Protesters clash with police in cities across the world as thousands defy lockdown rules for May Day

Protesters clash with riot police in cities across the world as thousands defy lockdown rules to take to the streets for traditional May Day rallies Thousands poured onto the streets of Berlin, Istanbul, Madrid, Paris and Turin for International Workers’ Day Officers were seen tackling protesters to the ground in Turkey, holding people around their … Read more

ALL senior UK ambassadors are now female as Menna Rawlings is appointed as top diplomat to France 

Our lady in… ALL senior UK ambassadors are now female as Menna Rawlings is appointed as top diplomat to France All of the UK’s most senior ambassadors are female for the first time in history  It comes as Menna Rawlings was appointed Ambassador to the French Republic Mother-of-three Mrs Rawlings, 53, joined the Foreign Office in … Read more

Remains of 120 German soldiers who died fighting Red Army as it advanced on Berlin are laid to rest

Hitler’s lost soldiers: Remains of 120 German servicemen who died fighting Red Army as it advanced on Berlin are laid to rest at ceremony in Lietzen war cemetery The men died 76 years ago during the fierce Battle of the Seelow Heights Soldiers died during fighting on the River Oder, trying to stop Russian advance … Read more

Police fire tear gas at protesters demonstrating against Covid law

Police in Berlin have fired tear gas as they tried to break up protesters staging a demonstration against a planned national virus law.   Police said seven people were arrested on Wednesday after they sought to attack officers.   The German parliament this afternoon passed a controversial amendment to the law to give Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government … Read more

Sculpture: Flora bust argued to be by da Vinci wasn’t created until 300 years AFTER his death

A wax bust controversially attributed to Leonardo da Vinci was not sculpted until 300 years after the death of the Renaissance master, radiocarbon dating has proven. The sculpture — of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring — is held in the collections of the Bode (formerly Kaiser Friedrich) Museum in central Berlin. It … Read more