PUBLISHED: 09:23 21 March 2019 | UPDATED: 09:43 21 March 2019 Lots of police officers have been seen in Rowhedge, near Colchester in Essex, after a human jawbone was discovered Picture: JASON EWING JASON EWING Essex Police are investigating after a fragment of human jawbone was found near a river in Rowhedge, near Colchester. Essex Police are investigating after a human jawbone was found near a river in Rowhedge, near Colchester Picture: JASON EWINGOfficers made the discovery on Saturday afternoon.Lots of police officers were spotted in the village yesterday, with some areas cordoned off with tape.Sniffer dogs were also there, and witnesses reported seeing unmarked police cars in the area.One neighbour said officers had been searching overnight.A spokesman for Essex Police confirmed they were investigating the incident. They said: “We were called at 2.35pm on Saturday, March 16, with reports a jawbone believed to be human had been found along a river walk in … [Read more...] about Human jawbone found near river
Hooked on a book, podcast or TV show? Here’s how the story changes you
Every holiday season, you have new worlds at your fingertips. Reading books, listening to podcasts, and watching films and TV shows can help you break away from the frenzy of everyday life, and journey into other possible worlds. As with any kind of travel, the journey affects you. The degree to which you become engaged with a story is known as narrative transportation. This effect causes feelings and thoughts consistent with the narrative world. The more a story transports you, the more likely you are persuaded to adopt the beliefs espoused within it. Deeper changes occur too. Previous research shows that changes of attitudes and intentions are part of the narrative transportation effect. My colleagues Stephanie Feiereisen, Luca Visconti and I were interested in what factors predict a greater narrative transportation effect, so we used meta-analysis to measure the power of stories to both engage and change people. Read more: How telling the right stories can make people act on climate … [Read more...] about Hooked on a book, podcast or TV show? Here’s how the story changes you
German chancellor Angela Merkel says Brexit delay possible if MPs support May’s deal
German chancellor Angela Merkel said today that the EU could green light a short delay to Brexit, but only if MPs back the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement in a vote next week. Read more: Donald Tusk: Brexit delay only if MPs pass May's deal However, a third successive rejection to Theresa May’s Brexit deal might lead to another meeting of the European Council, she warned. “We can comply in principle with this request if we were to have a positive vote next week on the withdrawal documents in the British parliament,” she said in Germany’s parliament. Council president Donald Tusk came to a similar conclusion yesterday, when he said MPs must pass May’s deal by 29 March - the UK’s scheduled departure date. Today the Prime Minister is expected to seek approval to delay Brexit until 30 June to avoid the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal at the end of the month. But speaking yesterday, Tusk said this date “creates a series of … [Read more...] about German chancellor Angela Merkel says Brexit delay possible if MPs support May’s deal
China clones ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of police dogs to cut training time, state media says
Scientists in China have reportedly successfully cloned what they called the "Sherlock Holmes of police dogs" in the hope it will significantly reduce training time, state media reported on Wednesday. The three-month old puppy, named Kunxun, is the clone of a seven-year-old female police sniffer called Huahuangma. The Kunming wolfdog, deployed in Pu'er in China's south-western Yunnan province was recognised as a first-class meritorious dog in 2016 by the Ministry of Public Service for her work on murder cases, the state-owned Global Times newspaper reported. Kunxun, cloned by the Beijing-based Sinogene Biotechnology Company and the Yunnan Agricultural University, was born on December 19, 2018, and is now receiving training. The company's deputy general manager Zhao Jianping told Global Times that they're hoping to achieve "volume production" of such dogs, which they believe will require much less time to train and also ensure a lower drop-out rate. He added however that the cost of … [Read more...] about China clones ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of police dogs to cut training time, state media says
‘I’m sorry, Ma’: Jolina, Melai, Karla re-enact iconic ‘4 Sisters’ confrontation
MANILA — The climactic confrontation in “Four Sisters and a Wedding” has catapulted the family dramedy as a millennial classic of sorts, with memes and parodies regularly sprouting on social media over the years since its 2013 release. On Thursday, the trio of “momshies” of the daytime talk show “Magandang Buhay” gave their own take on the memorable scene, with Jolina Magdangal as Teddy (Toni Gonzaga), Melai Cantiveros as Bobbie (Bea Alonzo), and Karla Estrada as Grace (Coney Reyes). Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv While initially the three actresses appeared serious in their dramatic re-enactment, their comedic side eventually surfaced with Estrada’s “favorites” being lechon, not one of the siblings, and Cantiveros giving a twist to the English-speaking character of Bobbie. The parody was in line with the March 21 episode’s theme, about the dynamics of siblings, from rivalries to the role of older ones as surrogate … [Read more...] about ‘I’m sorry, Ma’: Jolina, Melai, Karla re-enact iconic ‘4 Sisters’ confrontation