Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta-perfect beaches

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holiday

In the summe…

Experience: ‘I was hospitalised after being trapped in a full-body plaster cast’

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

It was torture. It took six people to carry me to an ambulance

In the spring of 1995 I was studying for my A-levels in Cambridge, along with my best friend, Kate. For her final art exam, Kate wanted t…

Lazarus Lake, the ‘Leonardo da Vinci of pain’ behind the world’s cruelest race

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 09:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

In an extract from his new book, Jared Beasley introduces the eccentric figure behind the Barkley Marathons, where runners are terrified and tested in equal measure

For over a century, Brushy Mountain…

Faliraki nightclub attack leaves Brit tourist, 19, fighting for life in intensive care as fellow UK holidaymaker is arrested in notorious Greek party resort

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The young man, covered in blood, managed to find a private health clinic on Monday afternoon but was unable to explain how he had been attacked.

Is muscle soreness after a workout good or bad?

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 16:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

When it comes to workouts, how much pain – specifically, how much post-workout soreness – is actually a good thing? The answer: it depends

Humans have long glamorized suffering, hailing it as an essen…

‘It was steer or they would kill me’: why Sudanese war refugees are filling prisons in Greece

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Prosecutors are using harsh anti-smuggling laws to jail people who have no connection to criminal offences, say migrants’ lawyers

Former law student Samuel, 19, fled his home town of Geneina shortly a…

Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned | Simon Tisdall

found 2025 › Apr › 27 (Sun) @ 05:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The US constitution protects incompetence. But don’t underestimate the self-destructive power of the president’s own hubris

Tyrants come to a sticky end, or so history suggests. Richard III and Coriol…

Circa/LPO/Gardner review – Exhilarating, exquisite and extraordinary as Ravel melds with acrobatics

found 2025 › Apr › 24 (Thu) @ 15:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Royal Festival Hall, London
Multitudes festival opened with a stunningly effective collaboration between the Australian circus company and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Southbank Centre’s cross…

‘Who wept for these people?’ Francis’s papacy was defined by compassion for refugees

found 2025 › Apr › 24 (Thu) @ 04:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

From personally promising to relocate vulnerable asylum seekers to speaking out against ‘cruel’ policies, the late pope was a voice for the marginalised

On a glorious spring day almost a decade ago, a…

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece piles on the PDA with his wife Marie-Chantal

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

In a recent snap the Greek royal, 57, placed his hands on the derriere of his fashion designer spouse, 56, as they snuggled up to each other in an arm chair.