Articles by Charlotte Tobitt

Archaeologists may have found doomsday prophet Isaiah's 2,700-year-old seal

Definitive identification is currently impossible due to damage to the seal, but Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers revealed why they believe it is connected to Isaiah.

Feb 22, 2018

Israel

Ancient tomb of powerful Japanese chieftain discovered with hoard of weapons

The skeletal remains are those of a 170cm tall adult male, possibly a "powerful leader" who was directly connected with the Yamato imperial court.

Feb 22, 2018

Japan

£15 broken teapot sells for £575,000 - 4 other antique treasures bought for a pittance

Woolley & Wallis sold a broken John Bartlam teapot for an "unheard of" £575,000 at auction - but other lots have had similarly surprising success in the past.

Feb 22, 2018

Dog who watched over his master's grave for 12 years dies in the same cemetery

Capitan was well known in the Argentine town of Villa Carlos Paz for loyalty to his owner Miguel Guzmán, who passed away in 2006. The dog sat by his grave every single day.

Feb 21, 2018

Argentina

#SideNoseSelfie: People are proudly breaking down barriers with their big noses

Radhika Sanghani appeared on Good Morning Britain to encourage people to send her selfies of themselves taken from the side, so they can own the appearance of their nose.

Feb 21, 2018

Twitter

Cadbury is having a nightmare on Twitter over halal chocolate and how to pronounce Creme Egg

Cadbury UK has backtracked on its initial ruling of how to pronounce the "creme" in Creme Egg, and is also explaining why its products are halal.

Feb 21, 2018

Twitter

Wanted woman threatens and argues with police on Facebook while they hunt for her

Wandsworth Police were accused of a witch hunt after their Facebook post appealing for help finding Kellie Beasley over fraud and theft offences received comments from the suspect.

Feb 21, 2018

Facebook

'Make Earth great again': Trump Forest initiative reaches one million trees pledged in under a year

People are planting trees all around the world in Donald Trump's name in an attempt to offset the extra carbon in the atmosphere from his climate change policies.

Feb 21, 2018

Donald Trump Climate Change

Taco Bell diner outraged after finding 'Chink' slur on his receipt

In Young Lee gave an Anglo name instead of causing difficulties with spelling, but ended up with "Steve Chink" on his Taco Bell receipt instead.

Feb 19, 2018

Facebook

Bodycam footage shows heroic moment police officer dives into freezing water to rescue man

Student officer PC Mohammed Nadeem, who can barely swim himself, "just had to go in" when he saw a distressed man fall off a bridge into freezing water.

Feb 19, 2018

'Make America date again': Trump dating site bans gays but welcomes adulterers and 'Hitler'

Trump Dating joins Trump Singles in the world of politically-divisive dating, although one appears to have an even more controversial rule than its rival.

Feb 19, 2018

Donald Trump

'Love is love': US Olympic skier 'so happy' that candid kiss with boyfriend aired on TV

Team USA skier Gus Kenworthy shared a kiss with his boyfriend Matthew Wilkas at the bottom of the hill before his event on Sunday, and it soon went viral.

Feb 19, 2018

Twitter

Video shows National Express driver try to drag woman off coach after she 'hadn't printed her e-ticket'

National Express has launched an investigation after footage emerged of one of its drivers attempting to drag a screaming woman off his coach.

Feb 15, 2018

Facebook

Bizarre Reddit thread reveals some men don't know anything about proposals and weddings

Women on Reddit have shared their boyfriends' most bizarre proposal and wedding confusions, as it turned out not everyone understands how the tradition works.

Feb 15, 2018

Twitter

Donald Trump blasted for tweet appearing to 'blame' classmates of Florida shooting suspect

The US president tweeted the morning after the shooting which killed 17 people to suggest the suspect's classmates knew he was dangerous and should have reported him earlier.

Feb 15, 2018

Florida Donald Trump Twitter

Florida shooting: #GunControlNow is a hopeless trend on Twitter after Parkland school massacre

Many Americans used the #GunControlNow Twitter hashtag following the Parkland, Florida mass school shooting to call for action from Congress and other lawmakers.

Feb 15, 2018

Florida Twitter

Read the chilling texts from a terrified woman inside a classroom during the Florida mass shooting

Twitter user Kaitlin shared the text messages she received from her sister Hannah as she hid in a classroom during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

Feb 15, 2018

Florida Twitter

Manchester police defend shamed officers for having 'well earned' tea break

Two officers from Greater Manchester Police's City Centre team, one of whom recently saved a man's life with CPR, were shamed online for taking a break in Caffe Nero.

Feb 14, 2018

Twitter Facebook

'Love is in the Airbus': Virgin Atlantic plane draws giant heart over Cornwall coast

Virgin Atlantic made the most of a planned training flight on Valentine's Day and took a very special route over Cornwall.

Feb 14, 2018

Climate Change

Newspaper labels Serena Williams' husband as 'babysitter' of their child and the internet is mad

Alexis Ohanian was seen publicly with Alexis Jr for the first time since her birth in September, but people were unimpressed that he was described as "babysitting".

Feb 14, 2018

Serena Williams

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