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Thanks to James Delaney and BBC News Online for the Headline

The Kelvingrove and Hunterian museums in Glasgow have removed the remains of Egyptian mummies from public display as it is now viewed as disrespectful for the remains to be seen in a public viewing.

In the Hunterian musuem’s case they have covered the remains of Lady Shep-En-Hor’s body in specially designed textile to protect if from being seen by visitors. (this is also complicated by the fact that it might not be her body at all , as 19th Century excavators of Egyptian Tombs often switched more intact remains into ornate sarcophagi)

The latest guidelines though from the International Council of Musuems revised code of ethics, recommends that the “inherent dignity ” of human remains be upheld.

Both museums also said that they would consider repatriation of the remains if a request was made.

My how times have changed

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Thanks to Jason Arunn Murugesu and BBC Online News for the Headline

Nurdles are small plastic pellets which are transported around the world for use in industry by ship. Unfortunately there was a container spill and a whole load of them were released into the sea along the Coast of North of England. The clean up has been going on to remove them from beaches in England.

However, sea conditions in the North Sea and the circulation pattern of the sea has lead to the nurdles reaching Danish and German Beaches also. So the clean up of Danish and German beaches has started. Tragically it is believed that only 28% of the released nurdles have so far turned up, which means these plastic beads which en masse look very unsightly will turn up elsewhere or perhaps after circulating in the ocean will end up on the sea bed.

Plastic pollution in the sea can now be tracked with drones and also following records of spills and subsequent ocean movements.

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Thanks to Millie Bowles and Kent Online for the Headline.

Living close to Cotswold Wildlife Park , it is really good news that the “crash” of six Southern white Rhino’s from the South Lakes Safari Zoo which closed in 2024 are being rehomed at Wingham Wildlife Park and will be part of the expansion of the parks exhibits while also playing an important part in educating the public about these beautiful animals.

Thank you to Notes from Poland for the Headline

When Politicians spout their own rhetoric particularly at a an event organised for United States Military Cadets ( in this case in Tennessee). They end up not only looking foolish but causing upset by their lack of respect to those who fought and gave their lives side by side with Americans.

The Secretary of US Defence Hesgeth took a pop at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) which as a serving US Army Officer based in Afghanistan he was part of.

In what only can be described as “bar room bravado” by saying in his speech to the young Military Cadets that the US got no support from the over 50 Countries that were part of the ISAF in Afghanistan and that among the American’s the joke was that ISAF stood for I Saw Americans Fighting.

Rightly so this upset the Polish Government as they suffered heavy losses in the Ghazni provence .

Why Secretary Hegseth believes his own rhetoric is unquantifiable, but there definitely should be some control over what he says to Military Cadets who in the future may have to work with NATO Allies.

Or is this a concerted political effort to say America doesn’t need to work with other Countries, if so it is misguided.