The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris has received an “extraordinarily generous” donation of 61 works by Henri Matisse that have been kept in the artist’s family.
Most of the donated art – which includes paintings, drawings, etchings,…

The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris has received an “extraordinarily generous” donation of 61 works by Henri Matisse that have been kept in the artist’s family.
Most of the donated art – which includes paintings, drawings, etchings,…

January brings torrential rain to south-east Asia – more than 250mm fell in just two days in Singapore last year. This is because of the monsoon, a pattern of wind and rainfall, the name of which stems from the Arabic word for “season”.
The

Sydney Thunder have made two changes to their 14-player squad in what is likely a season defining match against the Hobart Hurricanes at ENGIE Stadium tomorrow night.

Science fiction is full of fantastic stories about planets entirely populated by machines, but there is actually one of those in our own cosmic backyard: Mars.
The Red Planet has had robots beeping and bleeping on it for decades – landers and…

The data showed there were 121,825 thefts of motor vehicles recorded across police forces in England and Wales of which 92,958 were closed with no suspect identified.
In 35 of 44 forces in England and Wales, there was an unsolved rate of 60% or…

Islamabad, Pakistan – On December 31, the final day of 2025, India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar did what India’s men, women’s and Under-19 cricket teams had only recently refused to do.
He shook hands with a Pakistani…

The 100-yard long pool (91 metres) opened in 1923 and is now run by GLL, the charitable social enterprise that works with Cambridge City Council.
It remains open over the winter, because some hardy swimmers enjoy the water all year round.
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