To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain (1940-2020) Hillingdon Council worked closely with the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee to create a brand-new permanent display that highlights the vital role of the Polish Air Force during the Second World War.more
Wokingham has been named as the healthiest place in Britain, according to a new survey. The Office for National Statistics and financial services company Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) have put together the UK’s first national health index.more
The study is the latest in a series of studies regarding Covid-19 and wearing glasses, showing that those who need spectacles may be less exposed to the virus, compared to those who don't wear glasses.more
MEPs attending meetings of the UK House of Commons remotely are subject to the same dress code as those sitting in the room, the deputy speaker instructed, excluding a deputy who wished to speak from the kitchen of his home wearing a sweatermore
The American space agency presented an unusual photo of the planet Venus, obtained by the Parker Solar Probe space probe from a distance of several thousand kilometers. The image shows parts of the planet's surface, although only clouds were expected to be captured.more
The government will respond to a petition to make the day when all coronavirus restrictions could be removed a bank holiday after it was signed by more than 10,000 people.
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"Get vaccinated against coronavirus on vacation" - with this and similar slogans, the organizers promote holidays with the price of vaccination against coronavirus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Serbia, and possibly Cuba soon.more
During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA's Perseverance rover captured video that the agency is calling "How to Land on Mars." The video, along with other newly released footage, gives earthlings back home a better sense of the sights and sounds on the red planet.more
Thanks to the efforts of Tomasz Muskus, a Polish activist and researcher of history, it was possible to find in London the place where the Polish intelligence and counterintelligence office was located during World War II.more
Midwives in England have been told to stop using terms including “breastfeeding” and “breastmilk” when working with transgender patients as part of a new trans-friendly policy at a National Health Service trust.more
A wanted man handed himself in to police rather than spend any more time in lockdown with the people he lives with. He surrendered to officers on Wednesday afternoon in a bid for some “peace and quiet” from his flatmates, Sussex Police said.more
The NASA Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday. The rover landed itself flawlessly, according to the mission's team.more
This 15th Century castle might not be in the best shape, but with an asking price of just £225,000 – less than your average London flat – it’s quite the bargain. more
A mural by Banksy, a British street art artist, depicting a girl using a bicycle tire as a hula hoop ring, was removed along with a fragment of the facade from a building in Nottingham, central England, and sold to a collector.more
A group of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have come across life deep under a floating sheet of ice in Antarctica. This discovery challenges the predominant idea that life could not exist in such extreme situations. more
Sicily residents watched on as an erupting Mount Etna sent ash clouds into the air on February 16. The Department of Civil Protection has said nearby towns are not at risk but are being monitored. The ash clouds forced a nearby airport in Catania to close.more
The city is 90 km north of the Spanish capital and until January was one of the 15 municipalities in the Madrid agglomeration region in which no cases of coronavirus infections have been reported. After the arrival of the third wave of COVID-19 that was just passing through Spain, only this mountain town remained.more
Larry the cat celebrated the tenth anniversary of his move to Downing Street yesterday. The main mousetrap in the service of the Cabinet Secretariat - because this position is officially held by the most famous cat in Great Britain - assured that he was not going to retire.more
An ancient brewery found in Egypt suggests that tears were not the only thing to flow at royal funerals of the time. The find is the most recent announced by the country in an apparent bid to lure back tourists.more
A single coke can would be big enough to contain all of the COVID-19-causing virus currently circulating in the world, according to a British mathematician.more
Recent consumer research by Research Without Barriers found that two-thirds of Britons change their sexual position because their pets stare at them. One in ten people have less sex than they have pets. The dogs are the most depressing. Especially since they are eager to react to the sound of the vibrator.more
