Adam Smith’s grave is included in dossier of sites linked to slavery and colonialism

The ‘Father of Capitalism’ Adam Smith’s grave has been included in Edinburgh City Council’s ‘ludicrously biased’ dossier of sites linked to slavery and colonialism. The Scottish council last year launched a review of Edinburgh’s links to slavery and colonialism in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, led by human rights activist Sir Geoff Palmer. The Slavery and Colonialism … Read more

Archaeology: 5,400-year-old cranium of a young woman was swept from its grave into a forming cavern

How part of a human SKULL wound up alone in an Italian cave: 5,400-year-old cranium of a young woman underwent an elaborate funeral ritual before it was washed away from its burial place and trapped in a forming cavern Caves were used for funeral practices in ancient Italy but this had no other bones Researchers from … Read more

Charlotte Dawson believes the spirit of her late father Les is ‘visiting her beyond the grave’

‘He is definitely around us’: Charlotte Dawson believes the spirit of her late father Les is ‘visiting beyond the grave’ as she feels his ‘presence’ around her newborn son Noah By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 12:36 GMT, 21 February 2021 | Updated: 12:36 GMT, 21 February 2021 Charlotte Dawson believes her late father Les’ … Read more

Mass grave of British soldiers who died fighting French revolutionaries found in Netherlands

Mass grave of 80 British soldiers who died fighting French revolutionaries 220 years ago is uncovered in a Dutch castle moat Mass grave uncovered in disused Dutch castle moat contains remains of 81 British soldiers, researchers say  Men aged between 15 and 30 died fighting French revolutionaries in the War of the First Coalition, 1792-1797 Archaeologists first … Read more

Swedish filmmaker cleared of breaching international grave treaty

A Swedish filmmaker has been cleared of breaching an international grave treaty while filming the wreckage of the doomed ferry MS Estonia. Henrik Evertsson used a drone camera to film the vessel, which sank off the coast of the Finnish island Uto in 1994, killing 852 passengers, for a Discovery+ documentary about the disaster. The … Read more

Swedish filmmaker cleared of breaching international grave treaty

A Swedish filmmaker has been cleared of breaching an international grave treaty while filming the wreckage of the doomed ferry MS Estonia. Henrik Evertsson used a drone camera to film the vessel, which sank off the coast of the Finnish island Uto in 1994, killing 852 passengers, for a Discovery+ documentary about the disaster. The … Read more

Captain Sir Tom Moore is fundraising from the grave

Captain Sir Tom Moore is fundraising from the grave as sales of charity NHS single You’ll Never Walk Alone surge 1864% in the days following his death Sales of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s single have surged in the wake of his death   Sales and streaming of his version of You’ll Never Walk Alone surged by … Read more

Captain Sir Tom Moore is fundraising from the grave

Captain Sir Tom Moore is fundraising from the grave as sales of charity NHS single You’ll Never Walk Alone surge 1864% in the days following his death Sales of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s single have surged in the wake of his death   Sales and streaming of his version of You’ll Never Walk Alone surged by … Read more

Ryan Dorsey pays visit to late ex-wife Naya Rivera’s grave site in Los Angeles on her 34th birthday

Ryan Dorsey looked visibly emotional as he visited ex-wife Naya Rivera’s grave site on what would have been the late actress’ 34th birthday, Tuesday. The Glee actor, 37, arrived to Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles with five bright yellow flowers in hand, placing them inside two vases mounted beside Rivera’s headstone. After paying his respects, … Read more

Jeff Brazier reveals tradition of visiting Jade Goody’s grave with their sons on Christmas morning

Jeff Brazier has revealed that he takes his sons to visit their late mother Jade Goody’s grave at Christmas Speaking to Woman’s Own, Jeff, 41, told of how he takes the boys – Bobby, 17, and Freddie, 16 – on Christmas morning to remember Jade – who died of cervical cancer 11 years ago. ‘We make … Read more