It's time to consider ending tours to the wreck of the Titanic as "there's not much to learn anymore," Charles Haas, president of the International Titanic Association (TIS), was quoted as saying by Sky News.more
The impressive structure, which became a symbol of last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, will decorate the city's largest railway station - Birmingham New Street. However, it will not be anonymous. In the public vote for her name, the proposal "Ozzy" won by an overwhelming majority.more
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the Oyster card on 30 June 2023, TfL has launched a new limited edition Oyster card to celebrate two decades of the iconic smartcard making travel via public transport around London quicker and easier for everyone. more
The fortune of Belgium's richest man, 76-year-old Eric Wittouck, increased by €640 million in one day, the daily newspaper 'De Tijd' reported. Forbes magazine estimates his entire fortune at around €8 billion.more
These are not just any portraits, as the then five- or six-year-old Charles (the exact period of this work is not known), immortalised his parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, using crayons.more
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died on Monday, left behind an estate worth approx. EUR 6.4 billion, which includes, among others, shares in companies, stocks, real estate, a football team and even a yacht. more
A new species of spider has been found on a British beach - and experts predict it is likely to spread around the UK.
The jumping spider, Heliophanus Kochii, is normally found in warmer parts of the world such as the Canary Islands, Morocco, Azores, France, Portugal, Israel and Azerbaijan. more
Bella Montoya Castro, declared dead in a hospital in the Ecuadorian town of Babahoyo, woke up in a coffin. Her family announced that they would sue the doctors. The 76-year-old woman gave signs that she was alive two hours after being placed in the coffin.more
Every fourth inhabitant of Great Britain is of the opinion that the coronavirus pandemic was a "hoax" - according to a new study on conspiracy theories commissioned by King's College London (KCL). The same survey also showed a growing acceptance of violence "as a means of combating alleged conspiracies."more
Using artificial intelligence we have created the 'last' Beatles song, we have managed to pull John Lennon's vocals from old recordings to make the song complete, Paul McCartney, member of The Beatles, composer and singer, announced today in an interview with Radio 4 of the British broadcaster BBC.more
On Monday 12 June, Korean police with the help of emergency services apprehended George King-Thompson, who was climbing the facade of Seoul's tallest skyscraper and the sixth tallest in the world, the Lotte World Tower, the Associated Press reported. The 123-storey building is 555 metres high. The young Briton, who was climbing without any belay, was taken down at a height of 300 metres.more
Queen Camilla attended the Queen's Reading Room Literary Festival, where she met her friends including Dame Judi Dench, Gyles Brandreth and Dame Joanna Lumley.more
Many species of dinosaurs that lived an earthy lifestyle lived millions of years ago in the British Isles. It is possible that today's Britain may have swarmed with these earthy, fish-eating dinosaurs, scientists write in the journal PeerJ.more
A castle in Shetland is on the market for just £30,000 - but any potential buyer will also need a spare £12m.
House-hunters could snap up Brough Lodge on the island of Fetlar for less than the price of a flat. more
The daisy, not the tulip, has been chosen as the national flower of the Netherlands - the participants of the poll of the Vroege Vogels program of the public television BNNVARA decided. More than 53,000 people took part in the vote. Dutch.more
The UK will host the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) in the autumn to assess the key risks posed by this technology, the British government has announced.more
A refurbished 63-metre Bash yacht, which once belonged to Egyptian businessman and Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, can be chartered for a colossal price. It was on this boat that his son, Dodi, spent the summer with Princess Diana, just before the tragic accident on 31 August 1997. It was on this boat that the paparazzi took pictures of the Duchess in Portofino, just six days before their death.more
A café chain from the Russian city of Perm recently announced that it will introduce caffe lattes and cappuccinos based on breast milk to its menu. The idea caused a big stir online among Russians. When the authorities became interested in the matter, the owner of the café admitted that he had no intention of using breast milk at all, but was merely looking for a way to advertise.more
Taking part in archaeological excavations, learning to use flint tools, learning survival techniques without the achievements of modern civilisation. Such activities are envisaged in the Rejuvenate pilot programme, which aims to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of young people with the help of archaeology. If the idea proves successful, it will be rolled out across England.more
Acigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill nearly 80 years ago has been found in a glass jar and is set to be sold at auction.
The wartime leader gave a half-smoked cigar to Hugh Stonehewer-Bird, consul general in Rabat, Morocco between 1943 and 1945, following a dinner party he hosted for the wartime British prime minister on August 29 1944.more
Pride month is here, and following the movement's 50th anniversary in 2022 you can expect even more fabulous celebrations this year, culminating in the annual parade through central London on Saturday, July 1.more
Do not order a cappuccino after 12:00 - a young woman was walking around Rome with such a banner addressed to foreign tourists. Her idea met with the applause of the Romans and waiters – informed the newspaper "La Repubblica" by publishing a recording of this unusual action.more
Europe drinks the most alcohol in the world, according to a new report by the World Health Organization. As many as nine European Union countries were among the top ten countries in the world with the highest consumption. Poland, with an average consumption of 11.9 liters per person, ranks 17th on this list.more
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