The writer Lawrence Durrell called it ‘islomania’, a condition he described as ‘an affliction of the spirit’ that led sufferers to find islands ‘irresistible’. He caught the bug on Corfu, but I defy you not to turn into an islomaniac after a visit to one of the many beautiful islands off the coast of Scotland. … Read more
Elon Musk owned Tesla installed a battery farm in South Australia in 2017 and has since helped residents save $116 million in energy costs, Bloomberg reports. The company installed the world’s biggest lithium-ion batter to help reduce the risk of blackouts as the country moved to renewable power generation. Operating via the Hornsdale Power Reserve, … Read more
The Queen has her throne. Trump has his Oval Office chair. I have seat 2A in first class on a British Airways A380. Yes, it feels that epic. And so it should. This is, after all, BA’s top offering. The biggest and poshest suite in its fleet. Before sitting down in it on a flight … Read more
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong calls South Korea a ‘frightened dog’ for protesting its live-fire weapons drills in a rare sign of her growing power Jim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong has issued insults towards its rival South Korea She criticised the South for expressing concerns over the North’s firing drills It … Read more
Apple has become the latest company to pull out of the South By Southwest festival due to coronavirus fears. The tech giant has canceled scheduled premieres for its Apple TV Plus original documentary Beastie Boys Stories from director Spike Jonze as well for animated musical series Central Park and the docuseries Home. Also scrapped is … Read more
An American woman who was adopted from South Korea as an infant has shared a video of the emotional moment she met her biological mother and sister for the first time in 33 years. Shelee Henderson, 33, from Chickasha, Oklahoma, was raised by her adoptive parents, Nancy and Jimmy, in the U.S. and told her birth mother … Read more
Honeymoons can be tense affairs. Or so they tell me. Until now, I couldn’t possibly comment, but here I am with the wonderful woman who has agreed to marry me and I’m praying (a little nervously) that the next few days will go spectacularly well. This is Natasha’s first time in Africa. She’s not exactly … Read more
Widow of a South African farmer who was shot dead at his home is ‘accused of forging his will to benefit from his wine estate’ Stefan Smit was killed by masked gunmen at his Stellenbosch home last June Reports say his wife Zurenha is accused of ‘fabricating’ his will to gain from farm The farmer’s … Read more
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport have allegedly not begun screening passengers arriving from South Korea, where coronavirus has rapidly spread. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said in a tweet that people traveling from high-risk countries would be screened upon arrival in the US. Katie Miller, spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, later clarified … Read more
Toasty tushies: Heated bench appears at a train station in South London to warm chilly commuters on their way to work British Gas have installed the bench at Coulsdon South station for two days In celebration, the station has been temporarily renamed ‘Warmsdon South’ The bench can alter its temperature to compensate for the weather conditions It also … Read more