Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse, PC: Wikipedia Standing on Berrow Road in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, Burnham High Lighthouse looks more like a giant white chimney than a house. Built for Trinity House in the 1830s, the circular brick tower was designed by Joseph Nelson to work alongside Burnham’s Low Lighthouse and guide ships through the shifting waters of…

Two athletes can reach the same realisation, that a long-held goal is no longer realistically within reach- and handle that moment in very different ways. One keeps chasing the goal anyway, past the point where the numbers and the body have stopped supporting it, unwilling to let go of something they’ve built an identity around….

It was used by the Kentucky College of Art + Design as an office and educational space. The college has since relocated to a larger campus on Garvin Place in Old Louisville, making the historic property available for a new owner. A Louisville landmark is back on the market, giving potential buyers a chance to…

An Indian-origin British Airways cabin crew manager has been convicted of sexually assaulting a female colleague at his home in Berkshire after she woke to find him touching her without her consent.Amardip “Amo” Dhariwal, 55, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault by penetration following a nine-day trial at Reading Crown Court.The incident…

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author, journalist and activist who became one of the most prominent voices of the US women’s movement and a fierce advocate for gender equality, has died at the age of 92.Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City, according to posts on her and her foundation’s social media accounts.A…

Picture this: You live in Provincetown, one of America’s most desirable residential areas, and watch a condo in your neighbourhood sell for a record $3.9 million. You joined the celebrations, shook hands with the new neighbour. But then, nearly two weeks later, the condo next door sells for an even more staggering $5 million, making…

Philip Fearnside’s research has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon on account of deforestation, dams and highways The Amazon rainforest has been described in terms of its enormous size, biodiversity and importance to the global climate. But for Philip Fearnside, understanding the forest has also meant asking a more practical question: what does it…