Sonia Kruger is horrified by archive footage of herself hosting a weather report in the year 2000

‘I look like my mother!’ Sonia Kruger is horrified by archive footage of herself hosting a weather report in the year 2000 – and she looks younger now than she did 21 years ago By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:01 BST, 17 May 2021 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 17 May 2021 She’s … Read more

Prince Philip’s birth certificate is unearthed after lying buried for 99 years in an archive

Prince Philip’s birth certificate has been unearthed by The Mail on Sunday – after lying buried for almost a century in an archive close to the Greek villa where he was born. The document was written by hand in Katharevousa Greek, a purist version of modern Greek, by a priest named Spiriodon Tryfonas on the … Read more

Netflix release archive footage of Princess Diana’s 1983 tour of Australia for Crown fans

Fans are going wild for Netflix’s season four of The Crown – as Princess Diana (actress Emma Corrin) has finally been introduced to the popular drama’s cast. Now the streaming platform has released a special ‘Beneath The Crown: The True Story of Charles & Diana’s Australia Tour’ video on YouTube with 1983 file footage.   The 10-minute clip … Read more

Zara ‘revives campaigns from past decades’ as it releases new ‘archive collection’

This old thing? It’s vintage Zara! Retailer re-releases standout pieces from the ’90s and noughties – but they’ll cost more than your usual bargains Retailer Zara has unveiled new Archive Collection line amid Covid-19 crisis  Limited edition line features 17 of brand’s most standout items from 1996-2012   Each item has been carefully redesigned to bring … Read more

Researchers want social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation to study public health

Researchers call on social media platforms to archive coronavirus misinformation so they can study effects on public health An letter calls on social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation The data can be used to track how misinformation affects public health It could also be used to issue regular transparency reports  The letters asks for data … Read more

Internet Archive makes 1.4 million ebooks available for free during the coronavirus shutdown 

Internet Archive launches the National Emergency Library making 1.4 million ebooks available to the public to help universities and students who are studying remotely during coronavirus shutdown The Internet Archive has launched a new public library with 1.4 million books The National Emergency Library is meant to help universities and colleges The books are made … Read more

Teeth act as a ‘faithful archive of life’ and form layers like tree rings

Teeth act as a ‘faithful archive of life’ by forming layers like tree rings that reveal intimate details of a person’s life such as when they got pregnant, fell ill or were in prison Material called cementum in teeth develops a new microscopic layer every year   Lab analysis reveals it changes in shape and structure … Read more

Inside Colditz Camp: Failed escapes revealed in picture archive from prisoner of war camp

The repeated escape attempts and day to days lives of prisoners inside one of Nazi Germany’s most notorious prisoner of war camps have been revealed with a collection of photographs.  German photographer Johnannes Lange was tasked with documenting every failed Allied escape from Colditz Camp in Leipzig during the Second World War. Among the shots … Read more

Fascinating archive pictures of the first-ever air traffic control tower in Croydon

The world’s first air traffic control tower was built by the UK government 100 years ago at Croydon Aerodrome, south London. And fascinating archive pictures of it – and the planes it monitored – highlight just how much the aviation industry has changed. The structure, a wooden hut, was built on the orders of the … Read more

WWII archive belonging to one of the original members goes up for auction 

An extraordinary wartime archive that belonged to an early member of the SAS who topped a Nazi death list has been discovered. The late Fred Casey was among the original dozen members of the 1st Special Air Service that was created in North Africa to wreak havoc behind enemy lines. The commando’s military possessions include … Read more