He compared the assessment of the danger to that in Hanover on 17 November, when an international friendly football was called off and the stadium evacuated at short notice. There too, a foreign intelligence tip-off had led to the alert, but no arrests were made and no explosives found in the stadium. … [Read more...] about Munich suicide bomb plot: police hunt Isis suspects behind New Year’s Eve threat
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World first 360-degree infinity pool on top of 700ft-tall skyscraper planned for London
"The solution is based on the door of a submarine, coupled with a rotating spiral staircase which rises from the pool floor when someone wants to get in or out - the absolute cutting edge of swimming pool and building design and a little bit James Bond to boot." … [Read more...] about World first 360-degree infinity pool on top of 700ft-tall skyscraper planned for London
Fabled ark could be among ancient treasures in danger in Ethiopia’s deadly war
The conflict began in early November when Ethiopia’s Nobel peace prize-winning prime minister Abiy Ahmed sent federal forces to attack the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which ruled the country for almost three decades until 2018. Abiy has accused the TPLF, which has its own military, of seeking to destabilise Ethiopia and holding illegitimate elections. Troops from Eritrea, Ethiopia’s former enemy to the north, have crossed the border to fight alongside Abiy’s forces. … [Read more...] about Fabled ark could be among ancient treasures in danger in Ethiopia’s deadly war
‘A slow drip versus an explosion’: inside California’s divided Covid reality
In LA county, which has recorded more coronavirus cases than any other county in the US by far, an estimated one in three people have been infected with the virus at some point during the pandemic, and more than 14,600 have died. For weeks, hospitals – and especially their intensive care units and emergency rooms – have been packed beyond capacity, pushing them to prepare for the worst-case scenario of having to ration care. Hundreds each day are being brought from overcrowded hospitals to overflowing funeral homes. … [Read more...] about ‘A slow drip versus an explosion’: inside California’s divided Covid reality
‘They need protection’: road deaths charity helps Covid bereaved
Due to the latest surge, more bereaved people have been joining support groups such as Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice in recent weeks. It has welcomed 660 new members since late November, bringing to nearly 2,300 the membership of its Facebook community. It is calling for a national programme of bereavement and grief support. … [Read more...] about ‘They need protection’: road deaths charity helps Covid bereaved
