Artist hosts caricature exhibition at a telephone box in Ryde
An exhibition of caricatures has opened at a telephone box repurposed as an art gallery on the Isle of Wight. Former art teacher Adam Brown, who has never had his own exhibition before, has created more than 30 humorous drawings of people who have a connection with the island. They are displayed in a decommissioned […]
Surgeon ‘became robotic’ to treat sheer volume of wounded Lebanese
Reuters Surgeons like Elias Jaradeh have been working around the clock to treat thousands of wounded people A Lebanese surgeon has described how the sheer volume of severe wounds from two days of exploding device attacks forced him to act “robotic” just to be able to keep working. Surgeon Elias Jaradeh said he treated women […]
Surrey Rural Life Living Museum saved with £150,000 appeal
Rural Life Living Museum The Rural Life Living Museum is a collection of discarded buildings and objects of everyday life A museum in Surrey which celebrates rural life has been saved from closure after raising £150,000 in three months. The Rural Life Living Museum began in 1968 as the collection of Madge and Henry Cole, […]
The restaurateur couple who overcame arson threats
Suzanne Bearne Htet Myet Oo and Isabella Sway-Tin now run a growing restaurant empire When a group of friends proudly opened a restaurant, they didn’t expect someone to threaten to burn it down. But that is what happened when Htet Myet Oo and his three co-founders launched the Rangoon Tea House in Yangon, the largest […]
TikTok says US ban would have ‘staggering’ impact on free speech
Getty Images TikTok argued in court on Monday that a US law – which would see it banned unless it is sold by ByteDance – would have a “staggering” impact on the free speech of its US users. The law was prompted by concerns that US users’ data is vulnerable to exploitation by China’s government. […]
Dingles Fairground Museum in Lifton closes for final time
A museum that housed the national fairground collection is closing for the final time this weekend. The Fairground Heritage Trust announced in March the Dingles Fairground Museum in Lifton, on the Devon and Cornwall border, would close in the October half-term. Trustee Guy Belshaw said there were “a large number of factors” for the closure […]
Spain floods latest: Country braces for fresh rainfall
‘Warnings came after it had been raining for two or three hours’published at 07:47 Greenwich Mean Time 07:47 GMT Image source, ReutersImage caption, ‘Thousands’ of residents in the north of Valencia have begun to head south, according to a local journalist As residents in the east of Spain slowly begin to take in the damage […]
Christmas orders cancelled after bird flu outbreak
BBC A vet confirmed the farm had an outbreak of avian influenza A family-run poultry farm has had to cull about 20,000 birds after they contracted avian flu. W.E.Botterill & Son at Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire, said the outbreak was a “massive blow”. The majority of the geese, turkeys, ducks and chickens had been ordered by […]
Anglesey widower’s battle for wife’s photos for funeral
Martyn Hall Martyn and Lynn Hall moved to Anglesey last year A man whose wife died suddenly is unable to recover precious photos of their wedding from her phone in time for her funeral. Martyn Hall cannot access the iPhone that belonged to his wife, Lynn, because he does not know the passcode. Apple’s privacy […]
Cirencester’s war time museum could close as it loses home
A community museum about life during war times needs to find a new home. The museum run by the Living Memory Historical Association in Cirencester has asked for help to find a new home to save it from permanent closure. The building on Sheep Street is being sold by the landlord, the Cotswold District Council. […]