Gaza rocket hits southern Israel shortly after Benjamin Netanyahu toured the region on election day 

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a rocket at southern Israel today, the army said, shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the region on election day.  There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties caused by the attack on Israeli territory. ‘A short while ago, a projectile was fired from the Gaza Strip into … Read more

How London pub the Carlton Tavern survived the Blitz AND the bulldozer

Built more than a century ago, it’s an historic pub that survived the Blitz and even being bulldozed when campaigners identified a major planning permission error. And now the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, West London, is set to reopen next month – six years after the developers were sensationally told to rebuild it ‘brick … Read more

Smartphone users more likely to grind their teeth or have poor sleep

People who can’t handle any time without social media apps on their smartphone are more likely to grind their teeth and struggle to fall asleep, according to a new study. Researchers at Tel Aviv University compared the behaviour of people using normal smartphones to those with kosher phones which are stripped of most apps. Kosher … Read more

Smartphone users more likely to grind their teeth or have poor sleep

People who can’t handle any time without social media apps on their smartphone are more likely to grind their teeth and struggle to fall asleep, according to a new study. Researchers at Tel Aviv University compared the behaviour of people using normal smartphones to those with kosher phones which are stripped of most apps. Kosher … Read more

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection, Israel study finds

BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer vaccine gives 97% protection for COVID-19 and is 94% effective at preventing infections from people who are not showing symptoms, Israel study finds Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine prevented 97% of symptomatic cases, hospitalizations and deaths It was also 94% effective at blocking asymptomatic cases of infection  The results were … Read more

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection, Israel study finds

BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection and it shows 94% effectiveness against asymptomatic infections, Israel study finds Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine prevented 97% of symptomatic cases, hospitalizations and deaths It was also 94% effective at blocking asymptomatic cases of infection  The results were announced by the health ministry in Israel, … Read more

Shapira Scroll mystery solved? Ancient manuscript MAY be oldest known Biblical script

The Shapira Scroll, an ancient manuscript first discovered in 1883 and dismissed as fake is ‘actually the oldest known Biblical script’, an expert claims. Jerusalem antiquities dealer Moses Willhelm Shapira told the world of the discovery of 15 manuscript fragments, said to have been found in a cave near the Dead Sea. The paleo-Hebrew script … Read more

Shapira Scroll: Ancient manuscript may be oldest known Biblical script

The Shapira Scroll, an ancient manuscript first discovered in 1883 and dismissed as fake is ‘actually the oldest known Biblical script’, an expert claims. Jerusalem antiquities dealer Moses Willhelm Shapira told the world of the discovery of 15 manuscript fragments, said to have been found in a cave near the Dead Sea. The paleo-Hebrew script … Read more