The dark side of the Canary Islands as disappearances, death tragedies & freak accidents blight holiday hotspot

FOR many holidaymakers the Canary Islands are a paradise with year-round sunshine, black volcanic beaches and dramatic ...

Oxford residents turn to historic Japanese method of banging sticks together to fight crime in their neighbourhood

The Littlemore area of Oxford was plagued by tyre slashings, stabbing and even a shooting until neighbours started patrolling ...

‘I use this ancient Japanese technique to ward off criminals in Oxford’

To encourage residents to stay vigilant, carry out basic checks, and to let them know they are being cared for and watched ...

'We do things in real time' - Smith won't look back at no-spin selection slip

"I think it just shows our depth," Steven Smith says of winning the Ashes 4-1 with Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon playing little or no part | ESPN.co.uk ...

The Ashes RECAP: See the moment furious England captain Ben Stokes erupts at Aussie star with an F-bomb tirade

Former England stars Michael Vaughan and Jonathan Agnew have lashed out at the decision to halt play due to bad light on ...

Turkey arrests scores of suspects in another country-wide raid on Islamic State extremists

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the detention of 125 suspects in operations across 25 provinces against the ...
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UK locals use traditional Japanese wooden clappers to tackle street crime wave

Residents in Littlemore, Oxford have been patrolling streets at night with Hyōshigi - traditional Japanese wooden clappers ...
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I started reading for two hours a day - now I'm happier and drink less

I now feel I can read anything I want to, and that I’m not too tired or busy or overwhelmed or old to get myself into a ...
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Richard Coyle on doing justice to Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird

For many people it’s their favourite book; for others it’s one of their favourite films. Now audiences at the Lowry are going ...
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How the ‘worst film-maker in the UK’ used Hollywood stars in huge Cornwall tax fraud

Hollywood actors being helicoptered into the first independent film studio in Britain since the 1960s - in sleepy little Four ...

How hypnotherapy helped me break out of an insomnia cycle

Anyone who has wrestled with insomnia will attest to the surreal reality of navigating life while sleep-deprived. It was something that I was desperate to get to the bottom of—especially as stress and ...