Dementia can be accurately predicted five years before symptoms develop with a simple smell test, according to new research. A study of almost 3,000 older people found those who cannot identify at least four out of five common odours were more than twice as likely to develop the disease. And...
A long-lost painting by one of history's most influential painters, the Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens, has gone on public display in Scotland. The portrait, thought to be a copy of a lost original, was previously on show at Pollok House, Glasgow when it was identified by art historian...
A councillor has denied allegations that he said that "all Muslims carry sharp knives" at a formal meeting about Christmas lights in June this year. Councillor Martin Field of the March Town Council, accused his colleague, Councillor Kit Owen, also of March Town Council, of racist and sexist remarks at...
A drinking cup made from the top part of a HUMAN SKULL is expected to sell for around £1,000. The unusual vessel has links to Lord Byron after it was dug up by a gardener in the grounds of Newstead Abbey, the poet’s Nottinghamshire home. It is claimed Lord Byron...
A postman was wrongly slapped with a £110 fine after parking his delivery van for ten minutes – while helping a little old lady cross the road. Kind postie David Welland, 31, helped an elderly resident while delivering letters on his route. But he was gobsmacked when a council fined...
One of the last Spitfire pilots from the Battle of Britain was honoured at his funeral with a fitting flypast of the iconic aircraft. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose shot down four German planes and also survived being attacked by a Messerschmitt 110 over the Channel during World War Two. Despite...
A film prop auction raised almost £4 million - including a whopping £30,500 for Marty McFly's 'self-lacing' light-up trainers. The UK's largest ever memorabilia auction also included Chris Pratt's Guardians of the Galaxy helmet, which went for £134,200, and a bullwhip used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones for £79,300....
Life on Earth really did begin around 4 billion years ago - increasing the chances it could be abundant throughout the universe, according to new research. Evidence of living organisms has been found in Canadian rocks dating back 3.95 billion years. They represent some of the earliest known life following...
Mental health charity Mind yesterday (Tuesday, 26 September) hosted an event celebrating the delivery of a project aimed at promoting good mental health among vulnerable migrant communities. The two-year project, kindly funded by City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s Charity, is coming to an end this month and...