WHAT CAUSED THE HEATWAVE? The heatwave was triggered by the build-up of high pressures over Europe over the past few days, leading to the northward movement of warm air from Europe over the UK. ‘At this time of year southerly winds will always lead to above average temperatures,’ said University of Reading meteorologist Peter Inness. ‘Air from … Read more
Since lockdown began, I’ve been struck by how many women are now juggling three daily shifts: paid work, household tasks and home-schooling. And all the while feeling they must give the impression to their employers that they can manage this without any impact on themselves or their work. I chair the Diversity Project, which aims … Read more
UK society has ‘regressed to a 1950s way of living’ for many British women because the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened inequality and left women with more childcare, experts claim University of Sussex researchers quizzed more than 2,000 parents for the study 45% of mothers were responsible for majority of childcare during the outbreak In comparison, … Read more
Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Shia LaBoeuf to star in Olivia Wilde’s 1950s psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 20:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 24 April 2020 Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Shia LaBoeuf are set to star in a new psychological thriller, written and directed … Read more
A rusty 70-year-old Ford Popular found buried in a garden was put there by its previous WWII veteran owner 50 years ago because it had been too expensive to repair or tow away, it emerged today. The 1950s Ford Popular 103E car was unearthed by father-of-two John Brayshaw, 40, just inches beneath the surface of … Read more
Until I started travelling in the Communist world, my main experience of living under tyranny was my time at a boarding school on the edge of Dartmoor, 60 years ago. The headmaster, an enormous, booming man, had many fine qualities. But he was given to dreadful rages, which tended to strike late on Saturday afternoons. … Read more
Now that’s underground parking! Gardener is left stunned after digging up an ENTIRE 1950s Ford Popular car that had been buried underneath his lawn John Brayshaw discovered what appears to be a Ford Popular in his garden John was stunned by the find at his Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire home The vehicle dates back to the 1950s … Read more
It’s Paris – but probably not as you know it. These amazing vintage images, taken in the 1950s, show the streets of the French capital before they became packed with tourists waving selfie sticks and ‘influencers’ posing for Instagram. They were taken by photographer Allan Hailstone in the 1950s over the course of two short … Read more