How grimly ironic that hope and freedom should be among the potential latest victims of ‘cancel culture’, the drive to eradicate anything and anyone that sins against the ideology of political correctness. For decades, music-loving crowds at The Last Night of the Proms have lifted up their voices in an Elgar sing-along, roaring out ‘Land … Read more
Dennis Quaid has channeled his love of animals into his new podcast The Pet Show, which launched this week. And the two-time Golden Globe nominee used the first episodes to address a scandal from his 2017 film A Dog’s Purpose. He said that accusations of animal abuse on the set of the film, which ultimately … Read more
Prominent Tory MP David Davis today accused Public Health England of being ‘over-controlling’ amid mounting pressure on Number 10 to scrap the agency over its handling of the Covid-19 crisis. In a scathing attack on the government-run body, Mr Davis claimed it had got ‘every single task’ wrong since the coronavirus outbreak began to spiral … Read more
The smell of spring really IS in the air: Scientists reveal why the chemical behind the distinctive earthy scent of the season is produced for the first time A bacteria named streptomyces produces the chemical compound geosmin This chemical has the distinctive odour we associate with springtime and storms Humans have a strong ability to … Read more