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…
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole (20) was going home after work, died trying to save a woman from the Thames has been nominated for a bravery award that has been given previously to Alexander I of Russia and Bran Stoker. Olubunmi-Adewole popularly known as Jimi was on his way from work at a restaurant on April 23, when…
The turmoil of the Russian Revolution brought the formula for a fragrance, which had been created for the 300th anniversary of the Romanovs, to France. German academic specialising in Russian history, Karl Schlögel writes “In the beginning was a scent – a somewhat sweet, heavy aroma” that once filled the air on festive occasions in…
Lazenby Court in Covent Garden used to lead a small courtyard surrounded by houses, but the rebuilding of the area in the 1860s to extend Hart Street now renamed Floral Street. The narrow passage and the famous Lamb and Flag Pub. In Tudor times, when all around here were still fields, the building is actually…
It is predicted by 2030, there will be 20 million electric cars on European roads alone. While Electric vehicles may be carbon neutral during their working lifetime, what happens when they run out of the road. In 10 to 15 years when there are large numbers coming to the end of their life it is…
A 13 inch 17-century bronze ostrich sculpture has been sold for £1.8m produced by Renaissance sculptor Glambologna owned by 17-th century politician and writer Horaxe Walpole . It was sold to John Dunn-Gardner ,The self-styled Earl of Leicester, in 1842 f9or £50 and eight shilling equal to £3, 000 today, and it has stayed in…
Saint George’s Day also called the Feast of Saint George is the feast day of Saint George as celebrating the anniversary of his death in 303 AD, by various Christian and by the several nations, kingdoms, countries and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint including Bulgaria, England, Georgia, Portugal, Spain (Catalonia and…
White officer Derek Chauvin who was filmed kneeling on 46-year-old African-American Mr George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, sparking mass protest against racism, was found guilty on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. Sentencing is likely to happen in 8 weeks, and Chauvin could spend decades in jail, although he is…
Sony announced the winners of the professional category of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. With Craig Easton named as the Photographer of the Year for his work on the representation of communities in northern England. His project addresses issues of social deprivation, housing, unemployment and immigration as well as the impact of past and…