Living near more bird species can increase life satisfaction as much as having a pay rise 

Living near more bird species can increase life satisfaction as much as having a pay rise Past research has suggested that expose to nature is good for mental health German researchers analysed data on the life satisfaction of 26,000 adults They compared this with the biodiversity in the areas in which the people lived  They said … Read more

Islamic State ‘plotting Christmas terror attacks in UK and Europe’, ex-MI6 spy warns 

Islamic State ‘is plotting Christmas terror attacks in UK and Europe’ for publication of Prophet Mohammed cartoons in France, ex-MI6 spy warns as Macron announces plans to close 80 ‘extremist’ mosques Islamic State is plotting Christmas terror attacks across Europe, ex-MI6 spy says Aimen Dean said plots were being hatched by Isis cells in Syria … Read more

WWII: Enigma machine used by the Nazis to send secret messages found in the Baltic Sea

An Enigma machine — the German encryption device used by Nazi forces to send secret message during World War II — has been recovered from the Baltic Sea. Divers recovered the device at the bottom of Gelting Bay, on Germany’s northern coast, while working to remove abandoned fishing nets that threaten marine life. Designed shortly … Read more

WWII: Enigma machine used by the Nazis to send secret messages found in the Baltic Sea

An Enigma machine — the German encryption device used by Nazi forces to send secret message during World War II — has been recovered from the Baltic Sea. Divers recovered the device at the bottom of Gelting Bay, on Germany’s northern coast, while working to remove abandoned fishing nets that threaten marine life. Designed shortly … Read more

Germany is now seeing MORE Covid-19 infections than Britain

Germany is now seeing more daily infections than Britain for the first time during the second wave of Covid-19, as Europe’s largest economy faces the prospect of tougher measures to stop the stubbornly high contagion.   While Britain has brought cases down to around 15,000 per day, Germany’s are still hovering around 18,000 despite a month-long … Read more

Driver who killed five people in German car rampage ‘was drunk’

The driver who killed five people in a German car rampage on Tuesday was under the influence of alcohol and appeared to have psychiatric problems, prosecutors revealed last night.  The 51-year-old German, named in media reports as Bernd Walter W, was believed to have been living in the Range Rover which he drove into pedestrians … Read more

Driver who killed five people in German car rampage ‘was drunk’

The driver who killed five people in a German car rampage on Tuesday was under the influence of alcohol and appeared to have psychiatric problems, prosecutors revealed last night.  The 51-year-old German, named in media reports as Bernd Walter W, was believed to have been living in the Range Rover which he drove into pedestrians … Read more

Jeremy Irons transforms into former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to shoot Netflix film Munich

Jeremy Irons transformed into former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to shoot new Netflix film Munich at Rochdale Town Hall, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday. The upcoming movie is adapted from Robert Harris’ critically-acclaimed 2017 spy thriller of the same name and is slated for release in 2021. Harris’ 12th thriller novel documents former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s notorious ‘peace for … Read more

TV footage of England’s 1966 World Cup glory is being transformed into full colour

With the iconic images of red shirts and a golden trophy glinting in the sun it is easy to be fooled into thinking you have seen England’s finest two hours in all its glorious colour when you haven’t. There is no complete footage of the 1966 World Cup final known to exist other than the … Read more

TV footage of England’s 1966 World Cup glory is being transformed into full colour

With the iconic images of red shirts and a golden trophy glinting in the sun it is easy to be fooled into thinking you have seen England’s finest two hours in all its glorious colour when you haven’t. There is no complete footage of the 1966 World Cup final known to exist other than the … Read more