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Windsor's Tour di Via Italia marks 67th year with speed, history and Little Italy flair
“I feel good about it. The energy from the crowd gives you a push you don’t get anywhere else.” The event, first held in 1958 by Italian immigrants wanting to bring cycling culture from home to their new city, remains a showcase of Windsor’s...

Working Writers: Nalini Jones on How Having a Day Job in Music Helped Her Write a Novel
For John Schreiber Article continues after advertisement Most writers need day jobs. But I fled to mine when I believed I could never be a writer at all. This was something of an embarrassment after a childhood devoted to reading. In fourth grade,...

How Italy made Ananya Panday trust her fashion instincts
Bollywood’s young fashion icon Ananya Panday has revealed that her sense of style underwent a big transformation after visiting Italy, a country known for its fashion-forward culture. The actress, who often experiments with chic looks, shared that...

Artistic drones are headed to Philly on August 29-30 … and they dance to Vivaldi
An artistic drone light show is soaring into Philadelphia later this month. Drones have a bit of a mixed reputation. They fly around, sometimes invading our airspace or delivering our packages. But they can also deliver beauty, capturing...

What time Coldplay will take to the stage at Craven Park as Music of the Spheres tour comes to Hull
Coldplay have released the timings for today's concert at Sewell Group Craven Park. Today will see the band kick off the European leg of the Music of The Spheres World Tour as fans have already arrived at the stadium. Taking to X, formerly...

Report: 42,000 pro-Palestine protests, events held in Europe since Gaza war
Forty- two thousand demonstrations and events were held in support of the Palestinian cause across Europe since Israel launched its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, the European Palestinian Information Center (EPAL) has revealed. EPAL said the...
Ghanaian SMEs Target Europe at Trade Show
Ghanaian small businesses are sharpening their export strategies ahead of GhanaFest Europe 2025, viewing the October event as a pivotal gateway to continental markets. The three-day festival in The Hague will feature processed foods, textiles, and...

Letter to the Editor: History repeating itself
Our president met recently with Vladimir Putin, and greeted him with a red carpet, a flyover, and a ride in the presidential limousine. Putin is under threat of arrest in most of the civilized world for committing war crimes in Ukraine, and yet he...
Phil Williams: The art of the summit
I recently appeared on a national panel to discuss the Trump-Putin Summit. To say that I was outnumbered on the panel would be an understatement. At some point, it occurred to me that members of the panel seemed to hate Trump more than they loved...

Revealed: The unlikely European country that hates Americans the most
By ALESIA FIDDLER, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 06:50 EDT, 18 August 2025 | Updated: 06:51 EDT, 18 August 2025 Europeans and Americans come from different cultures and continents, and each may have different perceptions of the other. Plus, millions...

Inside MINISO’s new giant Amsterdam store aimed at Europe’s Gen Z shoppers
Chinese lifestyle retailer MINISO has opened its first European flagship in Amsterdam, part of a global expansion strategy that has already seen more than 7,000 stores launched in over 100 countries. The three-storey, 1,000 sq m site underscores...

Spain’s Teba turns into Scotland for epic 2025 Douglas’ Days Festival- full programme
THERE is a little corner of Spain which is about to be turned into a Scottish wonderland. Teba, in the province of Malaga, is about to celebrate Douglas’ Days 2025, which will run from Thursday, August 21 to Sunday, August 24, transforming the...

Spain burns for ninth consecutive day with more than 40 active forest fires, four dead and thousands evacuated from their homes
Miguel G. Casallo / Javier Arias Ourense Monday, 18 August 2025, 11:56 Share Spain has entered its ninth consecutive day of a wave of forest fires this Monday, 18 August. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, four people have...

History could be re-written as ancient DNA shows route humans took to reach Americas
Boffins have been baffled by the presence of a DNA marker that could suggest an unknown ancient migration wave which may have brought people to the Americas. The find could rewrite our understanding of human migration to the Americas. Experts have...

King Charles kicks off Balmoral summer residency with military ceremony as fans flock from Europe to greet him
King Charles has kicked off the official start of his summer residency in Scotland. The monarch greeted tourists who were waiting at the gates of Balmoral today (August 18) as a military ceremony involving a Shetland pony marked his arrival....

Draft textbook in Kerala says Subhas Chandra Bose ‘fled to Germany in fear of British’, govt says ‘historical mistake’
A draft school textbook in Kerala, which said Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had fled to Germany in fear of the British, has courted controversy, with the state government saying the portion with the “historical mistakes” had been corrected. The...

Former team-mate: Joao Felix says late Jota 'will forever be part of football history'
Joao Felix said Monday that Portugal team-mate and close friend Diogo Jota will "forever be a part of football history" following the Liverpool star's death aged 28. Jota was killed along with brother Andre Silva when their Lamborghini went off...

I Grew Up Religious On A Remote Island. I'd Probably Still Be There If It Wasn't For What I Saw At Church One Night.
The author as a girl growing up in the church.Photo Courtesy of Tara Pyfrom The cool breeze blowing from the air-conditioning vent above me made my skin prickle as goosebumps spread across my sweaty neck. I sat impatiently in the pew at the very...

Zelenskyy’s European ‘bodyguards’: which leaders will join Trump talks in Washington?
European leaders arrive in Washington on Monday before Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, in a show of support for the Ukrainian president. It comes amid expectations that Trump will try to bully Zelenskyy into...

Narberth Probus meet ten characters from Tenby history
Glyn started in the 15th century, with Thomas White, Mayor of Tenby five times, who helped the future first Tudor King, Henry VII, to escape to France. Henry, who was born in Pembroke Castle, later returned to the Country and succeeded in taking...