On 27 September last year, three climate activists were arrested for throwing soup over Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh at the National Gallery. The Just Stop Oil protest landed on the national front pages. But will the action help further the activists’ cause to end fossil fuels? Scientists are beginning to find answers to this…
It was Roger Federer’s white jacket in 2006 for me. Golden initials embroidered on the breast pocket, as he lifted the Wimbledon trophy. The elegant monogram suggested an aristocratic elan that I craved. Was it possible to grab some of his pedigree, without the achievements or money, but with some simple stitching? I wondered if…
Celebrities are chipping in to help the region that’s helped them grow to prominence – southern California – as wildfires continue to sweep across the state. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles-area fires had killed at least 25 people, displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Two of the largest blazes,…
Women who suffer a miscarriage should get two weeks of paid leave from work so they can mourn the loss of their baby, an influential group of MPs has said today. The government is under mounting pressure to introduce a new right of bereavement leave for women across the UK who lose their baby before…
1. 1. Edward Norton (British Mount Everest Expedition) 2. Giacomo Matteotti’s (assassinated) 3. A Passage to India (E M Forster) 4. Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell’s (Olympic Games. Chariots of Fire) 5. Leningrad (Petrograd prior to death of Lenin). 6. The Cunning Little Vixen (Opera by Janacek, premièred in Brno) 7. The Zinoviev letter (UK…
At a time when kids are reading at some of the lowest levels ever, Eagles’ A.J. Brown making reading all the rage could be a game-changer. Ravens, Bills put on A+ performance, Commanders stun Bucs USA TODAY Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon breaks down all the games from Wild Card Weekend. Sports Seriously A.J. Brown might have…