Last August, Google announced that they were launching an Android Earthquake Alerts System in partnership with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and powered by ShakeAlert. Basically what it does is to turn smartphones into a sort-of seismometer and also send alerts faster and almost near-instant information to Google Search. Now they’re expanding the system … Read more
Snack attack! Moment stealthy cat stretches a paw out from behind computer screen to steal sandwich off her owner’s plate Koumpara the cat spots the half-eaten sandwich from behind a computer screen Feline extends paw from behind the screen and claws the food into her grasp Footage filmed by owner Stefanos Softsis at his home … Read more
Spain, Portugal and Greece will throw open their borders to vaccinated Britons within weeks, reports say. Nations with surging vaccine rollouts will reportedly be excluded from the European Union’s ban on visitors. Insiders say Britain will ‘certainly’ be among the first to be allowed in through the vaccine passport scheme, with June touted as a … Read more
Spain, Portugal and Greece will throw open their borders to vaccinated Britons within weeks, reports say. Nations with surging vaccine rollouts will reportedly be excluded from the European Union’s ban on visitors. Insiders say Britain will ‘certainly’ be among the first to be allowed in through the vaccine passport scheme, with June touted as a … Read more
Led by the Dean of Windsor, a coffin processes slowly through St George’s Chapel with a grieving son and daughter walking immediately behind; a small congregation, led by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, watch from their seats in the Quire. That was the scene at Windsor Castle more than half a … Read more
Led by the Dean of Windsor, a coffin processes slowly through St George’s Chapel with a grieving son and daughter walking immediately behind; a small congregation, led by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, watch from their seats in the Quire. That was the scene at Windsor Castle more than half a … Read more
Princess Alice of Battenberg circa. 1910 Alice was born Princess Alice of Battenberg in 1885 at Windsor Castle, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and raised as an English princess, although both her parents were German. Alice was congenitally deaf but she could speak clearly. Photographs show how beautiful she was, with her upswept hair and … Read more
Princess Alice of Battenberg circa. 1910 Alice was born Princess Alice of Battenberg in 1885 at Windsor Castle, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and raised as an English princess, although both her parents were German. Alice was congenitally deaf but she could speak clearly. Photographs show how beautiful she was, with her upswept hair and … Read more
Greek islands have never sounded more alluring. Ever popular with British tourists seeking their own slice of Mamma Mia! with sun, sea and an easy-going atmosphere, the Aegean archipelago now has an added Covid string to its bow – the Greek government says it is on target to vaccinate everyone on more than 60 of … Read more
The First Sea Lord has paid tribute to Royal Navy veteran Prince Philip, highlighting praise he received for his ‘bravery and enterprise’ during the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Second World War. The Duke of Edinburgh was a midshipman aboard HMS Valiant off the southern coast of Greece when he earned his honourable citation. A … Read more