Florence Rosberg: Remembering the Scottish National heroine
This is a special story as you can only understand it through a childhood memory in Perthshire – Florence was born in Glenelg on her father’s estate, and lived here until early on in…
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The ‘most important’ big cat photos
By Pamela Holdstock, Tara Hornblower Photographer Pamela Holdstock spent most of her life obsessed with big cats and the ‘myth’ of the leopard Pamela Holdstock has spent her entire life obsessed with big cats….
Islamic Jihad Rejects Claims It Was Hacked by Israel
Islamic Jihad has denied claims by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch that its workers’ phones have been hacked by Israel. “This information may be false. It is not related to the party’s work,”…
‘Don’t be afraid, freedom’: Yarn bomb against evictions in Spain
When Manolo Boro, a 29-year-old student, heard that he would no longer be able to live on his parents’ joint Dublin apartment, he took to Facebook. His post appealed to housing activists to provide…
Routine and serious problems at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
By Meera Srivastava, Human Rights Watch Deputy Asia Director | CNN – Africa A refugee camp of Rohingya Muslims on an island in Bangladesh, where homes have started to disintegrate as many attempt to…
More Native American chefs are opening restaurants – with future generations and sustainability in mind
The global emphasis on Indigenous foods has transformed Indigenous cuisine and as such chefs now have more to offer than just ingredients More Native American chefs are opening restaurants — with future generations and…
Pat Summerall honored 50 years after the Cowboys game that changed his image forever
Pat Summerall always maintained that his passion for sports wasn’t just a side effect of being a man with good genes. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Summerall had never been ridiculed for his boyish…
Rescue in Russia’s latest mine disaster passes five days
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The miners were trapped after a pipe burst and flooded the mine The death toll from a Russian mine disaster has risen to more than 50, authorities say….
Germany: CDU-CSU, Greens take aim at cannabis
BBC Embracing a drugs policy commonly seen in Europe, Germany’s centre-left will vote on Saturday to allow cannabis to be sold in shops and phase out coal. The new government of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…
Gallery: Early Europa League highlights
Playoff round West Ham United 0 Rennes 1 On the pitch, this was a disappointing night for the Hammers. Despite getting the point, they were not able to make their break through against a…