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‘End this witch-hunt now’: Former soldier Lee Clegg, whose conviction for murder in Northern Ireland was quashed after he spent two years in prison, calls on veterans of the Troubles to be protected from alleged historic offences Lee Clegg was jailed over two teenagers deaths in 1993 at checkpoint in Belfast But he was released … Read more
The entire U.S. is on high alert over coronavirus, with the White House coronavirus task force warning in its latest report that ‘the COVID risk to all Americans is at an historic high.’ ‘We are in as very dangerous place,’ the task force said in the report, sent to states Tuesday, and obtained by NBC … Read more
When old master John Constable set up his easel in 1804 in a rural Hampshire village, he considered the setting so inspirational he recreated it in watercolours. But there are now fears the picturesque landscape that he captured in his ‘A View at Hursley’ could soon look a little different – with three solar farms … Read more
These incredible pictures offer a window to history that exists all around. They are the winning and shortlisted images in the Historic Photographer of the Year Awards 2020, which were unveiled today by broadcaster and historian Dan Snow and historic and cultural travel experts Trip Historic. This year’s awards called on photographers to scour their … Read more
Wake up and smell the roses. There’s a beautiful world of gardens at Britain’s ravishing historic homes waiting to be explored, from wisteria-covered walls to wonderful water features and bewitching woods where you’ll lose all sense of time. Here’s our pick of the best. ‘A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted,’ Sir Winston … Read more
Nearly three months after Universal Pictures struck a surprising deal with AMC Theatres to shrink the theatrical window of its movies, the studio has struck a similar deal with another major theater chain, Cinemark Theaters. Much like the AMC deal, the Cinemark agreement allows Universal to debut their films on digital/VOD 17 days after its … Read more
National Trust for Scotland will carry out review into historic properties with links to slavery including Culzean Castle which featured in horror film the Wicker Man Volunteers will look at history of properties in a review named ‘Facing Our Past’ Culzean Castle in Ayrshire and the Glenfinnan Monument will both be reviewed Audiences are ‘demanding … Read more
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence were the faces of the Trump administration at Sunday night’s NASA-SpaceX launch of Resilience, which marks the start of commercial crew missions to and from the International Space Station. Pence and his wife stood on a balcony next to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and his family … Read more
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence were the faces of the Trump administration at Sunday night’s NASA-SpaceX launch of Resilience, which marks the start of commercial crew missions to and from the International Space Station. Pence and his wife stood on a balcony next to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and his family … Read more
Four astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket Sunday for a night ride to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 and the company’s leader Elon Musk was sidelined by COVID-19. The astronauts, NASA’s Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, are sitting … Read more