Let us thank the Almighty if we are ever caught short on the City Rd because, due to the good works of the venerable Thomas Crapper and the venerable John Wesley, relief and consolation for both body ...

We publish an excerpt from the book by Carlo Nordio, "A New Justice," an analysis of the structural challenges of the Italian ...

Richard E. Maltby Jr. on his fifty years of writing puzzles for Harper’s Magazine, his side hustle as a musical lyricist and Tony Award–winning director, and the crossword’s place in contemporary Amer ...

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The holidays have always been a special time in the city of Sydney, and prior to December 14, 2025, the build-up to Christmas ...

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WINCHESTER Cathedral has begun reinterring the bones of medieval bishops and royals after a decade of work. The cathedral's Mortuary Chests Project, which began in 2012, is one of the longest research ...

Grave 109 at Oakington is a rare triple burial, holding the remains of a female infant, a young woman (left) and an older woman (center). Duncan Sayer The soldiers arrived in “three ships of war, with ...

Twenty-two pieces of silver bullion, including both raw ingots and flattened Viking arm rings, were discovered in the Galloway Hoard. Arm rings such as these, which are usually found in Ireland and ...

A deal could create the world's largest mining company with a combined market value of nearly $207 billion. January 9, 2026 London's FTSE 100 closes at record highs after US jobs data, Glencore boost ...