Jude Piesse’s biography “ The Ghost in the Garden” traces the origins of the theory of evolution and uncovers the lost histories that inspired it, ultimately evoking the interconnectedness of all things. The Garden at Down House in Kent, a former parsonage to which Charles Darwin moved in 1842 after marrying his cousin Emma Wedgwood,…
Heavy Light is the story of a mental breakdown, a journey through mania, psychosis, and treatment in a psychiatric hospital, and onwards to release, recovery and healing. Heavy Light deal with a lifetime of ups and downs, from hypomania in the Alps to a complete breakdown and a locked ward in Wakefield, explaining how…
Numis, booming city broker triggers hefty bonuses for bankers and shareholders who include Lord Michael Spencer and Danish retail billionaire Andres Holch Povlsen. Numis based near St Paul’s is moving to Gresham Street in the City. Their half year revenue jumped 83 per cen to £115million with profits up 442 per cent at £39million.…
Twitter has launched a new “ tip jar” feature that lets people send money to others on social networks. The company says the feature is “an easy way to support the incredible voices that make up the conversation”. Twitter says the feature is “an easy way to support the incredible voices that make up the…
Peloton recalled its 126, 000 Tread+ and Tread Treadmills on Wednesday after the company admitted it was wrong to fight the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s request that it do so. The CPSC said that there has been one child died and 70 other injuries tied to the Peloton treadmills, although when the federal safety…
Chelsea 2-0 Real Madrid Werner (28’), Mount (85’) (Agg 3-1) Chelsea will face Manchester City in the Champions League final in Istanbul after overcoming Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge, played behind closed doo0rs. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made two fine first-half saves from Karim Benzema, but they…
Mexico’s president Andrės Manuel Lōpez Obrador has formally apologised to the indigenous Mayan people for abuses committed against them over the five centuries since the Spanish conquest. He focused on the 1847-1901 Caste War revolt in which around 250, 000 Mayan people are believed to have lost their lives. Mexico is due to hold legislative…
Several train carriages plunged to the ground crushing at least one car killing 24 people and dozens injured after a metro overpass collapsed at around 22:00 local time on Monday (03:00 GMT) near the Olivos station on the metro’s Line 12, in the south-east of the city, in Mexico City while a train was travelling…
Ronilza Johnson 46, from Britain, has died in hospital after a Brazilian botched bum lift operation which costt her £1, 194 believed to have been injected with polymethyl methacrylate – known as PMMA, the plastic compound resin which is also used to make shatterproof windows. It can cause blood clots or infections if accidentally injected…
The fee to apply for a gender recognition certificate has been cut from £140 to £5, according to Liz Truss Equalities Minister who said she was making the process fairer, simpler, and more affordable as part of the efforts to ensure transgender people are free to live and prosper in modern Britain. Elizabeth Mary Truss, known…