vs India New Zealand 239-8 (50 ov) Williamson 67, Taylor 74, Nichols 28, B Kumar 3-43, Bumrah 1-39, Pandya 1-55, Jadeja 1-34, Chagall 1-63 India 221 ao (49.3 ov) Pant 32, Pandya 32, Dhoni 50, Jadeja 77, Boult 2-42, Henry 37-3, Ferguson 1-43,…