Fears grow for Henry the 40ft whale stranded in British estuary as it beaches for the second time in 24 hours Henry the fin whale was found beached on the Dee Estuary at 9am this morning He was only released by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue at 1.30pm yesterday The BDMLR said that the … Read more
Over seven long minutes Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer went at each other – and how. Gnawing, jabbing, poking one another. Peck, peck, peck. Nip, nip, nip. It was like watching two budgies squabbling over the last crumb of cuttlefish. For the second week in a row at PMQs the pair were immersed in … Read more
Scientists have identified the chemical compound causing the hull of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s famous warship, to degrade — offering hope for its preservation. The Mary Rose was salvaged in 1982, following some four centuries on the seabed of the Solent where she sank on July 19, 1545 in a battle against the French … Read more
Colin Farrell works up a sweat during a dog walk with son Henry in Los Angeles By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 05:20 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 05:25 BST, 7 June 2020 Colin Farrell has been quarantining at his home in Los Angeles ever since production of his latest film, The Batman, was … Read more
Colourful outfits, jazzy production values and a telegenic anchor who, despite technical difficulties, never let her Colgate smile drop once. Despite the serious nature of the Global Vaccine Summit, there was a welcome hint of Eurovision about proceedings. Welcome because the virtual conference, which aimed to raise $7.4billion for global vaccines over the next five … Read more
PMQs is back. No, I don’t mean back as in back after the recess. I mean back, back. As in back to its punchy old self. The session was rowdy, even if there were only 50-odd members in the chamber. With the TV screens gone and the noisy SNP lot back in situ, there was … Read more
Liam Payne, 26, and girlfriend Maya Henry, 19, throw support behind Black Live Matter movement as they arrive in Hyde Park for London protests The One Direction singer, 26, and the Instagram star, 19, held hands as they joined thousands of protesters marching in response to George Floyd’s death Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died … Read more
More than half a mile the line snaked back through the Parliamentary Estate. From the Commons chamber it began, out through the cavernous environs of Westminster Hall before spilling out into New Palace Yard. For three months, the whole of this area had been totally deserted bar the odd armed policeman. Now, at 4pm on … Read more
Mystery woman in Royal Collection portrait is finally identified after 300 years as Mary Boleyn, who was Henry VIII’s mistress before her sister Anne married the womanizing king The sitter for Portrait of a Woman has been identified after hundreds of years It has been reunited with an original set of 14 paintings owned by … Read more
Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown and would have been only too aware of the risks posed by scourges such as the plague, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mantel believes life in a crisis under King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell would have been even tougher She explained Tudors knew more … Read more