Horsey Island, Hamford Water, Essex: It’s the setting for one of Arthur Ransome’s wonderful books, and today it’s farmed by a single family with innovation and careYou need two permissions to access Horsey Island: one from the farmer, the second from the tide, which offers a four-hour window in every 12 when the…

This long-distance coastal trek takes in towering rock faces, isolated beaches and tasty pitstopsThe fluorescent green gaiters seemed a ridiculous suggestion, but prove a godsend as we plod across the sand. “I bet you’re glad I told you to get a pair of these bad boys now, aren’t you?” my friend Luke jokes…

More locations are offering debt advice, health services, cafes, social activities and support under one roofShortly before lunchtime in a London community centre, older visitors are chatting over coffee and crosswords as young families drift in and out. Kitchen volunteers from the Real Junk Food Project are…

While movie mixtapes served a purpose in the pre-video era, Jackass, Demon Slayer, Peppa Pig and other theatrically released assemblages of old material risk looking like cynical cash grabs todayJohnny Knoxville has declared that the fifth Jackass movie, Best and Last, will mark the end of the franchise, and the…

Camille Farrah Lenain’s tender photo book Made of Smokeless Fire was inspired by grief for her gay uncle Farid. ‘He left without answering the questions I had for him,’ she says Continue reading...

With Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil serviceKeir Starmer has met Andy Burnham for the first time since the Makerfield byelection in what sources said was a “frosty” meeting to thrash out a transition of power.The prime minister…

Alex Murdaugh’s conviction for the murder of his wife and son was recently overturned. Where does the truth lie?In March 2023, 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh received two life sentences for murdering his wife and younger son at the family’s hunting lodge in Colleton County, South Carolina. Since the early 20th century…

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Did you know? The value of Pi will be officially "rounded down" to 3.14 from 3.14159265359 on December 31, 1999.