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Following a bumper year for sport that saw the Paris Olympics, Euros and Copa America, and T20 cricket World Cup, 2025 may appear somewhat anticlimactic. But there are still a host of showcase events from rugby and football to cycling …

Golden sand beaches, turquoise water, dramatic sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean — yes, St. Kitts has everything you want in a Caribbean island. But there is also a rich history that cannot be ignored, with opportunities to explore that history …

It is somewhat common for men and women to split on political ideologies, but this year that divide seemed to widened. The growing gender divide was a global phenomenon that played out in politics and romantic relationships during 2024. Echo …

The Schloss Roxburghe is an imposing 19th-century country house, once owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, located among the rolling hills and winding rivers of the Scottish Borders. Part of the Destination by Hyatt collection, it is four miles from …

During a December struggle over a government funding bill, several Republican members of Congress suggested that Elon Musk, the close Trump ally and billionaire businessman who was recently appointed co-director of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), should be …

‘Happy holidays? Only if you don’t need customer service in America.’ Austin Sarat at The Hill With the “holiday season freshly behind us, the exchange of gifts meant to show love and appreciation will quickly be replaced by truly unpleasant …

When it first launched in 2006, few could have imagined that X (formerly “Twitter,” formerly-formerly “Twttr”) would become one of — if not the — defining social media platforms of the aughts. With its deceptively simple premise of rapid-fire public …

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died aged 100. A “broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights”, Carter was the “longest-lived president in …

President Joe Biden is trying to strengthen Taiwan’s defenses before he leaves the White House. The United States, said China’s leaders (who consider now-independent Taiwan to be China’s territory), is undermining “peace and stability” in East Asia as a result. …

In every corner of the globe, cultures and communities have their own special New Year’s Eve traditions they believe will usher in 365 days of health, wealth or good luck. Experiencing these rituals where they originated is a treat, but …

The start of a new year may seem like a good time to make all those changes you have been putting off — whether that means a healthier diet, less screen time or better financial habits. But all too often, …

Here’s a little merriment for Christmas: a lot of people didn’t think this year was the worst they could remember. Only 65% of respondents to the Ipsos Predictions Survey 2025, a 33-country study, said they thought 2024 was a bad …

Last year gave us such viral sensations as “Barbenheimer”, the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial, and Ariana DeBose’s Bafta earworm (we were humming “Angela Bassett did the thing” for weeks). So what were the meme-able moments that brought the internet together …

Unleashed In early August, a number of new Banksy images began to appear across London – all animal-themed, with a new one appearing in a different spot each day for nine days. A goat stencilled on a wall in Kew …

Drama Twenty years after the success of “Sideways”, “The Holdovers” reunited director Alexander Payne with actor Paul Giamatti for a drama set in a New England boarding school in the 1970s. It is a “gentle, redemptive” tale that “hits the …

Shogun “Mesmerising television,” said The Guardian: this adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 novel about an English seaman’s adventures in feudal Japan is a “lavish, demanding drama, to be approached with care and focus”. Filmed in Japanese and in English, it …

Pop In a vintage year for the giants of contemporary American pop – a field now dominated by young women – 23-year-old Billie Eilish triumphed with an “artistic coming of age”, said Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph. Her “Hit …

Winter requires warm beverages; winter requires cold beverages. Winter asks for boozy cocktails; winter asks for nonalcoholic drinks. These are the months where the range of drinking demands vacillate daily. Consider this cocktail collection your survival map. Boulevardier The Negroni …

‘What are the emotional risks of losing a student to such an injustice?’ Larry Strauss at USA Today As President-elect Donald Trump plans for the largest deportation operation in American history, “I am left wondering where that leaves me and …

Claims are mounting that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed over Kazakhstan on Christmas Day was hit by a Russian air defence weapon. Flight J2-8432 was scheduled to fly from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny, capital of the …

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was born during the depths of the Great Depression, a means of shoring up banks when banks were routinely failing and erasing the wealth of Americans. The incoming Trump Administration is looking to pare back …

For nearly three years, Russia and Ukraine have been locked in an intractable-seeming conflict that has thrown not only the two nations into a state of prolonged chaos but huge swaths of Eastern Europe as well. While ostensibly a war …

Wham! has made Official Charts history by landing the Christmas No. 1 spot twice in a row. “Last Christmas” was blocked from the top of the charts by Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” when it was first released …

There are lots of movies to look forward to in 2025, including sequels and fresh new reels. Bridget Jones is set for a fourth outing, Cillian Murphy will reprise “28 Days Later” and Pixar is bringing out a new film …

Every day, the world’s scientists and researchers are working to improve human health, develop medical knowledge, and find cures and treatments that will, ultimately, improve outcomes for patients. Here are five key medical breakthroughs from this year. Bespoke drugs for …

For as long as the world has been a complex and confusing place, human beings have tried to make sense of the chaos. Whether through science, religion, mythology, or imaginative speculation, it is human nature to attempt to analyze events …

‘Insurance is what makes US health care prices so high’ David Goldhill at The Washington Post “Trying to force the square peg of insurance into the round hole of health care needs has created a terribly inefficient business,” says David …

Black artists have long been a part of the country music industry, lending some of their cultural influences to arguably one of the most American of music genres. However, they have often faded into the background of an industry that …

One way to keep warm this winter is by seeking refuge in a museum. Safe from the elements, it is easy to while away the day taking in the permanent collections. If you visit one of these six museums, there …

While nuclear power plants have become ubiquitous, they all operate using nuclear fission — but one energy startup has plans to change this. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a spinoff branch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has announced plans to …

The podcast revolution started in the pandemic and, though some genres have started to feel saturated, it has not slowed down. Comedy Some great news for comedy fans this year was the return, after a long gap, of the “very …

The House Ethics Committee played an important role in the post-election drama for Donald Trump. Its investigation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — Trump’s first nominee for attorney general — turned out to be a pivotal reason for Gaetz’s …

It was the year an ITV drama highlighted the Post Office scandal and Labour returned to government, when Oasis reunited and Donald Trump regained the American presidency. Here we take a look at some of the people in the news …

How closely have you followed the news in 2024? And how’s your general knowledge? Test yourself now – answers at the bottom… Looking back on 2024 1. The Belfast-based shipyard that built the Titanic went into administration in September. Name …

Katonah, New York (Image credit: Courtesy image ) Lester Beach Scheide created this 1931 Norman Tudor home. The five-bedroom house features a turret entrance to a grand foyer, geometric coffered ceilings, arched doorways, stained glass, formal living and dining rooms, …

What happened The House Ethics Committee released its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) Monday, saying its yearslong investigation found “substantial evidence” he “violated House rules, state and federal laws, and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, …

‘We look at the repentant Ebenezer and think: C’est moi!’ Roger Rosenblatt at The New York Times Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has “continued to speak to modern readers, offering moral lessons that have only grown more relevant over the …

What happened President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 prisoners on federal death row Monday, downgrading their punishment to life in prison without possibility of parole. He left intact the death sentences of the men convicted of …

What happened Members of the Nordstrom family said Monday they reached agreement to take their namesake department store chain private in a deal with Mexican retail group El Puerto de Liverpool that values the 123-year-old U.S. company at $6.25 billion. …