St Paul's Commemorative Coin - 15.6.2026

UK: Climbing the Dome – Surviving the 528-Steps of St Paul’s Cathedral! (16.8.2026)

In fact – although one of the centres of the Church of England (CofE) – there seems to be an element of “Sadomasochism” to it all. As if those Church Authorities watching enjoy the spectacle of the fee-paying faithful (yes – you have to “pay” to voluntarily submit yourself to this madness) – or non-faithful (as the case may be) – inflicting pain upon themselves (a form of self-flagellation). It is the design of this building possesses a nasty side in its design. Who knows – when the Cathedral is closed the Church Fathers might draw pleasure by climbing the steps themselves. Of course, like all things “CofE” – the entire place, although of historical and archaeological importance, is subject to capitalist free market forces. The over-priced gift shop reduces Christianity to fluffy toys and cut book-marks – all over-priced – of course. I suspect that if you actually asked a question about religion – nobody working in there could answer it. Still, history is history, and other than the excessive steps – the history entwined in the stone-work of the building was good for the children to enjoy. At the entry point – the clerk shouted that there was no photography – but then said we could photograph anything we wanted to. So, we never quite worked-out what the rule was – and recorded everything we could see. Finally, when we got to what we thought was the top – it turned out there was actually over another hundred steps to go! In the video I say we had climbed the 528 steps – but I think there was around another 140 to go!

A brawl that took place in Sliema earlier in July.

Malta: Foreigners Who Break the Law – Disrespect Maltese Culture – & Are Fined €200 – Will Be Deported! (25.7.2026)

Malta was a British colony founded in the 1700s. Its population is a mixture of indigenous islanders (who possess an ancient culture recorded in the extraordinary archaeology), Moors (Black and Arab Africans), Spanish, and English. Somehow, all these cultures (and languages) mixed and integrated – forming a unique (voluntary) identity. Malta has not been subject to the destructive mass immigration demanded by the US via the EU. Within European countries, millions of workers are forced to migrate for work – thus creating a pool of cheap labour that destroys the economy for indigenous workers (indeed, mass migration is a deliberate policy designed to attack the working-class and prevent strong unions and grass-roots worker organisations from developing). The England voted to leave the EU in 2016 to escape this cycle of imposed cultural and socio-economic destruction. Even so, the Human Rights Act imposed on all EU member states prevent each constituent country from “deporting” those who commit crime. For instance, the UK is NOT permitted to deport individuals representing a certain “Abrahamic religion” (who hail from a third-world country the US has given nuclear weapons to) – when they form grooming gangs that “rape” British children – as the law states this action would be a “violation of their Human Rights”. I think Malta has every right to deport those who do not respect their laws and act appropriately. Of course, Malta is being careful from a legal perspective. This ruling does not apply to Maltese citizens. Furthermore, those subject to this form of deportation (tourists and holiday-makers) possess the right of an instant appeal process. It may be that Malta could well end-up being trapped by the current Human Rights Act – which is written in such an outdated manner that it ends-up protecting the criminals – whilst punishing the law-abiding citizens (who are forced to continue to live next-door to these reprobates because they possess citizenship). What’s odd about all this is that Starmer authorised the deportation of 10,000 Brazilian men, women, and children from the UK (people who lived quietly and did nothing to us) – illegally depriving the children of their British citizenship (these children were born in the UK and were therefore “British”). Starmer decided to target an innocent group in the UK – whilst continuously ignoring another group. Indeed, Starmer placed 12,000 British people in prison for sharing posts about this group’s criminal tendencies. The Human Rights Act needs to be re-written so that criminality is discouraged and not rewarded. We shall see how practical this Malta initiative turns-out to be.

The charity plans to make the site accessible to the public

UK: Heighington Station [1827] – First Train Platform in World! (19.1.2026)

Last year Heighington Station, which dates to back to 1827 and was part of the first passenger railway to use steam trains in the world, was bought by the charity Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

The group’s chair Niall Hammond said the excavation of a small train platform located near the site was planned.

He said it was presumed it was the “original for the building” because it looked the right size and shape.

He said plans were still in the early stages, but that the group hoped to attract lots of volunteers to the dig over the summer.

Hammond said the platform, which is next to the station, was “tiny” and had cobbles.

He said ideally the team would find a “Georgian penny” at the bottom of the platform during the dig which would confirm its age.

Painted pottery (bottom left) from the Fujia cemetery, as well as from the southern grave (FJ_S21; middle left) and northern grave (FJ_N07; top left). The right panel illustrates the layout and features of the Fujia archaeological site, highlighting residential areas, pottery kilns and the two cemeteries. Scale bar, 50 m. Credit: J. Wang et al., Nature (2025)

China: DNA Study Reveals “Fujia” Matrilineal Society! (4.1.2026)

All 14 individuals from the northern cemetery possessed the same maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA haplogroup — a genetic population group sharing a common ancestor — and exhibited identical mitochondrial DNA sequences, while 44 of the 46 individuals from the southern cemetery had another mitochondrial DNA haplogroup and identical mitochondrial DNA sequences, indicating that the individuals in each group shared a maternal lineage.

1600s Door-Frames Were a Tad Lower!

Rutland: Standing To Attention Was Abit Different in the 1600s! (27.10.2025)

We are currently staying in a 17th century cottage in Market Overton. All the door-frames seem to be about 5’8″ high – if that. Blimey, if I volunteered for Cromwell’s forces, I would probably need a Shire Horse and a massive breast-plate! I am around 6’2″ tall and when I stand to attention – about a third of my head protrudes above and beyond the height of the average door-frame. I am always advising my two daughters to stand-up tall so that they grow to their full potential. Gee is 5’4″ tall – which is tall for a Chinese person who ancestors hail from South China.

History of Roman Occupation!

UK: Early Roman “Basilica” Found in London! (13.2.2025)

The site was discovered at 85 Gracechurch Street, an office building that’s about to be demolished and redeveloped.

Earlier archaeological investigations revealed the ancient basilica’s approximate location, so the team created several small test pits to see what was hidden beneath the concrete floor.

On the third attempt, digging between the filing cabinets, they struck lucky.

“You can see a huge chunk of Roman masonry, and it’s incredible that it survives this well. We’re absolutely thrilled that there’s so much of it here,” said Sophie Jackson.