England’s promising start to the fifth Ashes Test against Australia was curtailed by bad light and rain on the opening day in Sydney.
Joe Root and Harry Brook had taken the tourists to 211-3 when the weather arrived to wipe out the evening session…
Author: admin
-
Running to lose weight? Avoid these 8 common mistakes to help you hit your weight loss goals in 2026
Running is a popular form of exercise for people who want to lose weight – and there’s good reason for that. First, it’s a highly efficient way to expend energy, which is helpful when you’re looking to burn more calories than you consume….
Continue Reading
-
Pygmalion Mardi Gras ball tells ‘Tales of Brothers Grimm’ | Mardi Gras
“Tales of the Brothers Grimm” was the theme for the Krewe of Pygmalion Carnival revelry Saturday at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, featuring colorful costumes, lavish scenery and music.
Reigning as queen of the ball was Miss Isabella Lesa…
Continue Reading
-
5 ways to be a children’s books champion in 2026
January is filled with optimism for the year that lies ahead with many of us eager to set goals or resolutions. So, what’s in store for your 2026? Ruth Concannon from Children’s Books Ireland has some ideas…
Last year,…
Continue Reading
-
Poon’s at Somerset House, London WC2: ‘The tofu dip alone is worth booking a table for’ – restaurant review | Food
If you find yourself ice-skating at Somerset House in central London over the next week or so (and hurry: you’ve got only until 11 January before it closes), then first please accept my commiserations. Second, please also note that the Chinese…
Continue Reading
-
‘When the Taliban came, I lost everything. I found Ireland like paradise’ – The Irish Times
In March 2021 the Taliban stopped heavily pregnant Dr Sorya Ghafoor and her two-year-old son from leaving Kabul. She was terrified. “When a woman wants to travel [in Afghanistan] they have to have her husband or brother or father accompany…
Continue Reading
-
Access Restricted
Access Restricted
Continue Reading
-
Sex object, animal rights activist, racist: the paradox that was Brigitte Bardot | Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot inspired many fantasies, from the wanton, panting reveries of assorted French auteurs in the 1950s and 60s, to the perky-nippled bust created in 1969 as a model for Marianne, the embodiment of the French Republic itself.
With her…
Continue Reading
-
My friend has cancer and talks about ending her life. Should I tell her family? | Older people
I am in my 80s and an old friend has several health issues. She will probably die in the not too distant future due to the inoperable cancer she has been aware of for some years.
She has two adult children, with domestic and career problems of…
Continue Reading
-
Doomscrolling, people pleasing and low-fat foods? Life’s too short! Nine writers on what they won’t bother with this year | Health & wellbeing
Life’s to short to … use a smartphone
Rutger Bregman, author
Photograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images For years, I told myself I could manage my smartphone use. I tried the usual tricks: switching off notifications, deleting addictive apps,…
Continue Reading