A shiver of anticipation ran through the British archaeologists as they slowly descended the sand-covered steps and passed through a sealed door. After five years excavating in the Valley of the Kings, Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon, had feared their dream of unearthing treasures buried for 3,000 years was doomed. Now, on this … Read more
Oscar’s Best Picture winner is set to be the category’s LOWEST-grossing in the award show’s 93 year history after the pandemic shuttered theaters: 2009’s The Hurt Locker holds current record at $17m The night’s top prize is widely expected to go to Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland Should it be victorious, it will become the lowest grossing … Read more
The plantations of the Deep South are one of America’s greatest bitter-sweet heritage sights. They juxtapose in vivid real life the co-existence of the languid Hollywood elegance of Gone With The Wind with the unspeakable cruelties exposed more recently in 12 Years A Slave. Drive out of historic Charleston in South Carolina and in every … Read more
NOT all news on access to cash falls into the ‘bad news’ category. Six days ago, there was a victory when a proposed amendment to a Bill passing through Parliament was accepted by the Government – paving the way for retailers to offer customers cashback without the need for them to buy anything in the … Read more
1. Gladiator star Warren Furman 1. Katie’s first engagement was to Gladiator star Warren Furman (pictured 2000) In 1996, Katie, who was just starting out her career as a glamour model aged 18, got engaged to Warren (better known as Ace). The Gladiator star, 48, had spent £3,000 on a diamond ring, but they broke up … Read more
A 17ft long great white shark has crossed the Atlantic, becoming only the second in known history to do so, potentially hitting British shores this summer. The 3,541lb female shark named Nukumi usually swims up and down the west coast of America and Canada but the tagged creature took an unexpected turn. The 50-year-old matriarch … Read more
A 17ft long great white shark has crossed the Atlantic, becoming only the second in known history to do so, potentially hitting British shores this summer. The 3,541lb female shark named Nukumi usually swims up and down the west coast of America and Canada but the tagged creature took an unexpected turn. The 50-year-old matriarch … Read more
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to swell this year by the second-highest increase in history, as manufacturing and shipping resume in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The projected spike of nearly five percent will largely reverse the small dip registered during last year’s lockdowns, according to a new findings from the International Energy … Read more
Scientists have drilled ice cores to analyze environmental changes for decades, but now the technique is being applied to a less appealing medium: Bat poop. Researchers discovered a veritable mountain of guano deep in a cave in Jamaica, deposited over the course of 4,300 years. Left largely undisturbed, the pile stands more than six feet … Read more
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