Racism and discrimination exist in UK because Britons don’t ‘wholly understand’ nation’s slave trade history, says National Trust academic National Trust published report on links between slavery and Trust properties Rita McLean is chair of a group examining how to act upon the findings In 2007 Ms McLean said: ‘A lot of the problems in society … Read more
Whitney Cummings is trying to bridge the gap in an increasingly polarized political climate. In a new interview with the Daily Beast, the 38-year-old comedienne opened up about understanding the people she ‘disagrees with,’ – like Trump supporters – to broaden her audience across the country. ‘I’m fascinated by playing devil’s advocate and want to … Read more
BIOGRAPHY BORIS JOHNSON: THE GAMBLER by Tom Bower (WH Allen £20, 592pp) Tom Bower is a compulsive chronicler of chicanery, or — as his many biographical victims would see it — a prolific perpetrator of hatchet jobs. Critics and enemies of Boris Johnson (of which there has never been a shortage) will therefore be disappointed … Read more
Just 13 per cent of people in England claim they ‘fully understand’ the current Covid-19 lockdown rules, a study has shown. That falls to only five per cent of people under 30 in England and Wales, according to the ongoing University College London (UCL) Covid-19 Social Study. Researchers questioned more than 14,500 people in the … Read more
Top scientists today cast doubt over Boris Johnson‘s 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants to control coronavirus, warning the drastic move is unlikely to curb the spread of the disease. One epidemiologist argued coronavirus ‘doesn’t understand the clock’, questioning why ministers have ordered all hospitality businesses to shut at that time. And other infectious disease … Read more
Scientists discovered how mysterious stone forests were formed millions of years ago by using candy made in a kitchen. Believing these clusters of jagged tree-like limestone formations were formed in ancient oceans and lakes, researchers submerged hard candy in a tank of water to see how it dissolved. The candy wore down to a bed … Read more
A skier came across a surprising sight in a remote area of the Italian Alps – the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat. With only half of its body sticking out of the ice, Hermann Oberlechner said the animal’s skin ‘looked like leather, completely hairless.’ Oberlechner had hiked six hours into the mountains, so an … Read more
At least, there is still one irredeemably British quality to this year’s Last Night of the Proms: the fudge. Not even the finest dairy herds of Devon and Cornwall could have confected something as thick, rich and clotted as the latest solution served up by the BBC. Instead of either ignoring the usual half-hearted complaints … Read more
Legendary commentator Clive Tyldesley has revealed his dejection in an emotional video after being replaced in his lead role with ITV after 22 years in the job. Tyldesley’s voice has provided the backdrop to a huge number of historic matches over more than two decades at major international tournaments and the biggest games in club … Read more
Trying to analyze Donald Trump made a speech recognition bot literally CRASH – and the only way to make it work properly was to strip out its grammar and syntax tools Researchers assigned a speech recognition bot to analyze Donald Trump The bot struggled to make sense of his rambling and fragmentary sentences The team … Read more