30 h. ago ‘Bungee jumpers’ to leap from world’s tallest bridge WITHOUT a rope in latest horror attraction at 2,000ft

CHINA has unveiled plans for a new extreme attraction that lets jumpers leap more than 2,000ft from the world’s highest bridge without a rope. The “rope-free” bungee jump from the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province has sparked both fascination and alarm. Videos from test runs show 100- and 200-pound sandbags dropped into a...

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62 h. ago Landmark Glasgow cinema billed as world’s tallest gets new owner and opening date

“The Renfrew Street cinema is one of Glasgow’s most iconic cultural landmarks and a cornerstone of the wider UK cinema industry” – Paul John Anderson, Omniplex Cinemas

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5 d. ago Completion date for the world's tallest building is finally revealed

After a seven-year hiatus, construction on the world's tallest building in Saudi Arabia has resumed - and its completion date has finally been announced. 

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1 week ago Inside the huge theme park with the world's tallest and fastest rollercoaster set to open this year

Located in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, Six Flags Qiddiya City is 'expected to open' in late 2025.

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2 w. ago From Heat to thermals: Al Pacino and Robert De Niro have paired up to flog puffer jackets

Thirty years after they first shared a screen, the pair of Hollywood icons are back! With an advert for coatsReaders of a certain age will remember the sheer nuclear impact of Michael Mann’s Heat on its release in 1995. Not only was it formally ambitious and wildly influential, but it also represented the first time that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro had ever shared a screen.This, more than anything, was the film’s big draw. Two men, each justifiably thought of as the greatest actor to ever work in the medium, bristling against each other in real time. Their scene together in the diner was billed as the greatest spectacle in cinema since King Kong climbed the Empire State Building. Pacino v De Niro was Fischer v Spassky. It was Einstein v Bohr. It was Foreman v Ali. There was genuinely no way to overstate how momentous the pairing was. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago 10 compelling reasons to have your next adventure in the great state of Missouri

From the birthplace of Route 66 and the world’s tallest arch to sizzling barbecue and hidden caves, Missouri is packed with surprises. Here are 10 reasons the Show-Me State should be your next great American adventure

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3 w. ago Tommy Fury left 'feeling so small' as Game of Thrones star and 'world's tallest athlete' towers over him

Tommy Fury may be from a family of giants but the boxer joked that he'd never felt so small as when he was surrounded by some of the world's strongest men. 

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4 w. ago The world's tallest bridge towering twice as high as the Eiffel Tower opens to traffic in China

China has unveiled the world's tallest bridge, which is almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower.

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