Jan Morris, an observational genius with lyricism and humor, is considered Britain’s one of the best-loved writers, the author of Venice, Pax Britannica, Conundrum, and more than fifty other books. Born as James Humphry Morris in 1926, a childhood spent amidst Oxford’s Gothic beauty and military service in Italy, Palestine, and Egypt, were followed by…
In Montana, three people have been killed and 50 others hurt after a Amtrak Empire Builder passenger train derailed several carriages at about 16:00 local time ( 22:00 GMT) near the town of Joplin. The train cars on their sides and luggage strewn on the ground with people standing nearby. Amtrak said there were some…
Thomas Vijayan from Kerala, now settle in Canada won the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021, whose illusion picture of orangutan captioned The World is Going Upside Down, in Borneo.” He said: “ I selected a tree that was in water… The water formed a mirror… then I climbed the tree and waited for…
The UK Lockdown could hit the borrowing balloon for the 2020/2021 financial year past £450 billion and predicts the latest coronavirus restrictions could cost the country £400 million every working day. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a new £4.6 billion plan to help businesses through a new lockdown, including one-off top-up grants up to £9,…
Sergey Gorshkov’s photograph of a Siberian tiger one of rarest creatures on Earth taken in the deep forests of ‘Russia’s Far East won him the title of Wild Photographer of the Year. The female tiger is seen embracing a tree, rubbing herself up against the bark to leave her scent and mark territory in Leopard…
Megalopolises cities like Chicago where 6 per cent of its inhabitants died of Cholera pandemic in 1854, the outbreak killed 8. 600 in 1892 and the great plague claimed the lives of over 100, 000 for London (a quarter of the population) between1665-1666. Although cities have only ever been inhabited by a tiny minority of…
Good News for millions of Londoners and visitors who rely on Uber to get around the capital. Uber, the ride-hailing giant has finally secured its right to continue operating in London after a judge upheld its appeal against Transport for London (TfL) at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The Court said Uber was now a “fit…
The UK economy suffered its worst and biggest slump on record between April and June due to coronavirus lockdown measures, shrinking as much as 20.4 per cent compared with the first three months of the year. The UK is officially into recession. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to close, while factory and construction…
From Friday 24 July, face coverings are mandatory in England in confined public places. New guidance on face masks and coverings issued for England Complete guidance on wearing face coverings in shops in England has been released less than 12 hours before the new rules come into force. Coverings will be mandatory in enclosed public…
People arriving in England from 60 countries including Italy, Spain, Germany and France will no longer need to quarantine from 10 July 2020, according to confirmation from the Department of Transport after a risk assessment had been conducted by the Joint Biosecurity Centre, in close consultation with Public Health England and the chief medical officer.…