Mystery portrait is ‘undoubtedly’ a Raphael masterpiece, experts say after facial recognition technology found faces are identical to those in Sistine Madonna New research has shown that the mysterious de Brécy Tondo is a Raphael The Renaissance artist’s work can be sold for millions of pounds The portrait was matched to the priceless Sistine Madonna with facial tech Ground-breaking new facial […]

Examine, a free weekly newsletter covering science with a sceptical, evidence-based eye, is sent every Tuesday. Below is an excerpt – sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox. We’re going to try something new, and possibly quite dangerous, in Examine this week: predictions. After speaking to a range of top scientists across Australia, here are four big […]

The end of the ride! Thousands flock to Disney’s Splash Mountain before closure after attachment to Song of the South became too much for woke firm Splash Mountain ran for the last time on Sunday before its closure for a revamp that will sever its connections to the controversial 1946 movie Song of the South The ride will be revamped to […]

Watch as water ‘from burst ceiling pipe’ pours into Selfridges and floods women’s designer section including Victoria Beckham boutique after mercury hit -8C overnight Water poured in through the ceiling of the luxury department store on Monday It flooded the second floor including luxury designers such as Victoria Beckham  This is the moment water leaked through the roof of Selfridges […]

Despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges, Alec Baldwin is still set to star in Rust, as the troubled production resumes in the coming months. Melina Spadone, the attorney for Rust Movie Productions, said in a statement to ET that the film will continue shooting, they will have mandated "on-set safety supervisors and union crew members and will bar any use of working […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio   Key Takeaways • For tax year 2022, most married couples under 65 filing a joint return receive a standard deduction of $25,900, while couples filing separately receive a standard deduction of $12,950. • Joint filers usually receive higher income thresholds for certain tax breaks, such as the deduction for contributing to an […]

‘If Harry and Meghan are on the balcony, that will appear in the next book’: Expert says royals in ‘very difficult’ position as she backs move to ban Sussexes from historic moment during King’s coronation Royal insiders say it’s unlikely Harry and Meghan will appear on Palace balcony  Expert says every time Sussexes ‘open their mouths’ it’s critical of the […]

National Grid will pay homeowners tonight to switch off radiators, ovens and washing machines between 5-6pm as energy boss hints emergency winter plan will be made permanent – here’s how you can get £20 electricity payment National Grid to implement its ‘Demand Flexibility Scheme’ on Monday night 26 companies have joined but customers must sign up and have a smart […]

Toddler from Somerset becomes Britain’s youngest Mensa member by reading fluently and counting in seven languages at the age of THREE Teddy Hobbs can count to 100 in Mandarin, Welsh, French, Spanish and German Teddy, from Portishead, taught himself to read aged just two years, four months A toddler has become Britain’s youngest Mensa member aged just three – reading […]

Four men have been charged after allegedly trying to abduct a man in broad daylight on Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday morning in an incident that led to a dramatic rescue by police. Police were called to Oyama Avenue in Manly on Sunday after residents in the area reported an assault. Neighbours told police a man was attacked by a […]