The Countess of Coventry, Maria Gunning, was rumoured to have died of lead poisoning from her makeup. Jean-Étienne Liotard via Wikimedia Can makeup really kill you? That’s the myth attached to Maria Gunning, the Countess of Coventry, an 18th-century socialite who reportedly died from her lead-based makeup in 1760, agedContinue Reading
There will be no peace deals, no ceasefires and no surrenders in Ukraine. The next two months will bring what US defence officials have called “a knife fight” in the area the Ukrainian army call “The Joint Forces Operation” (JFO). We know this region better as Donbas. For eight yearsContinue Reading
The bloody and terrible war in Ukraine has been accompanied by a war of words. One of the more frequent words heard in the Russian media is vranyo, which means a “lie”. The Russian government and media have hurled it at Ukraine and its allies, accusing them of exaggerating theContinue Reading
D ark times are ahead for the town of Hawkins, Indiana in the new trailer for Stranger Things. Netflix dropped its hotly-anticipated trailer for the fourth season of the hit show on Tuesday, and it looks set to be just as tense as the previous three. In the trailer, weContinue Reading
After months of dodging the issue, it appears that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did in fact break his own emergency laws during COVID restrictions. The police have fined Johnson, his wife Carrie and – in a new twist to the story – Chancellor Rishi Sunak in relation to theContinue Reading
Bayern 0-0 Villarreal 28, Good chance for Bayern. The ball is laid off for Goretzka who curls one into Musiala first time. The Frenchman gets his head to it, but i’s straight at the keeper from close range. Musiala looks to have a headache after that, now.Continue Reading
Updated 7.55pm Gardaí are investigating if a Sligo man whose body was found badly mutilated in his home had met his attacker online, as a murder investigation officially opened this evening. Businessman and Fine Gael activist Aidan Moffitt is believed to have died violently after gardaí discovered his body inContinue Reading
Customers in the South West are being encouraged to check online for the range of financial support available from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to help with living costs. HMRC has listed the support available in one place to ensure people are not missing out and can easily find outContinue Reading
Commenting on the news that both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been fined over lockdown parties, Luke Pollard MP said: “Boris Johnson lied to the House of Commons and he lied to the British people. He and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak both broke the law, havingContinue Reading
New figures from the YMCA show that Plymouth spends just £23.10 per young person on youth services. This is a cut of 89% from the funding provided by the last Labour Government in 2010. This leaves Plymouth ranked as number 136 out of 167 local authorities in England and WalesContinue Reading
