Newcastle coal: Last ever shipment leaves the Tyne as centuries of North East history closes

The end of an era: Last ever shipment of coal from Newcastle leaves the Tyne as centuries of North East history closes The ship Longwave loaded its final 12,000-ton cargo from Tyneside yesterday By 1913 the Great North Coal Field produced 55million tons of the fuel a year  The huge scale of the industry led … Read more

Old Ireland in Colour: Amazing photos of the 19th and 20th centuries

These vivid colourised photos bring to life the history of Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, showing a world of cattle markets and horse-drawn trucks alongside Traveller children and pioneering women.  The images offer a glimpse of a time gone by, with horses in the streets, people sitting on mail trucks, and … Read more

Pub boss William Lees-Jones warns family firm faces biggest crisis for two centuries

Scrapheap: Lees-Jones says kneejerk reactions from our politicians are crippling the industry The boss of a 192-year-old pub group has launched an attack on the ‘knee-jerk’ coronavirus restrictions that has forced him to shut half of his estate.  William Lees-Jones said businesses are being ‘thrown on the scrapheap’ by the measures – and that one … Read more

DAVID BLUNKETT: Democracy has been our bedrock for centuries but I fear it at risk due to Covid

When two senior police officers were confused last week about the current lockdown rules, I was not surprised.  The different regulations and tiers across the country are bewildering and, what’s more, they are changing from area to area, day by day. And if senior police officers are unclear, the public must be, too. Of course, … Read more

Fire, Water, Earth? For centuries mystics have used a special system to define your true nature

Many of us feel uncertain, even lost, in these turbulent times. And, when everything seems to be in upheaval, one route through is to turn to the wisdom of the ancients. Throughout lockdown, many of us have been seeking guidance from astrologers.Tarot practitioners are also reporting more interest from people seeking readings. That wish to … Read more

Photos: Canada’s Smoking Hills have burning for centuries

Pictured: The hellish red-striped Smoking Hills – which have been burning for CENTURIES The hills are on Canada’s Arctic coast close to Cape Bathurst in the remote Northwest Territories  They were first discovered by Captain Robert McClure in the 1800s while on a rescue mission The smoke is caused by layers of sulphur-rich brown coal … Read more

Canada’s hellish Smoking Hills – which have been burning for CENTURIES

Pictured: The hellish red-striped Smoking Hills – which have been burning for CENTURIES The hills are on Canada’s Arctic coast close to Cape Bathurst in the remote Northwest Territories  They were first discovered by Captain Robert McClure in the 1800s while on a rescue mission The smoke is caused by layers of sulphur-rich brown coal … Read more