These photographs show the ghostly wreck of a steamship which sank on Christmas Eve 117 years ago. Lodged in the sands of the Severn Estuary, the remains of the boat were captured by sonar imagining for the first time. It was thought to be cargo vessel The Brunswick, which overturned ...
By Michael McNulty “Whad-da-ya hear, whad-da-say, ” Warner Brother’s 1939 gangster offering saw James Cagney earn the first Oscar nomination of his career. Directed by Michael Curtiz, Angels with Dirty Faces is a gangster film that’s morally conscious. The film opens as a young Rocky Sullivan and friend, Jerry, hang ...
Although folding bicycles were employed by the military as early as the late 1800s to be dropped by parachute, it wasn’t until around the 1980s that the modern, compact folding bike was ‘born’. Throughout this illustrious history, any number of iterations have emerged, though designs that boast the optimum blend ...
A devastated mother has expressed sympathy with the families of the two men convicted of killing her son, saying their lives were ruined too. Russell Robertson, 27, died after falling into the Forth and Clyde Canal following an altercation with two men on May 29 last year. Mark Munro, 31, ...
A school has become one of the first to change its term times - so parents can take advantage of cheaper out-of-season HOLIDAYS. Kids at Severn Vale School are still at their desks this week despite the rest of the country's pupils beginning their summer holidays. Staff have cut short ...
Millennials are driving a pet-friendly office boom in London, with firms introducing new policies on office animals to attract the best talent. New research has found 42 per cent of 18-34 year-olds would like or enjoy a dog-friendly workplace, and businesses are doing their all to accommodate their needs. A ...
Commuting to work leaves workers stressed and tired before they walk through the office door, according to new research. The ASICS study of 2,000 UK commuters found those who take the train, tube or bus to work are three times more stressed and twice as tired as those who walk. ...
A two-thousand-year-old Buddhist sculpture has been put on public display as part of an exhibition of objects collected by Scots in India. The stone Buddha head is said to be one of the earliest physical depictions of the ascetic from ancient India. And it shows his enlightened status through a ...
After a recent run of lacklustre form, the Judd Apatow brand has finally found its mojo again thanks to this tenderly handled rom-com from stand-up comedian Michael Showalter. While in recent years the output of Apatow’s production company – Trainwreck, This is 40, The Five-Year Engagement – has become synonymous ...