AT first glance it looks like a boring blank billboard – but watch how this amazing artwork bursts into life when water is added. Artist Saskia Gall spent 50 hours creating the 8ft by 4ft portrait using hydrochromic paint, which reacts to water or moisture. It was installed by the Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park to mark the first day […]

BRITAIN is set to remain dry for the next three days – before heavy rain and some snow sets in. The white stuff is predicted for parts of the UK from Thursday as an arctic pulse sends January temperatures plummeting. The mercury plunged as low as -7C on Friday in what has been one of the coldest weeks this winter. […]

AN organised crime gang supplied cocaine across London by posing as trainee black cab drivers learning "The Knowledge" on mopeds, a court heard. The drugs ring used the "disguise" to go undetected by cops for up to three years before they were brought down in an undercover operation, jurors were told. Dawn raids led to the seizure of high-purity cocaine […]

A MAN took his own life in front of Texas Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne's home on Wednesday afternoon. The Republican representative was home at the time and heard a gunshot outside of her house, her spokesperson Andrea Coker confirmed. The man has not yet been identified, and police and the FBI said they are looking into a motive. It's unclear […]

HERE’S a question for Mr Sarkozy. Someone enters Europe illegally, perhaps through Italy or Greece. He makes his way, unhindered, to the French border. He crosses into France without any checks then travels the length of that country without being detained. He wanders around Calais, still with no papers, but local gendarmes make no attempt to arrest him. How is […]

Sarah Palin says she'll get Covid-19 shot 'over my dead body' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Last month, the US passed 800,000 Covid deaths. In […]

Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man’s best friend really does understand some of what we’re saying. Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking to determine which parts of the brain they were using, the New York Post reports. They found that dogs processed […]

Britain will face even HIGHER gas and petrol prices on top of current soaring bills if Russia invades Ukraine and Putin squeezes supplies to hit back at Western sanctions, experts warn ministers Britain may be forced to contend with record-breaking prices for gas and petrol Russia could drive up wholesale gas prices by restricting gas provision to Europe Officials are […]

WASHINGTON — As winter deepens, a grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse. Freezing temperatures are compounding misery from the downward spiral that has come with the fall of the U.S.-backed government and the Taliban takeover. Aid groups and international agencies estimate about 23 million people, more than half the country, face severe hunger and nearly 9 million are on […]