Underwater drones could soon protect Royal Navy sea graves from looters, First Sea Lord says In recent years, Second World War shipwrecks have been plundered for metal Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said ‘they’re not protected physically everywhere’ The wrecks of HMS Electra, HMS Exeter and HMS Encounter were found looted By Daily Mail Reporter For The … Read more
Oxford dons should stop ‘throwing tantrums’ over statues, says Oriel’s only African tutor Dr Marie Kawthar Daouda is ‘perplexed’ over the fuss surrounding Rhodes statue She said academics should be promoting equality by ‘raising awareness about places…where there is still much more work to be done’ She added that patriarchy in Victorian Britain was ‘in … Read more
Oxford dons should stop ‘throwing tantrums’ over statues, says Oriel’s only African tutor Dr Marie Kawthar Daouda is ‘perplexed’ over the fuss surrounding Rhodes statue She said academics should be promoting equality by ‘raising awareness about places…where there is still much more work to be done’ She added that patriarchy in Victorian Britain was ‘in … Read more
Spread across a huge table in Sotheby’s auction house in London are stacks of immaculately preserved 19th- century first editions and manuscripts, a slew of letters in Jane Austen’s rigorously disciplined script and a small collection of Charlotte Bronte’s hand-sewn books, barely 3in high and filled with writing so teeny it had to be written … Read more
Pest and trace… Call handler abused his position to send messages on social media to a female student A call handler at NHS Test and Trace sent messages on social media to student Phoned undergraduate to check she was quarantining after returning from Italy Contacted the 22-year-old on Instagram just an hour later He said … Read more