Explainer – How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II?
London, UKReuters The body of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state inside Westminster Hall for the public to pay their respects before her funeral on Monday, 19th September. Below is a look at the arrangements and the lying-in-state tradition. Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York […]
Rare Winston Churchill paintings of historic mosque, cathedral up for auction
RNS Paintings by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill of St Paul’s Cathedral in London and the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco, will be put on sale by one of the world’s leading auction houses. The paintings will be auctioned at Christie’s Modern British Art Evening Sale on 1st March. Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque is estimated […]
ESSAY: MERCHANTS OF MISINFORMATION ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM LIES WITH US
In an article first published on The Conversation, WILL J GRANT and ROD LAMBERTS, both of the Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University, argue that the problem of misinformation lies with our willingness to accept it…
ESSAY: D-DAY SUCCEEDED THANKS TO AN INGENIOUS DESIGN CALLED THE MULBERRY HARBOURS
As the world prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, COLIN FLINT, of Utah State University, writing in an article first published on The Conversation, pays tribute to the role ‘Mulberry Harbours’ played in their success…
ESSAY: WHY SPEECHES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF BREXIT
Writing from the UK, MAL FLETCHER says the testing of ideas in political speeches is an important part of the Brexit process under which Britain will leave the European Union…
ON THE SCREEN: ‘CHURCHILL’S’ NARROW FOCUS LEAVES AUDIENCE WANTING MORE
NILS VON KALM finds Churchill well acted but all too narrow in its focus…