Researcher stumbles upon mysterious 5,000-year-old paintings depicting arrows and human-like figures

A collection of 5,000-year-old cave paintings depicting various figures and symbols has been discovered in Spain. The drawings were discovered in the rocky area of ​​San Juan, near the town of Albuquerque in the province of Badajoz in western Spain. They are around 4 inches in length and include some anthropomorphic figures, as well as … Read more

Prisoner who got sentenced to life reveals moment she told son, six, she murdered his dad

A woman who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder after getting drunk and knifing her partner in the heart during an argument has spoken of the moment she had to tell her young son she was behind bars for killing his father.   Tonight’s episode of Channel 4 show Prison, featured Lexi Heckles, 40, from … Read more

Ryanair ordered to pay passenger £420 after failing to compensate her over four-hour flight delay

Ryanair ordered to pay passenger £420 after failing to compensate her over a flight delayed by more than four hours, with a court describing the airline’s actions as ‘unacceptable’ The no-frills airline was sued over a July 2019 flight from Palma to Barcelona The unnamed passenger turned up for the flight but did not board it … Read more

Joanna Trollope, Colum McCann and Aravind Adiga: This week’s best new fiction

From Joanna Trollope’s classy Mum & Dad to Apeirogon by Colum McCann and Aravind Adiga’s gripping Amnesty, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Anthony Gardner and Max Davidson Published: 22:02 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 22 February 2020 Mum & Dad Joanna Trollope              … Read more

Spain cancels performance by Placido Domingo after he apologised over sexual harassment claims

Opera star Placido Domingo has seen a major show cancelled just a day after he accepted ‘full responsibility’ over claims he sexually harassed 20 female colleagues.  Spain’s Ministry of Culture and Sports cancelled two performances due to take place in Madrid in May to mark the 50th anniversary of his first concert in the capital. ‘In … Read more

Ethical vegan suing former employers for sacking him for whistle blowing, tribunal hears

A vegan animal rights activist was wrongfully dismissed for blowing the whistle on an anti-hunting charity’s ‘unethical’ pension investments, a tribunal heard today. Jordi Casamitjana, 56, was sacked from his position as head of policy and research at the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) in April 2018 after sending an email to colleagues about alternative … Read more

Austria and Croatia and Spain confirm first cases of coronavirus

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more