For decades, Gruinard Island off the north west coast of Scotland was too dangerous to allow public access. It was known as “Anthrax Island” after...
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Twitter has temporarily suspended the display of advertisements on its platform in Ukraine and Russia in a declared effort to make people’s safety a priority...
You wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of Avril Lavigne. Twenty years after she burst onto the scene with her debut album, Let Go, her music is as...
California’s burliest burglar is no longer the lone suspect in nearly 40 home break-ins across the Lake Tahoe region, wildlife officials have said...
The Basant kite flying festival was banned in Pakistan’s Punjab province in 2007. The government imposed the ban because of unsafe practices. But despite a...
Not getting enough sleep can lead to a vicious circle of over-eating and further sleep deprivation, but it may be possible to create a virtuous circle –...
US conservatives are unsurprisingly united in their criticism of Joe Biden’s foreign policy – but they are also divided over how best to deal with...
The legal restrictions that ruled our lives for two long years are gone in England and on their way out across the UK. We’ve moved from being...
Carrickfergus is the oldest walled town in Northern Ireland. It developed in the shadow of the County Antrim town’s medieval castle. One local man has been...
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. Warning: graphic images.
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