Music has a powerful effect on the brain. meboonstudio/ Shutterstock You probably don’t realise it when you’re listening to your favourite song, but music has an incredibly powerful effect on the human brain. Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate numerous areas ofContinue Reading
We appear to live in an age of misinformation. Certain broadcasters and social media celebrities openly promote fake facts or misrepresentations of science and data to their audience, many of whom do not seem to care whether they are right or wrong, as long as they are hearing what theyContinue Reading
Artist's impression of the viking camp established in 873 at Repton (Derbyshire, England). Compost Creative, Author provided For many years, archaeologists and historians have provided an increasingly informed insight into the dynamic world of the vikings, chipping away at the clichés of a crazed, capricious people preoccupied with beards andContinue Reading
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the rule that will allow the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 6, 2021. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | GettyContinue Reading
Modern guided missiles and bombs are capable of incredible, almost science-fiction-like precision. To research my book, Reaper Force, about the lives of drone operators, I was allowed to watch RAF MQ-9 Reaper drones in real-time action in Syria. I sat with a three-person crew at a ground-control station in CreechContinue Reading
Statement from Peco as follows: “There is some exciting news for you all especially parents with young children! In January, Pecorama made the difficult decision to sell the famous and much-loved soft play equipment as the space was needed for manufacturing – Model railways have become increasingly popular, and expansionContinue Reading
Alamy/PA The “Teflon premier” has finally encountered something that may stick: the revival of a word first heard the last time a British Conservative government entered its second decade – but with a twist that’s very much of the age of Boris Johnson. “Sleaze” is squarely associated with the “shortContinue Reading
INEOS Automotive will be title sponsor of INEOS Grenadier Mixed Open Series Sponsorship will provide nationwide backing of 16 Mixed Open races and the Hunters’ Chase final at Cheltenham The rugged and uncompromising INEOS Grenadier 4X4 is set to launch in 2022 with reservations now open The Point-to-Point Authority, theContinue Reading
More than 10.7 million customers completed their 2019/20 tax return by 31 January 2021 and 1,165,000 were from the South West, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can reveal. The deadline to complete the 2020/21 Self Assessment tax return is 31 January 2022. Customers can complete it at any time up toContinue Reading
Prezzo Weymouth and Feeding Weymouth are working together to bring platefuls to those who need it the most this Christmas. As part of the “Love Every Moment This Christmas” campaign, Prezzo is celebrating local heroes who have done outstanding work over the last year to give them a chance toContinue Reading
