Dippy to display dinosaur designs in Belfast

Pope Francis will visit Ireland in 2018. Whether he will venture into the North isn’t yet known but, later in the year, Belfast will welcome another distinguished visitor.

Dippy the dinosaur goes on display at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, one of eight venues on a grand tour the giant reptile will make following his rehabilitation in Canada. Norwich cathedral will host him in July 2020.

Remembering the anger of Bishop Wilberforce and his supporters when On the Origin of Species appeared in 1859, this may be one for the books. The dean of the cathedral, Jane Hedges, said: