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Romantasy island: ‘I picked up the book, and I became feral! I read the first book in a day, then the second in a day, which is 700 pages. It was intense’ ...
Oceans have absorbed enough heat since the 2015 Paris Agreement was signed to match the energy of 1.7 billion atomic bomb explosions, scientists warned as the UN Ocean Conference got underway in Nice.
Police described the 21-year-old man who carried out Austria’s worst school shooting as an introvert who had largely withdrawn from the outside world before carefully planning the attack.
I buy new notebooks, and frequently new pens, every January, any time I start a new project – or sometimes just because I see one that whispers to me and tells me that I have to own it. This, of ...
The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations yesterday and ­Tehran announced counter-measures, as an Iranian official said a “friendly ...
But sometimes a destination surprises you in the most delightful ways. Coming here, I received an especially warm welcome, and found thousands of years of Roman history, stunning beaches and, best of ...
We’re flying out of Pakistan’s airspace, and the waves are breaking 11,000 metres below us in the Gulf of Oman, along a desolate coastline.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend “Jane” returned to the witness stand for the conclusion of cross-examination yesterday.
Rowan Gillespie’s larger-than-life sculpture of WB Yeats was erected in Sligo in 1990. It depicts the poet holding court at a function with great authority and flourish, offering spontaneous words of ...
Downstairs is open-plan, which means you walk through the porch into a light and airy sitting room. There’s a grey L-shaped couch here, pops of colour in the artwork, and a multi-fuel gas stove from ...
In 1895, at the height of his literary success, Oscar Wilde was arrested on charges of gross indecency. The court ordered that the contents of his London home, 16 Tite Street in Chelsea, must be sold ...