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Europe is home to its very own mini-Suez Canal that has been operating for over 100 years and sees as many as 130 ships every day.The Kiel Canal, a 61-mile freshwater canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, was completed in 1895 and later widened. It connects the North Sea at Brunsbuttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau.By using the Kiel Canal instead of circumnavigating the Jutland Peninsula, an average of 290 miles is saved. This not only saves time but also avoids storm-prone seas and the need to pass through the Danish straits.It’s one of the world’s busiest artificial waterways, with an annual…

A Former Tory MP whose father was killed by a single punch has spoken of her shock at video footage which appears to show a Labour MP floor a member of the public.Cheshire Police is investigating after two videos surfaced of Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, in an altercation with a man.In mobile phone footage posted on X yesterday, he was seen leaning over a man on the ground shouting: “You won’t threaten me again, will you?”The incident happened at about 2.15am at a taxi rank in Frodsham. Onlookers were aware he was the local MP.Today, the…

The Prince of Wales briefly interrupted the half-term break with his family to issue a heartfelt five-word message to ex-racing driver Billy Monger after he became the fastest double amputee to compete at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.Monger, who had both his legs amputated after being severely injured in a collision in 2017, smashed the 226.3km (140.6 miles) course’s previous record by two hours, three minutes and three seconds in a time of 14 hours 23 minutes 56 seconds.The 25-year-old posted on social media following his victory, saying on X: “14:23:56 – I can’t believe what just happened,…

Labour is facing calls for a by-election after it suspended an MP who was filmed on CCTV punching a member of the public to the ground.The party today announced Mike Amesbury, Mp for Runcorn, has been suspended over an altercation with a man in the early hours of Saturday.He has also had the whip withdrawn, after the party initially appeared to stand by him when he said he had acted in self defence after facing a threat.Reform UK was already calling for him to resign before a by-election.But, CCTV footage today obtained by the Daily Mail appeared to call this…

Bulgarians took to the polls on Sunday in their seventh general election in just over three years, with little optimism that a stable government will emerge to halt political instability.The public’s disillusionment with politicians has allowed for extreme political voices to grow, supported by alleged Russian disinformation campaigns.This is effectively eroding public support for the democratic process and increasing the popularity of pro-Russian and far-right groups.The cycle of elections is having a significant impact on Bulgaria’s economy and foreign policy as the country stands to lose billions of euros in EU recovery funds due to a lack of reforms.Full integration…

A woman discovered South America’s deadliest scorpion – running along skirting boards.Payge Aitchison, 29, spotted the Brazilian Yellow tailed scorpion – in her hallway in Wokingham. In their native country the species kill more humans than all other venomous animals, including snakes and spiders combined.Payge first thought it was a spider but when she took a closer look she spotted its venomous stinger. Payge, a senior import export co-ordinator, used a Tupperware box to collect the scorpion – sealing the box and leaving it on her table while she figured out her next steps.”I came home from the gym on…

King Charles and Queen Camilla were seen beaming in a new photo released on Sunday to mark the end of their week-long royal tour. Charles and Camilla had been on tour since last week and made several appearances in what has been their first trip Down Under following the King’s accession to the throne.The royal couple first travelled to Australia and then headed to Samoa, where they visited a beach at its capital Apia.In a new snap released to mark the end of their tour, the monarch can be seen beaming while lovingly looking at his wife, with his arm wrapped…

Just four months ago Labour was elected with a landslide majority after a campaign promising to restore trust in politics.But the fledgling government looks like it will set fire to any remaining hopes of that with a budget that will have seismic consequences for years to come.Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves correctly assessed that the country was fed up with the Conservative Party and correctly sensed the public would give them some leeway when it came to taking the “difficult decisions” they were planning.But voters will not forgive those who try to take them for fools and the misdirection…

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has refused to say what it is doing to stop foreign convicted criminals slipping through UK border checks.Former Reform UK leader Richard Tice asked for assurances with a written Parliamentary question.It comes after a series of Express reports exposed how foreign and wanted criminals have been able to enter the UK and try to evade justice here.Mr Tice asked Home Secretary Yvette Cooper: “What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of border checks in the context of criminality rules for applications for entry clearance; and what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness…

Meghan Markle once failed a key test that made her political ambitions fall apart, according to a book.The Duchess of Sussex has long been rumoured to be keen on branching out into the political field, although Meghan herself never publicly spoke about similar aspirations.Prince Harry’s wife revealed during episode three of her Archetypes podcast series that she was “the smart one, not the pretty one” while growing up.She said: “I always thought, well I’m way more Betty than Veronica [from the Archie comics], and am I going to get the guy one day? And I was the smart one, not…