Lacking confidence? Scientists have found a way to zap the BRAIN to boost your courage and remove fear Scientists developed a way to monitor brain activity in real time They say it has been used to remove fear and boost a person’s confidence Believed it has the potential to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias and … Read more
A stunning fresco in the garden of Pompeii’s Casa dei Ceii (House of the Ceii) has been painstakingly laser-cleaned and touched up with new paint by expert restorers. The artwork — of hunting scenes — was painted in the so-called ‘Third’ or ‘Ornate’ Pompeii style, which was popular around 20–10 BC and featured vibrant colours. In … Read more
A geography lecturer who spent nearly four weeks underground as part of the Euston Five protester against HS2 finally left the tunnel today after bailiffs confiscated his food and belongings. Dr Larch Maxey announced he was going to leave the tunnel this morning and was seen in another video above ground. He is now being checked … Read more
The leading figure in a campaign to topple Britain’s statues is a hard-left antivaxxer fanatic who once disrupted a service for the Queen to tell her ‘you should be ashamed’. Toyin Agbetu, 53, was recently appointed a member of Sadiq Khan‘s new diversity commission and is now supporting a campaign to remove a monument to … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused Sadiq Khan of overseeing ‘loony left-wing wheezes’ today after the London mayor unveiled a new body that could remove statues and alter street names in the capital that are deemed offensive The Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm was announced today and will include art historian Aindrea Emelife and chairman of … Read more
Treasure hunters target Welsh beach where girl, four, discovered 215million-year-old dinosaur footprint as vandals armed with sledgehammers and crowbars try to remove rocks Lily Wilder found the dinosaur footprint on a beach at Bendricks Bay near Barry Armed vandals have since descended on the beach to get a glimpse of her find Environmentalists said ‘several people’ … Read more
President Joe Biden signed three immigration-related executive orders in the Oval Office Tuesday, with the intent to ‘remove the stain’ of President Donald Trump’s policies like child separation. ‘And with the first action today, we’re going to work to undo the moral and national shame of the previous administration that literally, not figuratively, ripped children … Read more
Google has threatened to remove Google Search in Australia if a proposed new law requiring it to pay news organisations for content is passed. A proposed law, introduced to Parliament in December, will force Facebook and Google to negotiate fees with news companies whose stories appear on their platforms. Under the world-first proposal, if a negotiation … Read more
William Beckford William Beckford – often known as Alderman Beckford to distinguish him from his novelist son of the same name – was a well-known political figure in the 18th century. A vastly wealthy man, he twice served as the Lord Mayor of London 1762 and 1769. But his and his family’s fortunes were built off … Read more
City of London votes to remove statues of former Lord Mayor William Beckford and philanthropist MP Sir John Cass for links to the slave trade in wake of Black Lives Matter protests Comes after recommendation from The Tackling Racism Taskforce It was set up after last year’s Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 Prominent City of London … Read more