Slabs of ancient plaster have fallen from the ceiling of the Colosseum, leading experts to call for a £20 million restoration of Italy's most famous Roman monument. Nick Squires in Rome 10 May ...

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A pupil has lost eight fingers after putting her hands in plaster of Paris, suffering agonising burns in a horrific classroom blunder. The 19-year-old’s terrifying ordeal began when the liquid ...

It wasn't used on a large scale until 1700s, when it was required to be used in all construction in Paris and hence, the name. Why is the plaster of Paris called so? Plaster is the common name for ...

A lot of these soldiers had their wounds covered with plaster of Paris - they'd discovered that it was a good way of keeping wounds clean until they reached hospital. They put the mutilated arms ...

A lot of these soldiers had their wounds covered with plaster of Paris - they'd discovered that it was a good way of keeping wounds clean until they reached hospital. They put the mutilated arms ...