InsidePadua’s Arena Chapel, a series of fabulous frescos by Renaissance painter Giotto adorn the walls. In one, banker Enrico Scrovegni can be seen kneeling in front of the Virgin Mary, begging for forgiveness. He is said to have commissioned the entire set of works to atone for the great sin of charging interest on loans, … Read more
Don’t eat the ORANGE snow! Plume of Saharan sands turns the ski resorts of the Alps ski resorts deep apricot after being blown thousands of miles from Africa Cross-country ski track in Val Ferret, Switzerland, was scattered with the sand A skier in the Pyrenees also captured the blanket of sand covering the snow The … Read more
Britain has been hit by puzzle mania with more than £100million spent on jigsaws across 2020. Bored Britons looking for a new hobby in lockdown have turned to puzzles – skyrocketing sales by 38 per cent. The huge increase has left some manufacturers struggling to keep up with the soaring demand, according to the Guardian. … Read more
Watchdog warns on market abuse and high-risk trading as GameStop fever hits Britain: FCA sounds the alarm on the Reddit vs hedge funds fight GameStop saga continued yesterday, as trading app RobinHood stopped buys Traders piling into shorted stocks have also picked up on beaten-up UK shares FCA said personal investors should take care in … Read more
Warning over market abuse as Reddit fever sweeps Britain: FCA sounds the alarm as UK investors pile in to get back at hedge funds By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 28 January 2021 Traders have been warned they could be guilty of market abuse … Read more
Snow hits the capital: Londoners wake to dumping of the white stuff as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK – while drivers are warned of icy roads after -11C plunge Snow has fallen around the South East, including in Sevenoaks, Kent, and Orpington, London, this morning It comes amid yellow weather warnings for ice, which … Read more
Trains get cancelled as major outbreak of Covid-19 virus sweeps through rail company sparking fears of Christmas chaos for passengers One in four of GWR’s Plymouth-based train drivers due to work over Christmas are either ill or self isolating after a colleague tested positive for coronavirus More than 50 staff are out of action but … Read more
London parents and children are in limbo today after the Government became locked in a fierce battle with Labour councils and education unions in an effort to keep schools open. The end of term in the capital is in complete chaos after three left-wing local authorities, Greenwich, Islington and Waltham Forest, all backed by Mayor … Read more
What better way to bring yourself back down to reality than by taking a plunge into ice cold water… in your private lake on your own estate. A brave selection of celebrities including the Beckhams, Prue Leith and Ed Sheeran have been doing just that after taking up wild swimming, in their own gardens. The … Read more
Busy Philipps is fresh out of the ’80s with socks over hot pink leggings as she sweeps up leaves in NYC… after being cast in new Tina Fey sitcom By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 18:25 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 18:25 BST, 8 October 2020 Busy Philipps looked fresh out of the 1980s … Read more