Homes across the UK will fall silent in remembrance of the nation’s war dead on Armistice Day, as the coronavirus pandemic limits public commemorations. People have been encouraged to pause on their doorsteps or by windows for the traditional two minutes silence at 11am on Wednesday. Covid-19 related-restrictions on gatherings and travel have disrupted remembrance … Read more
‘You are the son we lost, and your rest is ours’: Poet laureate Simon Armitage writes poignant tribute to the Unknown Warrior 100 years on from World War I Simon Armitage, 57, will read poem The Bed at a televised Armistice Day service He said it ‘tells story of retrieval and repatriation’ of the Unknown … Read more
‘You are the son we lost, and your rest is ours’: Poet laureate Simon Armitage writes poignant tribute to the Unknown Warrior 100 years on from World War I Simon Armitage, 57, will read poem The Bed at a televised Armistice Day service He said it ‘tells story of retrieval and repatriation’ of the Unknown … Read more
By the end of World War I, the British had lost 745,000 men, 12 per cent of those who enlisted. Many of the dead could not be identified and so were buried in graves marked ‘A Soldier of the Great War’; many bodies were never found at all. Furthermore, many of those families who did … Read more
By the end of World War I, the British had lost 745,000 men, 12 per cent of those who enlisted. Many of the dead could not be identified and so were buried in graves marked ‘A Soldier of the Great War’; many bodies were never found at all. Furthermore, many of those families who did … Read more
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist Jack Sherman passes away aged 64 of unknown causes as the band pays tribute to ‘unique’ musician By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 08:12 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 08:52 BST, 22 August 2020 Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman has died at 64, however no cause … Read more
DNA from an unknown ancient ancestor of humans that once bred with Denisovans still exists among people today, study reveals Researchers from the US developed a new tool to analyse ancient DNA Three per cent of the Neanderthal genome can from an ancient human group This genetic transfer is thought to have occurred some 300,000 years ago Also, … Read more
‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy says More than 32,000 cases of the ‘unknown pneumonia’ have been reported in Kazakhstan from June 29 to July 5, along with 451 deaths The Chinese embassy says Kazakhstan saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 … Read more
‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy says More than 32,000 cases of the ‘unknown pneumonia’ have been reported in Kazakhstan from June 29 to July 5, along with 451 deaths The Chinese embassy says Kazakhstan saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 … Read more
Just imagine going to war against an enemy of unknown scale — and not knowing the number of armed forces personnel at your disposal. It would make it almost impossible to determine a battle plan. But that is the situation we now find ourselves in as we try to contend with coronavirus. We have no … Read more