61 m. ago New Skoda Epiq is a small SUV with the spirit of the Skoda Yeti

All-electric SUV gets funky looks, cool tech, spacious interior, 264-mile range and a price around £26,000

Politics

6 h. ago Brazil’s Bolsonaro was convicted but the military appetite for a coup lingers

Armed forces academies teach troops that military control would be better for the country, historians and experts sayHours after supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked Brasília on 8 January 2023, three electricity pylons were brought down in different locations, between 1,000 miles and 1,800 miles away from Brazil’s capital.In the following days, 21 more towers were toppled, all using the same method: bolts were removed from the base, and supporting steel cables were cut. The perpetrators knew exactly which power lines to sever to cause the most harm to the electricity supply. Continue reading...

Events

28 h. ago Couple floored by discovery in garden that belongs to a country 5,000 miles away

Daniella Santoro and Aaron Lorenz stumbled upon a 1,900-year-old artefact when they were clearing the undergrowth in their garden, but the item in question belonged to a country on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean

Politics

32 h. ago 'We had no time with our kids so we ditched UK for Mauritius after holiday there'

Adam Short, 44, and his wife, Tara, 38, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, were desperate for a 'slower pace of life' and decided to move 6,000 miles to Mauritius to feel more like a family

Politics

3 d. ago Range Rover stolen in Harrogate is tracked down.... 5,000 miles away in Pakistan

The black Range Rover Sport was taken from the North Yorkshire town in November 2022.

Politics

3 d. ago Dacia reveals the Hipster! Striking new 'people's car' will cost under £12,000

Romanian budget car maker Dacia has revealed a supermini prototype car just big enough for four full-sized passengers. The Hipster EV will cost just £12,000 and have an electric range of 100 miles.

Economics

3 d. ago A monster hunter from the US flew 3,000 miles with her equipment to look for the Loch Ness Monster

A woman who has dedicated almost 15 years of her life hunting for what she believes are undiscovered creatures in a vast US lake has turned her attention to Loch Ness.

Politics

3 d. ago Rob Brydon’s Honky Tonk Road Trip review – proof that he doesn’t need Steve Coogan for a fun travelogue

The genial Welshman marks the 100th anniversary of country music by dressing like a cowboy, and driving 2,000 miles across the US. He’s a great fit for this breezy show, which is definitely not The TripWhile the Euro-hopping reality competition Destination X might not have been the Traitors-rivalling summer smash the BBC were hoping for, it did give host Rob Brydon a lovely glow-up. The convoluted coach trip clearly wanted to give off a jet-setting vibe, so its master of ceremonies was outfitted in deluxe tailoring: boldly coloured three-piece suits, silky cravats and yacht-ready blazers. All of a sudden, Brydon had the debonair look to match his vintage Roger Moore impression.His latest three-part series, Rob Brydon’s Honky Tonk Road Trip, also features some Mr Benn-style thematic wardrobe. The genial Welshman goes full Yellowstone cowpoke in a parade of flannel shirts, rugged jackets and the occasional Stetson hat. It’s all part of a premise that sees him piloting an imposing Ford...

Transport

5 d. ago Nervous corgi that ran away during California storm found 2,000 miles away ... near Chicago!

The five-year-old corgi shepherd mix named Opie was reunited with his owner after an extended trip away from home

Events

7 d. ago Waitress 'brainwashed by cult' into joining 'lost African tribe' 4,000 miles away

Kaura Taylor left her 'old life' in Texas, US, to live with a tribe in a Scottish forest but her mother say they coerced her daughter to move by preying on her vulnerabilities

Politics

8 d. ago Keir Starmer says Angela Rayner WILL make a comeback ... just weeks after she was forced to quit over underpaid tax on her holiday home

The Prime Minister said Ms Rayner had paid a 'heavy price' by resigning for failing to pay the correct stamp duty on an £800,000 seaside flat 250 miles from her constituency.

Politics

8 d. ago Philippines earthquake: dozens dead as rescuers search through wreckage

Rescuers search for casualties in coastal city of Bogo, where power was knocked out and buildings and roads damagedThe death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 26, authorities said, with fears the toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors from Tuesday night’s quake which damaged buildings and roads and knocked out power in parts of the region.The epicentre of the earthquake, which was set off by a local fault, was about 17km (10 miles) north-east of Bogo, a coastal city of about 90,000 people in Cebu province where at least 14 residents died, disaster-mitigation officer Rex Ygot told the Associated Press by telephone. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Arc runner trained 6,000 miles away ridden by Oisin Murphy is bookie’s ‘worst result’

The Japanese raider Byzantine Dream, who will be the mount of the four-time champion jockey, is the biggest loser in William Hill’s ante-post market on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Politics

9 d. ago Ross King’s mystery girlfriend revealed as exec 20 YEARS younger as pals lift lid on ‘serious’ romance

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Ross King's exuberant debut on the dancefloor took a backseat to his surprise romance during Saturday's live launch show. The Scottish broadcaster, 63, revealed his glamorous girlfriend Bridget was watching him in the audience, having flown 5,000 miles from LA. The Mail has now reported that high-flying Bridget Siegel is a...

Politics

1 week ago A new start after 60: I rented out my flat and bought a bike. Now home is a tent and the open road

Sarah Cook has pedalled more than 24,000 miles in the seven years since she left England for the US and beyond. She has no plans to stopWhen the urge became impossible to ignore, Sarah Cook bought a touring bike and an “all-singing, all-dancing four-season tent”, and packed her belongings into 68-litre bike bags.She was 60, and, having rented out her flat in Cumbria, England, set off alone to pedal the Pacific west coast of the US. As she cycled away from Vancouver airport, “I was like ‘See you in six months!’,” Cook says. “Not having the weight of bricks and mortar and possessions was so liberating.” By the time she arrived in La Paz, Bolivia, 111 days later, she knew, “this is how I want to live my life.” Now 67, she has been itinerant ever since, and has cycled 24,000 miles.Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60? Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Boy's delight as he gets reply from message in bottle that floated 4,000 miles away

Speaking from his home in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, little Harrison Mizen spoke of his surprise to receive an anonymous message from a person in the Caribbean

Politics

1 week ago British boy receives postcard from complete stranger 4,000 miles away after his message in a bottle lands on tropical beach

Harrison Mizen, eight, learned about the unique communication method at school and put a message in an old glass rum bottle which 'reminded him of pirates'.

Politics

1 week ago Denmark lies more than 1,000 miles from Russia – so why would it be the target of a ‘hybrid attack’?

Copenhagen has not ruled out Russian involvement in repeated drone incidents near Denmark’s airports, particularly after their recent diplomatic history

Events

2 w. ago Unsafe abortions and no antenatal care: aid cuts hit women hardest in one of Africa’s poorest countries

Mobile clinics in rural Malawi that provided pregnancy checks as well as vaccinations and TB tests have been lostA blue, burgundy and white patterned wrapper hides the swell of Joanna Banda’s belly. Eight months pregnant, she has had just three of the five antenatal appointments she should have had. She is unlikely to attend her final three either, as she still has to save 3,000 kwacha (£1.28) for a bicycle to take her six miles on rutted dirt tracks to the nearest health centre when she goes into labour.In remote villages in Malawi, pregnant women such as 22-year-old Banda, who has one child after losing her first soon after giving birth, are struggling to get the medical care they need. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago See this year's strongest storm from SPACE: Terrifying NASA satellite image shows Super Typhoon Ragasa as it barrels towards China with 177mph winds

A new NASA image shows Typhoon Ragasa as it appears from space - a 1,000-mile-wide mass of warm, moist air, swirling around a central point.

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