How a British couple took in a family of Jews from Austria during the Second World War

The letter to Gladys Jones arrived without fanfare – and probably without much hope of a reply. It had been sent by a family she’d met just once on a Danube riverboat in Vienna five years earlier.  A little boy’s shoe had threatened to muddy her skirt as he’d knelt up to get a better … Read more

How a British couple took in a family of Jews from Austria during the Second World War

The letter to Gladys Jones arrived without fanfare – and probably without much hope of a reply. It had been sent by a family she’d met just once on a Danube riverboat in Vienna five years earlier.  A little boy’s shoe had threatened to muddy her skirt as he’d knelt up to get a better … Read more

Countries around the world consider tougher restrictions on UK after Covid strain announcement

Britain faces becoming a global pariah as countries around the world consider tougher travel restrictions in a bid to keep out Britain’s ‘more deadly’ Covid strain. EU leaders are said to be drawing up a blue-print which could see travel banned from the UK to all of the union’s member states. It come as the … Read more

Countries around the world consider tougher restrictions on UK after Covid strain announcement

Britain faces becoming a global pariah as countries around the world consider tougher travel restrictions in a bid to keep out Britain’s ‘more deadly’ Covid strain. EU leaders are said to be drawing up a blue-print which could see travel banned from the UK to all of the union’s member states. It come as the … Read more

Woman, 19, named the ‘most beautiful girl in the world’ admits she’s been trolled for her looks

A woman who’s been named the ‘most beautiful girl in the world’ has admitted she’s been trolled for her looks after speaking candidly about her lavish lifestyle.  Yael Shelbia, 19, was recently crowned champion of TC Candler’s annual ‘100 Most Beautiful Faces of the Year’ list, a competition made famous when Thylane Blondeau cinched the coveted title … Read more

Remote-controlled glider clocks 548mph to make a new dynamic soaring speed world record

Remote-controlled glider clocks 548mph to make a new dynamic soaring speed world record after launching from a windy Santa Ana hill A new dynamic soaring world record was made in California A remote-controlled glider top speeds of 548mph, beating the previous by 3mph The technique uses high gusts of wind as the propulsion system When thrown off … Read more

Chrissy Teigen talks about enjoying the inauguration sober: ‘It’s a different world for me’ 

Chrissy Teigen has been having ‘an incredibly special day’ celebrating the inauguration in Washington D.C with her family. And in an emotional Twitter post, the 35-year-old expressed how thankful she was to have experienced the historical event ‘sober,’ a decision that has made her ‘very happy.’ ‘ran our a**es up the stairs for this shot,’ began … Read more

Queen leads world leaders in congratulations for Joe Biden

The Queen and the Pope led world leaders today in congratulating Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. While the contents of Her Majesty’s message to Biden were kept private, Boris Johnson heralded the ‘step forward’ following a ‘bumpy period’ under the Trump administration.  The triumphal tone was echoed … Read more

Queen leads world leaders in congratulations for Joe Biden

The Queen led world leaders today in congratulating Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. While the contents of Her Majesty’s message to Biden were kept private, Boris Johnson heralded the ‘step forward’ following a ‘bumpy period’ under the Trump administration. The triumphal tone was echoed by Germany’s Angela … Read more

Britain now has the highest daily Covid death rate in the world

The UK now has the highest coronavirus death rate in the world, shocking data has revealed. Britain was averaging 935 daily fatalities in the week up to January 17, or the equivalent of 16.5 people in every million. Statistics compiled by the Oxford University-based research platform Our World in Data shows no other country currently … Read more