Pregnant mother forced to bring up four children in ‘diabolical’ mould-covered home plagued by mice

A pregnant mother has been forced to bring up her four children in a cramped, mould-covered home plagued by rodents. Kellie Sullivan says her two-bedroom house, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, barely has enough space for her family to sleep – and is covered in mould caused by severe damp. Ms Sullivan – who is pregnant … Read more

Welsh farmer torches 800 fleeces after Covid curbs led to ‘diabolical’ fall in value of wool

A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows.   He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more

Diabolical ironclad beetle benefits from ultra-resistant exoskeleton

The ‘diabolical ironclad beetle’ can withstand enormous crushing force more than 39,000 times its own body weight, enough to survive being run over by a car. Its exceptional strength comes from highly specialised armour which makes its exoskeleton one of the hardest materials in the biological world.   Scientists analysed the beetle’s elytron – a hardened … Read more