A blaze which started on the sixth floor of the National Museum of Natural History in the early hours of Tuesday 26th April 2016, spread rapidly to the entire seven floors, as more than 35 fire engines were called to tackle the fire. Six firemen were injured. Large plumes of smoke emanating from the top…
Koh-i-Noor ( Persian for Mountain of Light), a large colourless diamond that was found near Guntur in Kollur Mine in Andhra Pradesh in the 13th century and weighed 793 carats ( 158.6g) was first owned by Kakatiya dynasty. The stone changed hands several times amongst various feuding factions in South Asia over the next hundred…
William Shakespeare 26 April 1564 to 23 April 1616 is one of the most – if not THE most prolific and well loved writers of all time. Penning sixteen comedies and sixteen tragedies, as well as poetry and sonnets, in his day copies of these were done by hand, by eager helpers and ladies were not…
US President Barack Obama was criticised by pro-Brexit campaigners after he warned of the consequences of the UK leaving the EU, just weeks ahead of the 23rd June 2016 referendum. Mr Obama, on a three-day visit , met with David Cameron at 10 Downing Street and will meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn later. Last night…
Gold and silver prices at the bullion market toady is down due to slackening demand from jewellers. A weak dollar has helped gold to its best quarter in nearly 30years. Gold is also a traditional “safe haven “ in troubled economic times and market volatility. According to one analysts “the strengthening of the…
Oliver James is one of the most phenomenal writers on psychology and psychoses I have read for many years – in fact probably EVER read! If you read “not in your genes” be prepared for some true and shocking exposes on some well known celebrities! This is a man I would like to meet –…
2016 is so far a year where iconic stars of stage and screen have been “bowing out” and leaving loving fans bereft and moody. It would not be so sad for us mortals but some of the stars have been undeniably youthful when they have made their exit. A daily newspaper is finding problems making the space on…
The picture shown is called Time Waits For No Man, (70 x 100cm) and is Acrylic, collage with billboard paper, spraypaint and screenprint on canvas. Ben’s art graces the offices of Virgin in Notting Hill, and some of his clients include Jade Jagger, Sophie Ellis Bextor, and Stephen Dorff. Ben travels the world with his…
Its a strange but true phenomena that when we are growing up many of us fantasise that our parents are not our parents and we are in some way not related to our father and mother. In Justin Welby’s case, who is to know if he ever felt the same way? Well if he did…
Three remarkable pictures have been released to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th Birthday. Queen Elizabeth II is the longest living British Queen of all time and is still going strong wowing people near and far wherever she may go! She is known for her strong religious faith and The Church of England newspaper has…