Did Mohammed bin Salman pay $450M for a ‘da Vinci’ artwork Leonardo DIDN’T create? Saudis left furious amid claims the master merely ‘contributed’ to the world’s most expensive painting Salvator Mundi sold for a record-breaking $450million at auction in 2017 But questions were quickly raised over whether it is a ‘true’ da Vinci work French … Read more
New questions for former Prime Minister David Cameron over links to crashed Greensill By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 22:46 GMT, 20 March 2021 State-owned bank NatWest handed a contract to a firm with close ties to Lex Greensill – the financier at the centre of … Read more
Woke Lancaster students demand The Sugarhouse Nightclub change its name due to links to city’s slave trade Sugarhouse Nightclub is located on Sugarhouse Alley and run by student union But undergrads think it should be renamed over ‘vicious atrocities’ in slave trade A petition has been set up and needs around 320 signatures to be … Read more
Lloyd’s of London has pledged to publish a catalogue of its 3,000 treasures to root out any connections with the slave trade. The world’s oldest insurance market is seeking an archivist to examine its vast trove of goods obtained over more than three centuries, including paintings, furniture, swords and silverware. Lloyd’s has posted an advert … Read more
The Crown has been nominated as the Best TV drama series at the 2021 Golden Globes — the fourth time it has received this honour — and we will find out on February 28 if it wins at last. Seven actors from the series are also up for awards for acting and writing, including Olivia … Read more
‘Woke’ travel guide on Edinburgh’s slave trade links says statue of 18th century MP Henry Dundas should be pulled down Travel guide calls for removal of Tory MP Henry Dundas statue from Edinburgh Dundas delayed abolition of slavery in British colonies for more than a decade Book looks at debate over renaming buildings and monuments … Read more
‘Woke’ travel guide on Edinburgh’s slave trade links says statue of 18th century MP Henry Dundas should be pulled down Travel guide calls for removal of Tory MP Henry Dundas statue from Edinburgh Dundas delayed abolition of slavery in British colonies for more than a decade Book looks at debate over renaming buildings and monuments … Read more
Chinese authorities have given a fresh push to a conspiracy theory that links the origins of the novel coronavirus to a US army laboratory. The country’s state broadcaster told its millions of viewers today that ‘something fishy’ was going on at the Fort Detrick lab, reviving rumour that the contagion could have come from there. … Read more
Judge leading Princes Diana interview probe has family links to the BBC: Lord Dyson’s brother-in-law was on broadcaster’s staff at time of Martin Bashir’s controversial 1995 exclusive Judge Lord Dyson’s brother David Levy was in charge of public policy at BBC Mr Levy previously worked on number of BBC programmes, including Newsnight Brother Earl Spencer … Read more
TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of ‘links to local slave owner with plantations in America’ despite doubts about name’s origin Newham councillors called for review of Maryland station amid alleged slave link But academics argued the name’s origin is from Old English word for boundary If approved, the name change could lead … Read more