Science » 1 week ago
Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planetIt looks more like a worn sock than a fearsome predator. It moves slower than an escalator. By most accounts, it is a clu...
Science » 1 week ago
Manual for building design aims to encourage low-carbon construction as alternative to steel and concreteAn airport made of bamboo? A tower reaching 20 metres high? For many years, bamboo has been mostly known as the favourite food of giant pandas, but a group of engineer...
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It’s not just Tunbridge Wells – a country famous around the world for its rain is in danger of self-imposed droughtYou get up and go to the loo, only to find the flush doesn’t work. You try the shower, except nothing comes out. You want a glass of water, but on turning th...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
Author discusses changes made to Lindsay Gordon novels from 80s and 90s to prepare for their rereleaseThe crime writer Val McDermid has revealed she was assigned a “sensitivity reader” to remove language that could cause offence from her earlier works.T...
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The Box, Plymouth Roof-felters, bawdy boozers, off-duty sailors, whip-wielding dominatrixes … this 100th birthday show in Cook’s home town is an exuberant celebration of working-class frivolityGenerally, you get two versions of Engla...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
Colin Ford was a most supportive critic. In 2006 I was invited to speak about Virginia Woolf and Photography at the Women’s Library in London. Part of my paper was about Julia Margar...
Sport » 1 week ago
PTPA develops new Future Tennis blueprint for the sportFunding sought from investment banks for Pinnacle TourThe players’ lobby group embroiled in a lawsuit with tennis authorities is seekin...
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First man in forties to reach slam third round for 48 yearsSwiss will face Fritz after beating Arthur Gea in five setsStan Wawrinka described his marathon second-round win at the Australian ...
Sport » 1 week ago
Romanian player accuses opponent after defeatOsaka: ‘I don’t react well to being casually disrespected’The courtside photographer pit was already full 10 minutes before call time on Thursday...
Sport » 1 week ago
The injury-blighted crowd favourites were edged out by fellow Australians Jason Kubler and Marc PolmansIn the end, it was a one-night only affair. The return of the Special Ks – Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis – to the Australian Open saw the former champions go down ...