Oh, the joy of Venice without the crowds! Why now is the perfect moment to see Italy’s floating city

Oh, the joy of Venice without the crowds! From quiet bars and empty canals to no mammoth cruise ships, why now is the perfect moment to see Italy’s floating city St Mark’s — and Venice as a whole — has never been this empty in 100 years The tourists are beginning to come back, but … Read more

Over three-quarters of 16 to 24-year-olds don’t know the county where Shakespeare was born 

What ARE they teaching British kids these days? Over three-quarters of 16 to 24-year-olds don’t know the county where Shakespeare was born and can’t locate the Angel of the North sculpture Survey concludes that the UK’s Generation Z needs to reconnect with its nation  It found that they didn’t know the answers to basic geography … Read more

Enchanting pictures by Alex Forst of beautiful landscapes captured under magical star-filled skies

These pictures are sure to leave you starry-eyed. They have been snapped by German photographer Alex Forst, who has made taking magical pictures of star-filled night skies over stunning landscapes something of a speciality. The amateur photographer, who now lives in Walchwil, Switzerland, says his love of science fiction is what inspired him to start … Read more

Bear Grylls Amazon Prime show on ‘world’s toughest race’ in Fiji

Newly released images from an upcoming TV show offer a taste of what the ‘world’s toughest race’ involves. ‘Eco-Challenge’, a brutal ‘expedition race’, saw 66 teams from 30 countries race non-stop for 11 days, 24 hours a day, across 671 kilometres (416 miles) of rugged Fijian terrain. One participant says that for four days of … Read more

New Bear Grylls Amazon Prime show documents the ‘world’s toughest race’ in Fiji

Newly released images from an upcoming TV show offer a taste of what the ‘world’s toughest race’ involves. ‘Eco-Challenge’, a brutal ‘expedition race’, saw 66 teams from 30 countries race non-stop for 11 days, 24 hours a day, across 671 kilometres (416 miles) of rugged Fijian terrain. One participant says that for four days of … Read more