News about John White

This week, high winds have blown rare songbirds from the Atlantic to the British Isles. Between September 20 and 21, a series of birdwatchers and avian enthusiasts has enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime event. The'spew of uber-rare land birds' was described as 'one of the most memorable couple of days in British and Irish birding history,' according to Rare Bird Alert. A Tennessee Warbler, a Baltimore Oriole, and a Philadelphia Vireowas among the many rare items on display.

John White, a Swindon business, told him that his Axa insurance policy was 'no good' and that he should seek out its own insurance - or forfeit the car entirely. 'We're not positive about it, but we felt we had no choice.'

On a journey around every continent in search of the lost, disappearing, and vanished, you will be transported around the world. Travis Elborough, a writer and cultural commentator, explores not only how the world looks today but also how it appears in Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds As They Are Today (Aurum Press), but also how it once looked. From Skara Brae in Orkney to the vast ancient city of Chan Chan Chan in north-west Peru, Elborough is observing natural wonders that are shrinking at an alarming rate, from the Congo Basin Rainforest to the Everglades and the Dead Sea, and threats to man-made worlds. In addition, the river in Canada that vanished in four days - as well as the Caribbean's submerged pirate town.