Victorian pet cemeteries reveal rise of belief in a pet afterlife 

A British belief in a pet afterlife has risen since the Victorian era, according to an analysis of pet graves in London and Newcastle.  Researchers examined pet graves in four British pet cemeteries, spanning burials from Queen Victoria’s reign through to the 1980s. They found a growing number of references to owners and pets being reunited … Read more

Judge accepts Lidl worker’s belief in ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism is protected by law

Samuel Jackson, who worked for Lidl, claimed it was unfair to sack him for offensive comments because of his adherence to the Hellenic philosophy Stoicism, founded by Zeno of Citium (pictured) from the 3rd century BC meant he can offend anyone without consequences A communications worker sacked by Lidl for calling Asians ‘greasy’ has had his … Read more

Parents place children on risky exclusion diets due to mistaken belief they could beat allergies

Parents place children on risky exclusion diets due to mistaken belief they could beat allergies Experts blame allergy tests which claim conditions beaten by avoiding foods  Following this advice could lead to nutritional deficiencies, it was claimed  Parents may even trigger an allergy by excluding food groups from child’s diet By Jonathan Neal For The Mail … Read more

People capable of unconsciously learning complex patterns have stronger belief in a god 

The why and how the human brain develops religious beliefs may stem from our ability to learn, a new study reveals. Researches found individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns in the environment believe there is a god who creates order and intervenes in an otherwise chaotic universe. The study used a cognitive test to … Read more

JAN MOIR: Amber Heard is luminous and spirited with a high-octane belief she’s always right

On a hot day in London the former Mrs Depp sat down in the witness box and started by swigging from a bottle of water. By lunchtime she was on her third bottle. In the afternoon she got through at least another three. You can’t say these Hollywood stars are ever – unlike bedsheets hurriedly … Read more

‘I am hurt beyond belief’: Eamonn Holmes SLAMS Gogglebox for their editing of him

‘I am hurt beyond belief!’: Eamonn Holmes SLAMS Gogglebox for choosing a clip of him laughing instead of discussing his father’s death in a ‘idiotic and cruel edit’ By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 23:03 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 5 June 2020 Eamonn Holmes has fired criticism at Gogglebox following … Read more

Coronation Street’s Katie McGlynn is ‘thrilled beyond belief’ to receive BAFTA nod

Coronation Street ex-star Katie McGlynn has gushed she’s ‘thrilled beyond belief’ to be nominated for a Must See Moment at the 2020 British Academy Television Awards. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline the actress, 26, said she feels even more honoured as the only soap star recognised in the category, which is the only award voted for … Read more

Amber Heard reveals mother Paige’s death: ‘I am heartbroken and devastated beyond belief’

Amber Heard reveals mother Paige’s death: ‘I am heartbroken and devastated beyond belief’ By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 02:14 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 02:15 BST, 4 May 2020 Amber Heard shared her ‘heartbreak’ on Sunday as she revealed that her mother Paige Heard had died. The 34-year-old Aquaman star revealed her mother’s … Read more

728 Iranians have been killed by drinking methanol in the false belief it protects from coronavirus

728 Iranians have now been killed by drinking methanol in the false belief it protects from coronavirus, officials reveal Figure represents more deaths than announced by the Iranian Health Ministry This is because around 200 people died outside of hospital, spokesman said Alcohol poisoning has skyrocketed by ten times over in Iran in the past … Read more

False belief that drinking methanol protects from coronavirus kills 300 people in Iran

Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears about the new coronavirus. The boy, now blind after his parents gave him toxic methanol … Read more