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Along with killing tens of thousands of people in countries such as Britain, and inflicting years of subsequent economic pain, the corona crisis should drive lasting change in our perceptions of China. It’s not that this virus has changed the nature of the Chinese regime; but it has made its repressive, secretive and self-aggrandising side … Read more
Checking in… Mike Read: The DJ and broadcaster talks about playing with The Jolly Boys in Jamaica and a frightening flight to Brussels By Richard Webber For The Daily Mail Published: 09:54 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 10:05 BST, 23 May 2020 DJ and broadcaster Mike Read This week DJ and broadcaster Mike Read … Read more
Brightly illuminated orange letters at Rarotonga airport cry: ‘Kia orana!’ You’ll hear those words a lot if you’re lucky enough to visit this tiny, lushly forested extinct volcano rearing from the Pacific bed. They mean ‘may you live long’ in Maori, and the etiquette is to reply ‘kia orana’. Make sure you do: bleary-eyed after … Read more
Britain at its best: It’s time to stride out on Yorkshire’s captivating coast The 110-mile Cleveland Way trail weaves its way around North Yorkshire Daily Mail’s Bill Cole tackled a stretch from Scarborough to Saltburn-by-the-Sea He took in the port town of Whitby, famous for its fish and chips and Abbey By Bill Coles For … Read more
Beguiling portrait photographs showcase spectacular multi-coloured garments worn by Mongolian nomads – and handed down through the generations Photographer Alessandra Meniconzi travelled from Switzerland to Central Mongolia to set up the shoot She said: ‘In the past the kings and queens of the Mongolian nomads used to wear these traditional clothes’ The photographer ‘strives to … Read more
While it wasn’t quite the Friends reunion most were looking for, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow reunited on Thursday night, for a very good cause: Red Nose Day. The Friends stars teamed up with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott for NBC’s Celebrity Escape Room, where they were tasked with escaping from host Jack Black’s ‘house’ … Read more
The world’s most breathtaking ports: The ultimate list of places with wonderful waterfronts, from America to Australia via Italy and Norway This series of scintillating snaps will take you on a maritime journey around the globe Some of the ports are framed by soaring skyscrapers, others by rolling snow-covered mountains Dubrovnik, Portloe in Cornwall, Marina … Read more
Through the keyhole of the villa used as Marcus’s Ibizan house in hit Netflix series White Lines – which is available to rent on Airbnb for £1,100 a night The real-life villa is called Villa Can Pirata and is actually located in Cala d’Or in Majorca The listing says: ‘Fantastic seafront luxury villa with pool, … Read more
While lockdown still prohibits us from holidaying beyond our own four walls, there’s nothing to stop us dreaming about the incredible places we’ll travel to once it’s safe to do so – and lots of people across the globe have been using Airbnb to do just that. And they have excellent taste. The global renting … Read more
Stunning locations captured by the finalists of the 2020 Landscape Photography Competition showcase the Earth’s beauty in a unique series of images. In Eric Melzer’s other-worldly ‘Solar Storm’, water ripples in eerily perfect formation around the Ivanpah Solar Station in California. John Kimwell Laluma’s incredible ‘Density’ captures the courtyard of a Macau apartment building from … Read more