1. The Royal Albert Hall (RAH) was built from 1867-71 “to promote art and science”. 2. Originally its proposed name was “Central Hall of Arts and Sciences” but Queen Victoria proposed naming it after Prince Albert who had died in 1861. 3. During the First World War, the height of […]
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PH/INDIGITALIMAGES From space-age style to embellished party capes – here are the hottest looks for the season Pack away your summer dresses and flip-flops and get ready for a winter wardrobe refresh. We’ve rounded up the must-have trends that were seen on the autumn/winter London, Paris, New York and Milan […]
GETTY Roger Moore and his daughter Deborah As The Saint and James Bond and hugely respected for 25 years as an ambassador for UNICEF, Roger, a policeman’s son from south London, had attained something of a national treasure status and has left one final piece of work behind, a book […]
The tablet, when taken with aspirin, slashes the death rate for people with known heart conditions by 15 per cent. And it stops all attacks by 42 per cent, according to a global clinical trial. The tests on rivaroxaban appear to show it could save nearly 25,000 lives a year […]
Glasgow-born Lorraine Gilmartin Blevins was on the 60th floor of the World Trade Centre’s south tower when the first hijacked plane struck the north tower. The 47-year-old escaped the carnage after ignoring announcements telling staff to stay put. Fifteen years on, the financial expert, who still works for her World […]
Many of them say they are from Russia, Turkey and central Asia, but there are also some from European countries, the officials said. They have mostly arrived at the camp south of Mosul since August 30. An Iraqi intelligence officer said that they were in the process of verifying their […]
Thrilling pictures show private helicopter pilot, brand manager and state patrol dispatcher, Christina Nguyen from Minneapolis, USA, fiercely posed with a rifle before preparing for take-off. Another shot shows Christina concentrating on perfecting her target practice. Exhilarating video clips show Miss Nguyen, 22, who has been flying for two years […]
Although little-known today, the American Army conducted several experiments using LSD as well as other drugs from 1948 to 1975 – in the hope of using the hallucinogenic substance as WARFARE. The rare video shows a test at Edgewood Arsenal Facility, Maryland in 1958 as part of a Government research […]