Former British Prime minister Sir Winston Churchill’s painting The Tower of The Koutoubia Mosque painted in Marrakesh during World War Two, depicting the minaret of the mosque behind the ramparts of the old city with mountains in the background and tiny figures in front, owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold for £7, at the Christies…
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) investigated Pontins about their working practices after disclosure it had blacklisted several Irish surnames and screen out their booking for its holiday park from Gypsies and Travellers, after being contacted by a whistleblower. Pontins said it had now signed a legally binding agreement with the EHRC to stop…
When Maritime voyages went into administration the liquidators in a distress sale without any concerns about the environmental impact, in search of recovery sold at auction Two British cruise ships the Marco Polo, the Magellan and three other cruise ship which were impounded and sold to settle the debts in November 2020. The Marco Polo…
During lockdown is your make-up brushes are gathering dust with your favourite eye shadow palette. Covid19 is ruining the beauty industry as we have already what the pandemic has done to fashion retail with several shops disappearing from our high streets forever. Becca Cosmetics has become the first major beauty casualty of the pandemic, with…
British socialite, Ghislaine Maxwell who is due to stand trial in July, has offered to give up her UK and French citizenship in exchange for bail, and according to a court filing, her lawyers said she had no desire to leave the US. She would be willing to renounce her foreign citizenship “ to eliminate…
Facebook has restored news for Wizards of Oz. Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia, after it blocked news to Australians on its platform since last Thursday, amid a dispute over a proposed law that would force it and Google to pay news publishers for content. Australian treasurer Josh…
Boeing, a US plane manufacturer has recommended grounding all of the 777-200 model aircraft which have the same type of engine that suffered failure and shed debris over Denver on Saturday, as it said 128 jets should be suspended until further inspections are carried out. United Airlines and Japan’s Two main operators have already suspended…
The John Lewis Partnership is closing eight more stores permanently, with the chain’s bigger, older shops though to be most at risk, including two small travel hubs at Heathrow Airport and St Pancras Station and leave only 34 stores down from its current total of 42. In some cases, John Lewis may close a store…
Cat Jarman, a Scandinavian bioarchaeologist based in Britain who did her PhD on the Repton Charnel, with cutting edge forensic techniques for research, uncovers the Viking Age and takes us to a small “Carnelian” bead found in a Viking grave in Derbyshire to its origins thousands of miles to the East in Gujarat. By examining…
United Airlines flight 328, Boeing 777, plane bound for Honolulu, suffered an engine failure but returned safely to Denver airport. The jet carrying 231 passengers and 19 crew on board, was able to do an emergency landing at Denver airport, without any injuries. Police in the town of Broomfield posted pictures of front of an…