One of Britain’s oldest tea makers could be about to change hands

One of Britain’s oldest tea makers could be about to change hands amid a period of difficult trading By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 One of Britain’s oldest tea makers could be about to change hands amid a period of difficult … Read more

BAFTA 2021 Film Awards: Anthony Hopkins makes history as oldest star to win Leading Actor

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45,000-year-old skull from Czechia is oldest human genome EVER found

The oldest DNA ever found in human remains belongs to a woman who lived in Czechia more than 45,000 years ago, a study has found.  Analysis of her skull reveals she was among the first batch of Homo sapiens to live in Eurasia after our species migrated out of Africa.  It is believed the woman, … Read more

Is this the oldest map in Europe? Stone slab with markings made 4,000 years ago shows part of France

Is this the oldest map in Europe? Giant stone slab with markings etched 4,000 years ago depicts a region of France during the Bronze Age A stone slab forgotten for a century has been deemed the oldest map in Europe The stone slab dates back to some 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age  It … Read more

Natalie Bryant, the oldest daughter of Kobe Bryant, celebrates her acceptance to USC

While her father Kobe Bryant famously never attended college, starting his pro basketball career right out of high school, Natalia Bryant is officially a college girl. The 18-year-old daughter of the late great Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant was celebrating on Tuesday after learning she was accepted to the University of Southern California. The impromptu … Read more

Britain’s oldest SALT production site is 5,800 years old and was found in Yorkshire

The oldest salt production site in Britain has been discovered by archaeologists.   Located near Loftus, a small village north of the Yorkshire Moors, the saltern was in use around 5,800 years ago during the early Neolithic Age.  This predates Stonehenge, which was erected 300 miles away in Wiltshire around 3,000BC, by roughly 800 years. Excavations … Read more

Keyshawn Johnson holds baby girl tight during outing following the death of oldest daughter Maia, 25

Former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson put on a brave face during one of his first public outings since announcing the death of his oldest daughter Maia, 25, on March 15. The former Super Bowl champion, 48, was photographed holding his youngest daughter whom he shares with second wife Jennifer Conrad.   Being the attentive dad, Johnson appeared … Read more

World’s oldest wooden statue is TWICE as old as Stonehenge

A wooden statue discovered in Russia in 1890 is more ancient than previously thought, making it twice as old as Stonehenge, researchers claim. The Shigir Idol was first discovered by Russian gold miners who stumbled upon the large object in the Shigir peat bog 62 miles north of Yekaterinburg. Radiocarbon dating from the 1990s placed … Read more

Oldest surviving inhabitant from Scottish island abandoned in 1962 turns 100

Oldest surviving inhabitant from remote Scottish island that was abandoned in 1962 after once thriving community dwindled to just 12 celebrates turning 100 Jean Robertson, who now lives in Thurso, was born on island of Stroma in 1921 Said secret to longevity included ‘watching quiz shows and doing crosswords’ The abandoned island of Stroma is located … Read more

Oscar nominations 2021: Anthony Hopkins, 83, becomes oldest Best Actor nominee for The Father

Oscar nominations 2021: Anthony Hopkins, 83, becomes oldest Best Actor nominee for his leading role in The Father The star is nominated for The Father, a film about a man who moves into his daughter’s flat as he struggles with memory loss  The previous record for oldest Best Actor nominee was held by Richard Farnsworth … Read more