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Science
World’s Top Cosmologists Meet to Scrutinise Existing Model of Universe
Some of the world's leading cosmologists are set to convene at London's Royal Society this week to re-examine the basic model of the universe, which was formulated in 1922 and held that the universe is a vast, even expanse...
Crime
Former British Museum Curator Ordered to Return Stolen Artifacts
A former British Museum curator who stole and damaged artifacts has been ordered by a high court, which heard that many hundreds of the items were listed on eBay, to return any that remain in his possession.
Before Higgs was...
Culture
Ancient Greece Meets Anglicanism at London’s St. Pancras New Church
The St. Pancras New Church is a Greek Revival church in the Bloomsbury/St. Pancras neighborhood in London. Even though its name suggests otherwise, it was built between 1819 and 1922 and was designed by William Inwood and his son,...
Society
Would Banksy Finally Be Unmasked?
Renowned and hidden street artist Banksy, known for painting walls anonymously, has finally recently been identified and unmasked after years of remaining unknown to the public.
This well-known British artist successfully concealed his true identity, much like an undercover graffiti...
Archaeology
Greek Man in Roman-Era London Used Amulet to Ward Off Plague
A Greek inhabitant of the Roman city of Londinium, lived through the Antonine plague by wearing a scroll with a Greek prayer in the form of rhyming hexameters.
Ancient Greece
When Freud Visited the Acropolis
The Freud Museum in London opened its exhibition, Tracing Freud on the Acropolis, on July 26th. The exhibition is entirely dedicated to Freud’s Acropolis.
Sigmund Freud's only experience at the Acropolis seems to have been an intense one. He...
Crime
Identity of Notorious Serial Killer Jack the Ripper Revealed
A former police volunteer has unearthed new medical evidence she believes identifies Jack the Ripper, the 19th-century serial killer responsible for some of the UK’s most infamous and unsolved murders.
Sarah Bax Horton has named Hyam Hyams as the man...
Celebrities
King Charles Celebrates First Trooping the Colour Ceremony as Sovereign
King Charles III celebrated the first Trooping the Colour ceremony of his reign on Saturday, June 17.
Europe
Charles III Crowned King In Majestic Ceremony
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla takes place at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday.
Europe
King Charles III Meets With Ecumenical Patriarch in London
King Charles III met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Buckingham Palace in a half hour private meeting on October 25th.
During their meeting, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew once again expressed his condolences for the death of the King's mother, Queen Elizabeth...