12 h. ago Eerie theme park left to rot has dark secret lying in one of its crumbling rides

A once thriving theme park, which attracted millions of visitors in its heyday, is now a ghost town - but not only that the abandoned amusement park also has a dark secret.

Politics

24 h. ago The heartbreaking final selfie of British family moments before they boarded doomed Air India flight

Sayedmiya Inayatali, 48, had been visiting his 90-year-old mother in India with his wife, Nafisabanu, 46, and their children, Waqueeali, 25, and Taskin, 22.

Society

31 h. ago Orca whales left to rot in abandoned zoo 'doomed to die' after heartbreaking update

France's last remaining orcas, Wikie and Keijo, spend their endless days swimming around a cramped concrete tank after Marineland Antibes closed permanently in January. Now campaigners warn they are doomed to die without urgent action

Events

3 d. ago Inside eerie BBC set used to film terrifying zombie show that's now left to rot

After wandering onto the long-abandoned set of a seriously creepy zombie drama, urban explorer Daniel Sims encountered a number of eerie finds, including a forgotten graveyard

Events

3 d. ago The Sexual Evolution by Nathan H Lents review – colourful tales of animal reproduction

From gay penguin parents to snake orgies, a biology professor looks at sexual adaptation in the animal world In 1998, Roy and Silo, a pair of male chinstrap penguins at Central Park Zoo in New York, were given an abandoned egg to incubate after zookeepers observed them performing mating rituals together. For 34 days, they took turns sitting on it. When the egg hatched, the story became a viral sensation. The New York Times celebrated “A Love That Dare Not Squeak Its Name”. Roy, Silo and their daughter Tango became the subject of a LGBTQ-friendly children’s book, And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell.Biology professor Nathan Lents remembers receiving copies of Tango as a gift when he and his husband became foster parents. Fast-forward to the present day, and Tango tops Pen America’s list of the most frequently banned picture books in the US. It was part of a high-profile lawsuit in Nassau County, Florida, and was designated for pulping by officials in...

Politics

7 d. ago The 'lawless' UK estate where residents claim they have been 'left to rot' and are terrorised by 'balaclava

Balaclava-clad gangs tear through the roads on scooters, pulling reckless wheelies and shouting abuse at terrified passers-by.

Events

9 d. ago UK hospital's eerily abandoned rooms left to rot but patients still allowed in

The abandoned pain clinic at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre has been out of commission for seven years due to severe structural issues, including leaking pipes and collapsed ceilings

Science

1 week ago Abandoned EFL stadium has sign which shows just how cheap football used to be for fans

Rotherham United's Millmoor Stadium was abandoned in 2008 and left to rot, but after being brought back to life by a local team in the community, a recent video shows how it looks now

Sport

1 week ago Eerie video shows 'abandoned Center Parcs lodges' left to rot

A TikTok video has shown the eerie side of Center Parcs, with footage appearing to show a number of 'abandoned' lodges at a holiday park in the Netherlands left to rot with furniture still inside

Culture

1 week ago Inside James Corden's abandoned £8million mansion that's been left to 'rot' after being invaded by vandals

James Corden's UK mansion which he planned to demolish and turn into an £8million new home has seen better days after it was 'abandoned' by the star.

Economics

2 w. ago Abandoned town left to rot for 40 years after plane crash horror

Goussainville-Vieux Pays is now a largely empty village where plant life is taking over and almost everybody has left, following a major plane crash around 50 years ago

Events

2 w. ago Inside Center Parcs' 'abandoned lodges' left to decay with furniture still inside

An online content creator shared eerie footage of the abandoned lodges in the Netherlands - and it seems the holiday homes have been left to rot with furniture still inside

Politics

2 w. ago Abandoned UK tower overlooking M6 left to rot but cost £14m to build

The Pennine Tower, a 90-foot hexagonal structure that looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, was built in 1965 as part of the Forton motorway services between Lancaster and Preston

Economics

2 w. ago Incredible Spanish town abandoned by mistake and left to rot for 55 years

A stunning Spanish town that 1,000 residents once called home was completely abandoned and left to rot more than five decades ago - all because of a flood that never even happened

Politics

2 w. ago The death of Debenhams: The reason why ghost stores are left to rot across the country as locals say 'desolate' shells are 'ruining' their town centres

Once a stalwart of the British shopping experience, the bedraggled shells of former Debenhams stores now litter the UK.

Events

3 w. ago Center Parcs' eerily abandoned lodges left to rot with furniture still inside

An eerie video shared on social media shows the state of disrepair some of abandoned accommodation at a Center Parcs in the Netherlands with moss growing over furniture

Politics

4 w. ago Man exploring abandonded zoo left astonished when he flings object into pond

Sean King, a YouTuber who had visited many abandoned sites, ventured into the defunct Phuket Zoo in Thailand thinking he would just find empty enclosures and derelict buildings, but he was soon running for his life

Politics

4 w. ago Lynx illegally released in Scottish Highlands find their new home

Experts remarked it was ‘very unlikely’ the animals would have survived in the wild

Events

4 w. ago Lynx illegally abandoned in Scottish Highlands find their new home

Experts remarked it was ‘very unlikely’ the animals would have survived in the wild

Events

4 w. ago Abandoned theme park with crumbling arcade and creepy dummies 'left to rot'

An urban explorer Lukka Bradburn visited the remains of two abandoned theme parks in Japan after visiting nearby ghost towns deserted in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster

Politics