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Panic in Germany as eco-warriors shut down airports across country sparking travel chaos

By Sarah WestAugust 15, 2024

Last Generation is the German equivalent of Just Stop Oil – activists have stormed airports shutting down travel in the…

Eccentric £11m Lotto winter who became ‘recluse’ in Scotland after win dies

By Colin BarrattDecember 13, 2023

Paul Maddison won the equivalent of £22million in today’s money when he scooped the National Lottery jackpot alongside his business…

Millions on prepaid energy meters ‘at breaking point’ and forced into cold and dark

By Colin BarrattJanuary 12, 2023

The equivalent of one person every 10 seconds was left with cold and dark homes last year after they ran…

Boost in cyclists as Covid takes one in 20 cars off roads – more change could follow

By Jim WestSeptember 14, 2022

COVID-19 culled the equivalent of one in 20 cars from daily travel, with traffic levels still below pre-pandemic levels. It…

Japanese man ‘gives up being human’ and blows £12.5k on eerily realistic collie dog outfit

By Colin BarrattMay 26, 2022

A JAPANESE man has spent the equivalent of £12,500 on an eerily realistic Border Collie outfit to fulfil his “life…