Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a strange well-preserved skeleton in the 2,200-year-old “Tomb of Cerberus”, likely belonging to an influential person who lived in the ancient city of Liternum. The “Tomb of Cerberus” was uncovered last year in the northwest Naples city of Giugliano near an ancient Roman necropolis. AfterContinue Reading
Just a day ago, Alexey Samsonov, a young researcher and friend of our freelance photojournalist Jess Brighton, was in Odessa, going about his usual routine. He was working on another scientific monograph for publication under the European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. But within 24 hours, instead of his trustyContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves has said she is unable to have a urinal removed from her office toilet because it is listed and cannot be altered. After the general election it was reported that work was set to take the urinal out of the Ms Reeves’s private office in Whitehall. But weeksContinue Reading
Officers at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are to take strike action for the first time in the history of the service. Nautilus International said its members will walk out on August 15 in a long-running pay dispute. Officers have been taking action short of a strike since June. TheContinue Reading
Felix Dolci of Canada was left bloodied after his handguard snapped during a high bar routine in the men’s all-around gymnastics final at the 2024 Olympics. The 22-year-old suffered a heavy fall as a result of the freak accident and hit the mat again on his retry before completing theContinue Reading
The FTSE 100 had a boost on Wednesday, with its jump in value spurred by a run of strong headline earnings. The index rose 94 points to end the day on 8,368, a 1.1% increase. HSBC was among the big risers, with its outgoing boss Noel Quinn bowing out withContinue Reading
Microsoft’s latest outage was the result of an attempted hack, it has said. On Tuesday, some of its apps were knocked offline in an intentional cyber attack, Microsoft said in an update. The company’s attempts to stop the hack actually amplified it, it noted. That meant that some of itsContinue Reading
Former security minister Stephen McPartland has suggested Russia could be behind a social media misinformation campaign which led to appalling secenes in Southport on Wednesday night as protesters rioted. It comes as sources in the Home Office have told The Independent that an investigation is being carried out on theContinue Reading
Nigel Farage has been condemned for his response to the Southport stabbings, with the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox accusing the Reform leader of “inciting a riot”. Three young girls were killed on Monday in an attack which took place during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Eight other childrenContinue Reading
In this exclusive Q&A with Hannah Fitzsimons, the CEO of Cashflows, Business Matters magazine delves into what SMEs need to know about cashflow Tell us about Cashflows Cashflows was created in 2010 with the goal to make taking and accepting payments as simple as possible through its end-to-end in-house offering.Continue Reading
