Victorian

British actor Edward Fox, 87, has taken aim at Network Rail who want to build a modern ramped bridge onto the Grade II listed Victorian station in Wareham, Dorset.

3 months ago

Victorian lung disease tuberculosis surges in the UK - here are the hidden symptoms you must NOT ignore

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 13:33 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

UK Health Security Agency figures show 5,480 people were struck by the bacterial infection - spread by coughing - in 2024, a rise of 13 per cent on the previous year.

Families on affluent north London street slam newly renovated townhouse for 'looking like the Love Island villa'

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Homeowners on Hungerford Road in Islington are furious that one of their neighbours has been allowed to develop the Victorian property 'with impunity'.

The Grammar of Angels by Edward Wilson-Lee review – spellbound

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 11:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The short, blazing life of Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola

Of all the great intellectuals of the Renaissance, Pico della Mirandola is surely the most personally captivating. “He wins one on,”…

ITV doctor reveals diagnosis of alarming Victorian disease that's on the rise in the UK

found 2025 › Jan › 21 (Tue) @ 17:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Dr Hilary Jones, resident GP at ITV's Good Morning Britain, said he had discoloured nails, joint pain that would worsen at night and chronic fatigue.

Man fined £197 for breaking little-used Victorian law dating back 153 years

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 20:54 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Stuart Evans, a 33-year-old labourer, was arrested outside a Cheshire pub on Boxing Day after being charged under an obscure Victorian law for being found drunk in charge of a horse.

4 months ago

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone – far too good to only exist as festive TV

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 10:34 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Mark Gatiss’s one-off spooky tale starring Mawaan Rizwan, Monica Dolan and Éanna Hardwicke is a total treat. Can we have much more like this please?

Heavens! Oh, it’s you, Doctor Blathery: forgive me,…

A rounded history of Flat-Earthers: How mad theory popularised in the Victorian era has been parroted by celebrities including Freddie Flintoff

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 10:22 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

When Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, the great England cricket hero, gave credence to the belief that the Earth is flat, he was in good company.

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