London landmarks go red for religious freedom
World Watch Monitor Westminster Abbey is one of several London landmarks to have been lit up in red for Red Wednesday. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor Iconic London landmarks have been floodlit in red on Wednesday night to raise awareness of people who suffer injustice because of their religion. The Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Westminster […]
STRANGESIGHTS: FAST GRAVE-DIGGING; POKEMON CARDS AND DODO SKELETONS; AND ORIGAMI ELEPHANTS
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Average of 18 people killed or maimed by landmines or explosive remnants every day in 2015, says report
An average of 18 people were killed or injured every day by mines or explosive remnants of war during 2015, a 75 per cent increase on the previous year, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines latest report. The Landmine Monitor 2016 report recorded some 6,461 mine or explosive remnants of war casualties during […]
Artist David Hockney to design new window for London’s Westminster Abbey
World-renowned contemporary artist David Hockney will design a new stained glass window for Westminster Abbey in London to mark the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, it was announced this week. The window, which will be known as The Queen’s Window, is located in the abbey’s north transept and is currently one of the church’s few […]
BOOKS: ‘SONGS OF A WAR BOY’ – ONE MAN’S EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF HOPE REGAINED
DAVID ADAMS finds Songs of a War Boy a powerfully moving and, yes, frustrating, read…