A glamorous great-grandmother of 18 celebrates her birthday every year by posing for playful photo shoots taken by her granddaughter. Florence Knapp, 78, from Des Moines, Iowa, has rung in her past three birthdays in front of the camera after almost dying from kidney failure in January 2018. Her granddaughter Kourtney Knapp, 32, buys her … Read more
Sweden’s Icehotel has opened its doors to guests for its 30th winter season with 15 brand-new one-of-a-kind suites. Each year since 1989, the Icehotel has been built and rebuilt using just snow and ice in the village of Jukkasjarvi, 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle next to the shores of the Torne River. To … Read more
Clowns, crowns and kimonos: Jewish children put on a colourful fancy dress show in London to celebrate the ancient festival of Purim Purim commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from a massacre in Persia 2,500 years ago The Festival of Lots, as it is also known, is marked by donating to the poor and … Read more
Cheers! Married At First Sight’s Natasha Spencer and Melissa Lucarelli celebrate International Women’s Day with an art class over wine By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:03 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 09:03 GMT, 8 March 2020 Married At First Sight’s Natasha Spencer did her part to celebrate International Women’s Day on … Read more
An explorer completed an epic 1,250-mile backpacking trek from the tip of Cornwall to the top of Scotland – to celebrate his 70th birthday. John Sutcliffe hiked from Cape Cornwall to Cape Wrath, carrying 18kg of camping equipment and clothing and taking in some of the UK’s most remote and wildest parts. During his daring … Read more
Chairman of the ERG Steve Baker resigns as he says the battle for Brexit has been won Steve Baker declared victory as he resigned from the European Research Group He said the PM had ‘the policy, the mandate and the majority’ to deliver Brexit The Wycombe MP said he wanted to spend more time with … Read more
Thousands of people are thronging the streets of Rio de Janeiro for the second day of the city’s world famous carnival which attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the City. Overnight, the final six of the city’s top 13 samba schools took to the Sambadrome. Brazilian actor and comedian Marcelo Adnet starred in the Sao … Read more
This year’s Pancake Day will have been celebrated by the cooking and eating of the delicious treats in homes up and down the country this morning. But the event has also been marked with the return of centuries-old traditions in northern England and London. In Ashbourne, Derbyshire, the Royal Shrovetide Football game is is taking … Read more