A 30-acre farm in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County has been placed under a conservation easement, creating another protected link beside the 55-acre Russell-Mandel Preserve and a wider network of roughly 1,300 acres of preserved farmland and open space. Heritage Conservancy announced the donation on September 18, while conservation organisation WeConservePA also reported the project on September…

A Sri Lankan-origin doctor at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children has been arrested and charged with possessing and accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, Toronto Police said in a press release.Dilan Dissanayake, 44, was held by officers from the force’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit after an investigation into the alleged use of an electronic…

Speculation over Starmer’s future intensified over the weekend after Burnham’s decisive victory in the Makerfield by-election British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure over his future after Labour rival Andy Burnham secured a parliamentary seat, paving the way for a potential leadership challenge.Speculation over Starmer’s future intensified over the weekend after Burnham’s decisive…

A US federal judge has criticised some terminations carried out under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying the process was unlawful, poorly designed and “deeply troubling”.US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled on Thursday that the mass cancellations of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) could not stand, blocking the Trump…

The painting depicts Cadell’s north-facing studio on the first floor of his home in Edinburgh In 1966, retired art teacher Helene Plotkin bought a painting for less than $100 at a thrift store in White Plains, New York. She liked the work enough to take it home and display it, but she had no idea…

History has never been kind to Anne Boleyn, calling her a wicked wife, a seductress, and even a witch, and yet, she has remained one of the most controversial women in Tudor English history. However, beneath all this lies a much more complex and humanised version of Anne Boleyn, one who was not just a…