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A new morgue which can hold thousands of tragic covid-19 victims, including those from the Nightingale coronavirus hospital, is being built in East London. The mortuary, about the size of two football pitches, is being developed on forest land close to the City of London crematorium and cemetery and is expected to take the dead … Read more
A new morgue which can hold thousands of tragic covid-19 victims, including those from the Nightingale coronavirus hospital, is being built in East London. The mortuary, about the size of two football pitches, is being developed on forest land close to the City of London crematorium and cemetery and is expected to take the dead … Read more
The bizarre competition in Japan that sees exquisite mini gardens built on the back of TRUCKS The annual Kei Truck Garden Contest sees landscaping taken to the next level Competition entrants only have hours to transform their trucks into gardens Judges mark entrants on planning, design, expression and execution By Paul Hirons For Mailonline Published: 18:58 … Read more
Mass graves could be introduced if local death services become inundated with bodies during the coronavirus outbreak, experts have warned. Death and bereavement services will ‘highly likely’ be overwhelmed even if just 1 per cent of people who contract the bug die, say academics from the University of Huddersfield. A major increase in mortality rates … Read more
Ancient ice age humans survived the freezing temperatures by robbing mammoth grave yards and building ‘mysterious bone circle structures’, a study finds. British scientists examining a site in Russia dated the bones to 20,000 years ago, when Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers lived in the harsh frozen environment. As well as dozens of mammoth bones, reindeer, horse, bear, … Read more
A creative mother has revealed how she built her two-year-old son his dream cubby house for $2,000 – and it looks even more stylish than a real home. Harmony Briene, 22, from Perth, said she has always had an interest in design, and she is currently six months into studying for a degree in architectural … Read more
The role slavery and cheap labour played in the foundation and vast wealth of the British Empire has been highlighted by a New York museum. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has redesigned its British galleries to illustrate how cultural traditions that sprang from the empire fitted alongside opulent wealth amassed from slave labour. The renovation … Read more
With its elegant panoramic windows and potted palms, the conservatory in London’s iconic Ritz hotel has long been the place to be seen. But recently it seems it has become a place to be heard. Not the conversations of guests — perish the thought. But in a bizarre development in the lifelong partnership of The … Read more
A woman who has been hand-feeding two generations of a badger family for more than ten years has shared close-up photos of her feeding the animals. Christine Ian, 53, has been caring for badgers every night in her garden near Stockport, Manchester and lays out badger treats on her decking. The creatures have become so … Read more
A surprising new survey has revealed how Oxford Street is slowly turning from the capital’s shopping hub to a residential address. Currently one of London’s top tourist destinations, it has attracted visitors from across the world for hundreds of years, and boasts famous department stores Selfridges and John Lewis alongside an array of chain shops. … Read more