Anne Diamond and Nick Owen have reunited as a TV presenting duo for a new online talk show, some 24 years after they after they last hosted together. In keeping with social distancing amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the pair will welcome an array of celebrities via video calls from their respective living rooms as they … Read more
Earth’s rocky surface is the result of ‘intense bombardment’ of extraterrestrial impacts hitting the surface billions of years ago Experts say impacts from space triggered the rise of tectonic plates on Earth Layers of round particles condensed from the impact were discovered Particles date back about 3.2M years ago, similar to when plates appeared By … Read more
Queen cancels traditional birthday gun salutes for the first time in 68 years amid coronavirus By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 10:46 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:11 BST, 18 April 2020 The Queen has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her birthday on Tuesday for the first time during her … Read more
Why a kimono is the timeless cover-up that will always take your outfit up a notch Madonna at the 1999 Grammys. A striking image by photographer and kimono devotee Akira Times. Thom Browne’s menswear take, 2016. A modern Japanese version at the V&A. East meets West on the Duro Olowu catwalk, 2015. Alexander McQueen goes … Read more
Life expectancy in England has ground to a halt for the first time in a century, according to a landmark report. Professor Sir Michael Marmot, a leading expert on public health, said the widening gap between the rich and poor is to blame. His 172-page report said life expectancy in England has barely improved in … Read more
Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert 2020 idiomatically conducted by Andris Nelsons is a breath of fresh air… more, maestro, please By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 February 2020 New Year’s Concert 2020 Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Andris Nelsons … Read more
The vest-wearing tattooed concierge greets us in his languid, warm Southern drawl as we rush outside from the restaurant to watch a police-escorted parade walking down the street. ‘Welcome to Nawlins. Y’all get used to this,’ he says. Napkins are being waved in the air, sticky fluorescent cocktails spill out of plastic cups and a … Read more
One in five of the world’s large marine animals could go extinct in the next 100 years, according to a new study. Megafauna are most at-risk from climate change and 18 per cent of the oceans’ largest species could be lost forever by the year 2120, UK scientists say This could rise to 40 per … Read more
‘I learned how to just be and follow the rhythm of nature,’ Audun Amundsen says, reflecting on his life off-grid in the jungle with the Mentawai tribe, where there was little on the daily agenda other than making arrows or canoes and hunting for food such as monkeys, bats or shrimp. The Norwegian engineer and … Read more
The incredible Roman bathhouse that was built over 2,000 years ago – and is still up and running today Hammam Essalihine in Algeria dates back to the time of the Flavian Dynasty It has warm waters of around 70 degrees Celsius and is at the bottom of a valley Despite its remote location in the mountains, … Read more