The world's fastest shark, which can strike at nearly 50mph, has been spotted prowling the Spanish coast close to Barcelona. The extremely rare, eight-foot-long shortfin mako shark is one of…
The world's biggest chocolate factory has destroyed hundreds of tonnes of chocs over a deadly salmonella outbreak. The Barry Callebaut chocolate factory - which supplies huge brands like Nestle -…
A young mountaineer took this grinning selfie and sent it to his family moments before he was killed in an avalanche. The deadly ice, snow and rock slide was triggered…
A superwasp able to produce 1,000 offspring is threatening vast forests in North America's, a new study has revealed. The Sirex woodwasp lays its eggs on pine trees in a…
Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey which could help with the early identification of health problems in a hive as a deadly new disease…
Strains of "superpower" bacteria that could cause the world's next deadly pandemic has been discovered by scientists in Antarctica. Researchers found that the bacteria have a built-in resistance to antibiotics…
The global honeybee population could be endangered by a newly discovered deadly virus, a leading scientist has warned. Prof Dr Robert Paxton from Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg (MLU) in…
A shocked farmer has revealed how he dug up a deadly British hand grenade as he harvested his crop of asparagus in Germany. The grenade - a Mills bomb No.…
The British Consulate-General in Duesseldorf has received a poison-laced letter demanding the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Belmarsh prison. The suspicious letter was reportedly received by the Consulate-General…
A Dutchman has been arrested for selling the coronavirus online so that people can give themselves the deadly virus. The man, who was arrested by the Dutch financial police, was…