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Kaushik Patowary    Nov 9, 2022    In January 1749, an advertisement appeared on London papers for a new magical performance at the New Theater in Haymarket. An anonymous performer, latter dubbed ‘the Bottle Conjuror,’ was set to perform a variety of near-impossible feats, such as playing “the music of every instrument” on a common walking stick taken from the audience, and enabling any spectator to converse with a deceased person of their choice. But the most startling was the claim that the performer would squeeze himself into a common wine bottle in full view of the audience, and after doing so, the audience would be able to pass the bottle around and inspect the same, reassuring themselves that the magician was indeed contained within it. For days, all London could talk about was the man who was going to stuff himself into a quart bottle. On the appointed day, a huge crowd of eager spectators arrived at the theater to see the act of the century. Even the king's s...

Update Above, the Royal Air Force station RAF Brize Norton in Carterton, west of London. (AFP file photo) Short Url https://arab.news/62rye Updated 1 min 5 sec ago Reuters June 20, 2025 08:41 Campaign group Palestine Action said that its activists had entered the Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire and escaped undetected LONDON: Pro-Palestinian activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in central England on Friday, damaging and spraying red paint over two planes used for refueling and transportation. Palestine Action said two members had entered the Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire, putting paint into the engines of the Voyager aircraft and further damaging them with crowbars. “Despite publicly condemning the Israeli government, Britain continues to send military cargo, fly spy planes over Gaza and refuel US/Israeli fighter jets,” the group said in a statement, posting a video of the incident on X.     “Britain isn’t just complicit, it’s an active participant in the Gaza genoci...

  Share article Rufford Abbey Situated in 150 acres of glorious parkland, Rufford Abbey’s peaceful setting belies a turbulent history. Beginning its life as a Cistercian Abbey, it was greatly affected by the reign of King Henry VIII and the subsequent… Jessica Brain 9 min read Surrounded by 150 acres of glorious parkland, Rufford Abbey is a great historical landmark nested in the  Nottinghamshire  countrysde. Beginning its life as a Cistercian Abbey, it was greatly affected by the reign of  King Henry VIII  and the subsequent  Dissolution of the Monasteries .  Like many other abbeys during this time, the building itself was to be later reinvented, becoming a grand country estate in the 16th century. Sadly, more recently, part of the building was demolished, leaving behind only remains of this once great historic abbey. Today, it is open to the general public as Rufford Country Park, a beautiful and picturesque estate with miles of woodland walks, attra...