Armed police raid more homes in Middlesbrough amid outbreak of deadly gang violence with residents ‘afraid to leave homes’ following A66 crash and house fire ‘murder’

Armed police have raided properties in the area of Middlesbrough where a woman and her seven-year-old niece were killed in a suspicious house fire. Officers armed with rifles were seen training their weapons on homes in Burns Road, Grangetown in the early hours of Monday. Eyewitnesses said one person was…

Scientists discover massive underground ‘thermal anomaly’ on Mars

New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves. Deep inside the southern hemisphere of Mars, the temperature is up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius) warmer than beneath the northern hemisphere, deepening the mystery of the…

Scientists find why the liver may not heal even after you stop drinking

Excessive alcohol use can interfere with one of the liver’s most remarkable abilities: repairing and rebuilding itself after injury. New research suggests that alcohol related damage can leave liver cells trapped in an abnormal middle state, unable to function normally or complete the regeneration process, even after a person stops…

Mass circumcision ceremony leaves 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated in South Africa

Mass circumcision ceremonies in South Africa have left more than 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated.  The rituals – known in the country as ‘Ulwaluko’ – are carried out twice a year with the intention of preparing young men for adulthood.  When the youngsters arrive at the ceremony, they…

Young athletes face growing risks from extreme heat » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: At schools across the U.S., fall sports are underway, and many young athletes are working hard to show that they can excel on the field or court. But Ashley Ward of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University says that should not prevent them from speaking up if…

Prince William’s friend and the godfather of Prince Louis is at war with locals over plans to lease 15 acres of his Buckinghamshire estate to build England’s largest biogas plant

The godfather of Prince Louis and a friend of Prince William has upset residents and farmers with plans to lease 15 acres of his estate in the Buckinghamshire countryside to a biogas project.  Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, 44, has agreed to allow Acorn Bioenergy to use part of his private land at Hornage…

Fire Dragons, UAPs And Ancient Mechanical Monsters – Part I: The Burning Hulls Of Lindisfarne (793 AD)

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – January, 793 AD. Over the stormy coast of Northumbria, the night sky above Lindisfarne Priory split open. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tells us that the heavens did more than flash with winter lightning; they brought something much stranger: “exceptional flashes of lightning, and fiery dragons were…

Ferrari supercar is wrecked after driver ‘lost control’ on motorway… but miraculously escapes unharmed

By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:42 BST, 31 August 2026 | Updated: 10:03 BST, 31 August 2026 The driver of a £260,000 Ferrari has miraculously walked away unscathed after they lost control on a motorway and crashed, leaving the supercar a mangled wreck.  Greater Manchester Police said…

Ancient Serpent Artifacts Discovered In Vichama, Peru Reveal How The Caral Civilization Survived Climate Change

Conny Waters –  AncientPages.com – Vichama is the Inca god of death, vengeance, and fertility, and the son of Inti, the sun god. The name also refers to a significant archaeological site: the Caral city north of Lima, which flourished between 1800 and 1500 BCE. Archaeologists have uncovered 3,800-year-old artifacts…

The data centre dwarfing our village: Outrage as development so large it would ‘raise temperatures by nine degrees and kill wildlife with 24/7 noise’ is planned for tiny Scottish community

Residents have condemned plans to build the world’s second largest data centre right next to their tiny village.  The proposed development in Auchtertool, Fife, will dwarf the village and its 200 or so houses and cover an area larger than 100 football pitches.  It will also produce the heat of 600,000 electric…