Were Lord Mountbatten’s files suppressed to hide royal affairs? Historian asks why private letters are still sealed because they ‘endanger national security and international relations’ Andrew Lownie says he has spent £250,000 trying to see Mountbatten diaries The Mountbatten files include the private diaries of his wife Edwina from 1921 Mountbatten was the last Viceroy … Read more
Were Lord Mountbatten’s files suppressed to hide royal affairs? Historian asks why private letters are still sealed because they ‘endanger national security and international relations’ Andrew Lownie says he has spent £250,000 trying to see Mountbatten diaries The Mountbatten files include the private diaries of his wife Edwina from 1921 Mountbatten was the last Viceroy … Read more
The strange contents of a medicine bottle from 19th century Japan have been discovered thanks to a unique x-ray analysis. Antique glass vials from a medical kit belonging to Ogata Koan, a leading proponent for Western medicine in late feudal Japan, had jammed shut from age. Researchers at Osaka University bombarded a bottle with muons, … Read more
She’s been involved with Loose Women for more than 20 years. And Nadia Sawalha has refused to give up too many secrets about what she and her co-hosts get up too off-air, saying: ‘There is a code of behaviour… my lips are sealed.’ The panellist, 56, also admitted that working on the hit ITV show has made her … Read more
A letter that was first sealed 300 years ago and has remained unopened since has been read for the first time thanks to scientists ‘digitally’ unfolding the paper. Using a highly sensitive X-ray scanner, a team from Queen Mary University of London examined the letter which was closed using a ‘letterlocking’ process – this involves … Read more
Thank pod! Relatives can finally talk to their loved ones in care homes as non-profit project makes sealed cabins that allow safe communication via intercom By Mario Ledwith for Daily Mail Published: 22:31 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 08:59 GMT, 2 December 2020 Since visits were banned, care homes have been forced to find … Read more
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a large collection of 2,500-year-old sealed sarcophagi and figurines at the Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. Opening one of the ornately decorated sarcophagi for the first time before assembled media, the team revealed mummified remains wrapped in burial cloth that bore hieroglyphic inscriptions in bright colours. The dramatic find was unearthed … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered 13 completely sealed wooden coffins in the desert necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt, that date back around 2,500 years. Located 19 miles south of Cairo, the vast burial complex — which features the step pyramid of Djoser and flat-roofed tombs — served the ancient capital of Memphis. While thousands of sarcophagi have been found interred … Read more
The world’s strictest school social distancing: Thai kindergartners are sealed in perspex boxes at playtime while masks are mandatory for older kids in fight against coronavirus The green light for schools to reopen was given at the start of July with a series of strict measures in place Class sizes are capped at 25, screened-in … Read more
Sealed the deal! Clever seal jumps out of the water to steal a surprised fisherman’s catch Wally Harrak and his friend Marko were ambushed on their fishing trip by a seal The men were fishing off the coast of Melbourne when a seal stole their catch A video of the seal’s robbery was shared on … Read more