Anti-gay beliefs to be protected under new Australian law
Religious believers in Australia will be protected from being sued if they make anti-gay comments, under a proposed law that Scott Morrison, the prime minister, said would guard…
Haile Gebrselassie swaps running shoes for army boots in war on Tigrayan forces
All British nationals in Ethiopia have been told to leave “immediately” as it was announced that the country’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has left to fight…
Doctors remove ‘potentially pre-cancerous polyp’ from Joe Biden’s colon
Mr Biden, who turned 79 last week and is the nation’s oldest president, remains “healthy” and “vigorous” and fit for duty, Dr O’Connor said in his initial…
How CO2 monitors and crackdown on lorry stowaways drove migrants to the sea
In recent years, the authorities have cracked down on people attempting to stowaway or hide under lorries travelling through the Channel Tunnel, the preferred method for migrants…
Dog meat could become thing of the past as South Korea considers ban
Animal rights campaigners and pet-owners, however, welcomed the news yesterday. “As someone who has witnessed the cruelty first-hand, for me it’s the suffering of the dogs that…
Pictured: Home to a million people
From afar it looks beautiful, up close the reality is anything but. For this incredible drone picture shows the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. The Kutupalong…
There’s a fluffy white menace that’s spoiling Britain’s national parks
But in the UK I failed to notice the pesky things, partly because they have always been there and partly because our culture – from Countryfile to…
Why Europe’s latest lockdowns shouldn’t put you off booking a holiday
On the one hand we are being encouraged to book a holiday for next year. Remember to spend your credit vouchers, said the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) this…
The next frontier of travel for the super rich
Philippe Brown, founder of bespoke travel company Brown and Hudson, has direct access to the very consumer that has both the means and imagination to push the…
Why midlifers and retirees are turning to adventure travel
How to do it: Saddle Skedaddle’s six-day Off-road Coast-to-Coast costs from £895 including accommodation in B&Bs, country inns and family-run hotels, most meals, guides, support vehicle and luggage…
Beautiful award-winning photographs of historic Britain
The overall winner of this year’s awards was Steve Liddiard, who claimed the top prize for his dramatic shot of the Gower Peninsula’s Whiteford Point Lighthouse. Explaining…
Why lockdown-free Sweden could be your safest bet for a ski holiday
Extra curricular thrills If you begin to tire of downhill skiing, there is always the option of another of the Swedes’ favourite outdoor activities: cross-country skiing. Prepared…
The secrets of Britain’s happiest town
A lot of people have lived in Hexham for a very long time which creates a strong sense of community, he points out. “They look out for…
Forza Horizon 5 review: a joyful driving holiday
It has been fascinating watching Playground Games’ absurdly consistent Forza Horizon series become an Xbox flagship, overtaking its more serious source Forza Motorsport with joyously raucous open-world…
The best smart thinking and self-improvement books to buy for Christmas 2021
Once upon a time three brothers, working together at New York’s Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital, discovered that a histamine pill worked better for the mentally ill than electroshock…
The Beatles: Get Back, review: Peter Jackson’s epic edit is truly fab, but too long and winding
Episode one (which debuts today) depicts the group getting to grips with a huge, cold, acoustically challenging film studio in Twickenham, whilst Harrison’s mood visibly darkens and…
The new gift books and stocking-fillers to buy for Christmas 2021
“As you grow older you will find that good books can be some of your best friends,” wrote Charles Phillipson to his son, Michael, in 1947. Letters…
Stoned ski instructor blamed after British surgeon fell 750ft to his death on French Alps holiday
An inquest was told that skiers had been assessed on their skill that morning, with Mr Choi deemed an intermediate, or level two. The instructor, who was…
The Beatles, the Bee Gees and the terrible Sgt. Pepper’s movie they’d all rather forget
Things take a dark turn when Strawberry Fields is killed and Frampton’s Billy Shears attempts to kill himself. All is saved in the film’s final, head-spinning twist:…
‘Super jelly’ that can survive being run over by a car could replace cartilage in knees
A “super jelly” created by scientists which can withstand enormous compressive forces, despite being soft and flexible, could one day replace cartilage in people with ailing knees….
What’s on TV tonight: The Beatles: Get Back, Wirecard: A Billion Euro Lie, and more
Thursday November 25 The Beatles: Get BackDisney+Based on 57 hours of footage that had been locked in a vault, unseen for 50 years, and a further 150…
Akram Khan Dance Company, Outwitting the Devil, review: a beautiful show that’s liable to outwit the audience
Akram Khan is one of the most inquiring, intelligent, exhilarating dancer-choreographers this country has ever produced, which is not to say that he has always been the…
A Boy Called Christmas, review: where there should be magic and charm, there’s nothing but gloop
Dir: Gil Kenan Starring: Henry Lawfull, Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Jim Broadbent, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Joel Fry, Zoe Colletti, Kristen Wiig. PG cert, 103 min This…
Princesses Pantomimes, Windsor Castle review: charming, but a little threadbare
Strangely unmentioned in the exhibition is the fact that on the front row for the third night of Aladdin in 1943 was a young naval lieutenant called…
Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001), review: proof that Bowie was always a class act
A lost album from David Bowie finally sees the light of day, as part of new box set Brilliant Adventure (1991-2001). Toy was recorded when Bowie was…