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Harvard University Professor Abraham Loeb, pictured in an undated photo, claims in a new book that aliens visited earth in 2017 but scientists ignored it Aliens already visited earth in 2017 and scientists ignored it, a top astronomer from Harvard has claimed. Professor Avi Loeb, the longest-serving chair at the Ivy League college in Cambridge, … Read more
That Scotland’s landscapes are among the most seductive on the planet is without question. And the photography in book Scotland: A Rewilding Journey, written by Susan Wright, Peter Cairns and Nick Underdown, is a spectacular celebration of them, capturing lochs, mountains, valleys and islands shaped by ancient volcanoes, glaciers and weather over aeons. The tome … Read more
Wedding guest divides opinion by claiming couples who have already set up home together should NOT expect wedding gifts if they already have ‘lots of nice stuff’ American woman argues adults over age 30 shouldn’t expect wedding presents Posting anonymously on Reddit, said travelling to attend is enough of a gift Many argued age shouldn’t … Read more
It would be so callous to make the elderly who are most at risk from coronavirus wait for vaccination, argues Dr MARTIN SCURR By Dr Martin Scurr For The Daily Mail Published: 23:06 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 00:10 GMT, 7 January 2021 Dr Martin Scurr (pictured) said: ‘The vaccine debate cannot be reduced … Read more
A serious crisis demands serious expertise. When foot-and-mouth disease swept across Britain 20 years ago, the Government had no hesitation in sending in the Army. Their response was magnificent. With implacable efficiency, from the squaddies to the top brass, they set about bringing a chaotic, dangerous situation under control. One man above all symbolised the … Read more
The best gift we can offer our families this Christmas is to refuse to meet them. That’s what I’ve done, and although it wasn’t easy, I believe it’s time for us older people to be brave and firm, and tell our families to stay away. And if the young argue, just ask them: do you … Read more
There are reassuring signs from ministers that a relaxation of Covid restrictions for part of the festive period will go ahead. It is a pragmatic decision and the right one. My own Christmas routine has been perfected during 46 years of marriage. On Christmas Eve I shall drive to London’s Smithfield Market to buy a … Read more
Just imagine that this time last year someone had described to you what Britain would look like in December 2020. They would tell of a country in which vast swathes of the population had spent endless months locked down at home. Where one business after another was heading for the wall, where children were being … Read more
When Keir Starmer was elected Labour leader seven months ago his first promise was to ‘tear anti-Semitism out by its roots’. Anti-Jewish racism had poisoned the party under his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn and the new leader vowed he would restore Labour’s reputation as a decent party. Sir Keir was determined to introduce all sorts of … Read more
The heartbreaking image that appeared on the front page of yesterday’s Daily Mail proved beyond doubt that Britain’s shameful treatment of its care home residents needs to end. Showing a loving wife having to kneel in the street to see her husband’s face through a metal railing, it was yet more disturbing proof that the … Read more