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By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University Sixty years ago, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space when he completed his historic orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961. It was an extraordinary achievement, but created a dilemma for a world embroiled in the Cold War. Gagarin’s spaceflight heralded a vision of a unified planet. However, in the battle between communism and capitalism, space technology was also a weapon...

A CRÈCHE in Barrow has closed for good following low numbers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Houston experts share best ways to protect your home, car, pets, and plants from the upcoming freeze Houston experts on protecting home, pets, and plants from the freeze Houston has seen snow again. Photo by Tyler Horne As local temperatures plummet to lows not seen in decades, Houstonians are scrambling to prepare for a potential snow, ice, and a serious freeze. (Monday, February 15 is expected to see a low of below 10 degrees, to say nothing of the wind chill effect.) Conventional wisdom s...

Here are things to know for Thursday, Feb. 11:

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Looks like everybody and their mum’s mum is packing some royal lineage around here. According to Bryce, growing up he thought he was destined for greatness: “My dad was going on about how I had the same cheek bones as my great, great, great grandfather. Allegedly this guy was the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and I didn’t know what that meant but I thought I was in line for some kind of throne,” reveals Bryce (displaying a fundamental misunderstanding of succession and Irish history). “...

Last modified on Fri 12 Feb 2021 10.54 EST Animal magic as never before: Song of Beasts: Fantastic Creatures in Medieval Song(Ramée), by Ensemble Dragma, features 14th- and 15th-century works related to animals. The beasts are grouped under six headings, among them Hear Me Roar, On the Art of Hunting and On Bats and Mice. If you’ve seen creatures depicted in carvings on church pews, ivories, or in the bestiaries popular in the period, you’ll respond to these spare, atmospheric songs. The...

ALTERNATIVES: Sweet Pepper Cafe will provide plant-based foods to the Barrow community READERS have reacted after a vegan cafe boss was forced to respond to a diner bemused by his plant-based burger. An online review posted on TripAdvisor slammed Barrows Sweet Pepper Cafe the customer was bamboozled by the eaterys vegan offerings. The customer said they were forced to rush off and find a proper burger after not realising the cafe served only a plant-based menu. Owner Mig Carbonell recei...