Latest wave of displaced citizens curse ‘imperial ambition’ that has led to an estimated one million Russian casualties It was last year when Valentyn Velykyi noticed Russia’s war with Ukraine was getting closer. In early summer, it arrived on his doorstep. “You could hear explosions day and night. Recently missiles […]
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In Stow-on-the-Wold resistance seems yet to mobilise but US vice-president and influx of tourists divides opinion The narrow lanes and honeyed stone walls of the Gloucestershire market town of Stow-on-the-Wold are not the setting where one would expect to see an angry altercation – unless it was a standoff between […]
Phillipa Wiley’s life changed when she first laid eyes on John at a Queensland army base. More than 50 years later, she finds him just as gorgeous Find more stories from The moment I knew series I grew up in the bush, and in 1966, as soon as I was […]
The actor explains how she is fighting back against the ‘cosmeceutical industrial complex’ and why she has finally found freedom at 66 years old I’m scheduled to speak to Jamie Lee Curtis at 2pm UK time, and a few minutes before the allotted slot I dial in via video link, […]
Bedfordshire village endured the Romans and the Danes – but can it survive housebuilders and a plan to turn it into a railway hub? This is – they tell you in Tempsford – where Boudicca rallied against the Romans. Where the early English kings fought off the Danes and where […]
After the tragedy, one question haunted me: how do you miss an unborn child? Everything was golden in the weeks after my son died. Glimmering threads of light spooled through my kitchen window and illuminated the most mundane objects, making them look sacred. Sunlight danced on the concrete in my […]
Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack and Sophie Downey to break down Sunday’s Euro 2025 final in Basel On the podcast today: After three weeks of drama, 30 matches and 104 goals, it all boils down to England v Spain in the Euro 2025 final. The Lionesses overcame the […]
Forget the stereotype of the frail old woman who needs help carrying groceries – fitness mavens like Joan MacDonald show you can strength train at any age Joan MacDonald is an influencer. There’s no other word for it, though she winces a little when she says it. But she is […]
Celebrated singer with an agile contralto voice who, with her husband John Dankworth, helped bring new audiences to jazz Cleo Laine, who has died aged 97, was not only the most creatively and materially successful jazz singer the UK scene has known, but was also respected worldwide as one of […]
Another fine century showed the fire still burns within the former England captain and the world record Test tally is achievable A couple of years ago, Alastair Cook explained the individual goal that kept him ticking during his England career. “In my opinion, you have to have something which is […]