Egyptian doctor beaten and thrown to her death ‘for inviting man to her flat’

Egyptian doctor, 34, is ‘beaten and thrown to her death from sixth floor balcony by her landlord, doorman and neighbour in honour killing for inviting a male colleague to her flat’ Female doctor, 34, fell to her death from her Cairo apartment two weeks ago  Landlord, doorman, and neighbour accused of carrying out an ‘honour … Read more

Alicia Keys calls her sons the ‘most emotional people’ she’s ever met in stunning Allure cover story

Alicia Keys is a mom trying to balance it all it home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 40-year-old singer opened up about her two children with husband Swizz Beatz in the stunning new cover story for Allure magazine. ‘I have two Capricorns, my sons, and both of them are the most emotional people I’ve ever … Read more

Britons’ most-dreamed-about post-lockdown holiday experiences – staying in the Maldives is No1 

Britons’ most-dreamed-about post-lockdown holiday experiences revealed – and it’s staying in a water bungalow in the Maldives that’s No1 Researchers asked British travel-lovers what they dream about doing and where as soon as it is possible Experiences in the top five include seeing the Northern Lights and admiring the pink rocks of the Seychelles Study … Read more

Sarah Sands explored 10 magical monasteries from Italy to Bulgaria for her book The Interior Silence

Many in isolation are desperate for travel. I, meanwhile, have been travelling in order to find isolation. Inspired by a 13th-century Cistercian wall at the bottom of my garden in Norfolk, a couple of years ago I began visiting some of the great religious houses of Britain and then traced the route of monasticism from … Read more

From Italy to Egypt, Sarah Sands reveals what she found visiting 10 monasteries across the globe

Many in isolation are desperate for travel. I, meanwhile, have been travelling in order to find isolation. Inspired by a 13th-century Cistercian wall at the bottom of my garden in Norfolk, a couple of years ago I began visiting some of the great religious houses of Britain and then traced the route of monasticism from … Read more

From Italy to Egypt, Sarah Sands reveals what she found visiting 10 monasteries across the globe

Many in isolation are desperate for travel. I, meanwhile, have been travelling in order to find isolation. Inspired by a 13th-century Cistercian wall at the bottom of my garden in Norfolk, a couple of years ago I began visiting some of the great religious houses of Britain and then traced the route of monasticism from … Read more

Hundreds of cats and dogs are found in individual graves at 2,000-year-old ancient Egyptian port 

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered what they believe to be the world’s oldest known pet cemetery. Nearly 600 cats, dogs and monkeys were found carefully laid in individual graves in Berenike, a remote seaport on the western coast of the Red Sea. Some of the animals were still wearing collars and other adornments, and others … Read more

Archaeology: Pharaoh who ruled in Egypt more than 3,500 years ago was caught in battle and executed 

A pharaoh who ruled southern Egypt 3,576 years ago was captured in battle against a foreign dynasty occupying the north and ceremonially executed, a study found. Experts from Egypt CT-scanned the mummy of pharaoh Seqenenre Tao, known as ‘the Brave’, and revealed new details about the injuries that led to his death. He appeared to have been killed by … Read more