Days getting shorter—the shortest day of the year is 7 weeks away when the Winter Solstice occurs in late December The winter solstice is 7 weeks away, falling on Dec. 21, 2024. The ancient ...

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Covid-19 was recorded as “a direct or contributing cause” of death for 353 people in Ireland last winter, a new report has shown. Overall, 374 deaths in people with laboratory-confirmed Covid ...

The strength of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is expressed as a Solar UV Index or Sun Index.The UV Index does not exceed 8 in the UK (8 is rare; 7 may occur on exceptional days, mostly in the ...

Celebrity Cruises launched its Solstice Class ships – Celebrity Silhouette, Reflection, Eclipse, Equinox and Solstice – to great fanfare, lauded for their grass lawns and AquaClass cabins. But then ...

The strength of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is expressed as a Solar UV Index or Sun Index.The UV Index does not exceed 8 in the UK (8 is rare; 7 may occur on exceptional days, mostly in the ...

People across Northern Ireland have been targeted in a 'winter fuel payment' scam aimed at stealing their bank details. Phishing text messages and emails titled "winter heating subsidy reminder ...

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This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as 7 Historical ‘Wars on Christmas’ .