It’s back to the future for Rome’s Colosseum as the historic landmark’s floor where gladiators fought to the death to be restored to its former glory The floor of Rome’s historic Colosseum is set to be restored to its former glory Italian culture minister promised visitors will ‘see the majesty of the monument’ The £16million … Read more
It’s back to the future for Rome’s Colosseum as the historic landmark’s floor where gladiators fought to the death to be restored to its former glory The floor of Rome’s historic Colosseum is set to be restored to its former glory Italian culture minister promised visitors will ‘see the majesty of the monument’ The £16million … Read more
The ‘line of duty’ almost cost Frank Serpico his life. In February 1971 he and three other plain-clothes police colleagues went to an address in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, after being tipped off that a drug dealer was selling heroin there. As the only Spanish speaker, Serpico was assigned the hazardous task of pretending to be a … Read more
James Corden fought a planning war with he and Coldplay singer Chris Martin’s next-door neighbour over controversial plans to build an ‘iceberg basement’. The celebrities, both based in Los Angeles, owned multimillion-pound properties in the upmarket Belsize Park area of North London – separated by a £600,000 garage conversion home. The pair were renting out their … Read more
James Corden fought a planning war with he and Coldplay singer Chris Martin’s next-door neighbour over controversial plans to build an ‘iceberg basement’. The celebrities, both based in Los Angeles, owned multimillion-pound properties in the upmarket Belsize Park area of North London – separated by a £600,000 garage conversion home. The pair were renting out their … Read more
A woman who claims disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein tried to attack her in a Beverly Hills hotel room says she only escaped by stabbing his genitals with a broken nail and making him scream in pain. Hayley Gripp, who works as a certified advocate for children of trauma and special needs, was only 19 … Read more
A woman who claims disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein tried to attack her in a Beverly Hills hotel room says she only escaped by stabbing his genitals with a broken nail and making him scream in pain. Hayley Gripp, who works as a certified advocate for children of trauma and special needs, was only 19 … Read more
A Royal Navy officer is setting sail inspired by the wartime exploits of his grandfathers who served on opposing sides in the Second World War. Sub Lieutenant Ben Hoffmeister, 23, from Oxford, is following in the footsteps of the two men in pursuing a life at sea. He will be aboard new patrol ship HMS … Read more
The women’s suffrage movement began in the mid-1800s as organised campaigns began to take place across the UK after Mary Smith delivered the first women’s suffrage petition to parliament. In 1866, a women’s suffrage committee was formed in London, which soon sparked other groups being set up in other areas, such as the Manchester National … Read more
A father-of-two has told of his miraculous tale of survival after fighting off a three-metre shark and being brought back to life by paramedics on the way to hospital. Cameron Wrathall, 54, was swimming at Blackwall Reach in the Swan River, south Perth on January 14 when he battled the suspected bull shark, leaving him … Read more