MI5 spied on Tallulah’s romp with Eton boys
Home office secrets: Headmaster covered up for ‘immoral’ screen and stage star to avoid scandal for school, thwarting attempt at deportation Alan Travis, Home Affairs Editor Guardian, Fri 3 Mar … Continue reading
Sick, sick, sick
Bad Timing, Nicolas Roeg’s disturbing tale of rape and sexual obsession, has for 20 years lain buried by its distributor Nick Hasted, Guardian, Tue 15 Aug 2000 Twenty years ago this … Continue reading
Sacred stone steps associated with Jesus Christ’s crucifixion uncovered for first time in 300 years
The Holy Stair (Scala Santa) at San Giovanni in Laterano Dome in Rome CREDIT: REX Nick Squires, Rome Telegraph 11 APRIL 2019 • 8:46PM Follow Asacred staircase which Christ is said to … Continue reading
Flanders stream so polluted ‘water could be used as pesticide’
Scientists say stream dubbed ‘most polluted in Europe’ is reminder of effects of intensive farming Daniel Boffey in Brussels Guardian, Fri 12 Apr 2019 The stream in west Flanders named as … Continue reading
Lost river returns to Somerset 70 years after it dried up
Restoration of unnamed tributary of River Chew offers new habitat for rare wildlife Alex Morss Guardian, Fri 12 Apr 2019 The tributary was severed by a dam in 1956, when … Continue reading
Rough diamond hints at vast quantities of water inside Earth
Battle-scarred diamond provides evidence of ‘wet zone’ 410km below the surface where water is locked up inside minerals The diamond is pitted from its violent journey, which ended with the … Continue reading
Thawing Siberian permafrost soil risks rise of anthrax and prehistoric diseases
Alec Luhn, yakutsk Telegraph 14 APRIL 2019 When authorities in Yakutsk invited participants in a youth government initiative to brainstorm ideas for an empty lot in the centre last year, it … Continue reading
Was Hans Christian Andersen really as pure as biographers make out?
Was Hans Christian Andersen really as pure – and boring – as biographers make out? Director Robert Lepage thought so, until he discovered the fairytale writer’s diary entries, and his … Continue reading
Fasching
https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/germany/fasching.php Festival observed in parts of Germany When is Fasching? How long until Fasching? This holiday next takes place in 356 Days. Dates of Fasching Year Weekday Date 2020 Monday February 24th … Continue reading
Chilling discovery: ice house found under London street
Cavernous 18th-century store reveals link to lost trade in ice blocks from Norwegian lakes Esther Addley Guardian, Fri 28 Dec 2018 The inside of a rediscovered ice house near Regent’s … Continue reading
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