Paulo Henrique Machado has lived almost his entire life in hospital. As a baby he suffered infantile paralysis brought on by polio, and he is still hooked up to an artificial respirator 24 hours a day. But despite this, he has trained as a computer animator and is now creating a television series about his life. The Brazilian’s first memories are of exploring the hospital he has lived in for […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The 25-year-old woman escaped an attack and vanished Her family says she is recovering, but still in bad shape A man is charged with aggravated assault, sexual assault, obstructing an officer The family of a 25-year-old Canadian woman, who authorities say survived 12 days in the bush, said Thursday she is recovering but still in bad shape. Before reappearing last week, she was last seen on July 14 […]
A space telescope aimed at the sun has spotted a gigantic hole in sun! A dark spot that covers nearly a quarter of our closest star, spewing solar material and gas into space. The so-called coronal hole over the sun’s north pole came into view between July 13 and 18 and was observed by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO. NASA released a video of the sun hole as seen […]
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow said that he wants to marry partner Tony in a church Said that the only way forward is to challenge the church in court It is a test for Cameron’s promise to the CofE and Roman Catholic bishops Said that no church would be forced to conduct same-sex weddings Barrie and Tony now have five children through surrogate mothers The first legal challenge to the Church of England’s […]
Scientists say that planting large numbers of jatropha trees in desert areas could be an effective way of curbing emissions of CO2. Dubbed “carbon farming”, researchers say the idea is economically competitive with high-tech carbon capture and storage projects. But critics say the idea could be have unforeseen, negative impacts including driving up food prices. The research has been published in the journal Earth System Dynamics. Seeds of change Jatropha […]
One of the world’s largest water parks has created life-sized Mayan temple Indiana Jones-style ride sends visitors plummeting at 35mph Welcome to a real-life Temple of Doom where you can re-enact Indiana Jones’ wildest adventures by sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters. The water slide styled as a Mayan temple sends thrillseekers hurtling up to 35-miles-per-hour down a 60-foot-long chute. The ride finishes underwater by going through […]
•Angie Stone’s soldier son Gregg was killed last year in Afghanistan •Her daughter Jennie was tragically killed in a car crash this February •Now her other daughter Rosie-Ann is being prosecuted for the crash •Devastated Mrs Stone says she is trapped in a ‘bad, bad dream A mother has described how she is living in a ‘bad, bad dream’ after her daughter was told she would be prosecuted for killing […]
A wave of car bombs has killed at least 51 people in mostly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and in other cities around the country. More than 200 people were wounded in the attacks, officials said. More than 2,500 Iraqis have died in attacks since April, the UN says – with violence at its highest since 2008. The spike comes amid heightened Shia-Sunni tensions. Sunnis say they are […]
Bus was carrying around 50 Italians between Monteforte Irpino and Baiano in the southern region of Campania Lost control and slammed into several cars that had slowed down in traffic before smashing through guardrail At least 38 bodies were pulled from inside and underneath wreckage before being placed into coffins at scene The victims were a close-knit group of friends and relatives and whole families had been wiped out […]
An armed man has stolen jewels worth about 40m euros ($53m, £34m) in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, officials say. They say the hold-up took place on Sunday morning at a jewellery exhibition featuring beaded bracelets along with others at the Carlton Hotel. The hotel is located on the Croisette promenade – one of the most prestigious locations in Cannes. It is the largest in a series of high-profile […]
