Look back at the photos that shaped 2019. Select one of the categories above to get started. Warning: Some of the following images contain graphic material. Viewer discretion is advised. January 1: A […]
The year 2019 in pictures
The amazing images that wowed the judges in the Historic Photographer of the Year 2019 contest
Ancient timbered houses in York, an eerie wreck of a military aircraft in Iceland and the ruins of Dorset’s Corfe Castle shrouded in mist. These are some of the mesmerising scenes that […]
EXPLORE Bhutan, the ‘world’s happiest country’ and Lonely Planet’s ‘best place to visit in 2020’ – which only opened to tourists in 1974
I touch down in Bhutan, the remote country Lonely Planet says is the best place to visit in 2020 and which touts on being the ‘happiest place on earth’, and I admit […]
The dazzling destinations you MUST visit in 2020 revealed by National Geographic
Struggling to pick a location for your 2020 holiday? Don’t fret, because the experts at National Geographic Traveler have served up a big dollop of inspiration – 25 dazzling destinations singled out […]
Only survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at 90
Werner Gustav Doehner, the last survivor of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster, has died at his home in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Friday. He was 90. Doehner was only 8 years old when the famous […]
Things most people don’t know about Ghetto
The word ghetto, derives its origin from the venetian word”geto“. In ancient times, in the early middle ages, in this side of the town there was an old foundry(a “Geto” in the […]
Ötzi the Iceman’s doomed ascent to 10,500-foot Alps grave finally revealed by ‘gut microbes’
THE FINAL journey of world-famous frozen human who died high in the Alps 5,300 years ago has finally been detailed. Researchers have examined frozen vegetation and gut microbes from around Ötzi the […]
From ‘screaming’ mummies to headless Vikings – gruesome ancient corpses to creep you out THIS Halloween
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are used to digging up ancient corpses but some of them are far more shocking than others. Below is a selection of the grisliest ancient corpse discoveries, including headless Vikings, screaming […]
Nuclear bunkers, icebound submarine wrecks and moss-covered missile silos: Photographer chronicles the world’s haunting abandoned Cold War buildings
Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, an uneasy standoff developed between the US-led Nato Allies and a Soviet Union-dominated Eastern Bloc. For the next four decades the two sides prepared for a conflict […]
Nigeria becomes the second country in the world to offer women with large clitorises the option of being legally considered as men.
Jubilation In Abuja As the Supreme Court of Nigeria pronounced a very controversial ruling this morning, declaring that all women with clitorises longer than 7,5 centimetres (3 inches) can now be legally […]
