Air raid sirens went off across central and northern Israel at around 11.30am as a wave of rockets rained down on the country. Daily Express :: News Feed
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The UK’s ‘most pointless’ train station just 199 metres from its closest neighbour
It takes about 30 seconds to travel between two DLR stations in east London, perhaps making one of them the most pointless in the UK. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »De Grasse dips under 20 seconds to take 200 metres at Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse dipped below 20 seconds over 200 metres for the first time this season, clocking 19.98 for the win on a warm, dry Tuesday evening at the Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Székesfehérvár. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama into men’s Olympic 100 metres
Kishane Thompson’s sudden emergence in the sprinting landscape ahead of the Paris Games is an unforeseen plot twist. And a welcome one. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NASA ‘shocked’ as Russian spacecraft comes within metres of hitting satellite
The United States space agency says the satellite and spacecraft would have made “bullets” orbiting the Earth if they crashed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Terrifying moment beachgoers swim just metres from enormous shark
Beachgoers in New Zealand are startled as a shark is spotted just twenty meters away. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Shock as plane forced to make emergency landing on beach metres from Blackpool tower
Shocked members of Strictly Come Dancing TV crews – who are getting ready for this week’s Blackpool ballroom special – watched on as the drama unfolded. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Caster Semenya, barred from 800 metres, pursuing Olympic berth as a sprinter
South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya, who is barred from competing in her favourite race and defending her Olympic 800-metre title, is trying to make the Tokyo Summer Games anyway — by switching to the 200. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkish village buried under 6 metres – that’s 20 feet – of snow
A village in Turkey is one of 70 now isolated after 6 metres, or 20 feet, of snow accumulated in parts of the region. CBC | World News
Read More »Motorways must have lay-bys every 1000 metres and wider lanes expert claims
SMART motorways will remain “unsafe and unfit for purpose” unless radical changes are introduced, according to a top road traffic lawyer. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
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