Could Doomsday Bunkers Become the New Normal?

The first tenant for one of Frank Woodworth’s underground bunkers wasn’t a human, it was a seed. “A couple of hippies called me up and asked me to build them a vault for their heirloom seeds,” he said. A reserved man with Downeast stoicism, Mr. Woodworth is the owner of …...Read More

These Girls Are Leading Black Lives Matter Protests

Tiana: My dad is from Richmond, which is a rougher part of the Bay Area. And he worked his butt off — he worked five jobs at one point — to make sure that we could live in a house in a nice area. I think he kind of sheltered …...Read More

A Debate Over Identity and Race Asks, Are African-Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’?

The debate among black people in America over how they should be described has often centered on identity as a political statement. In her 1904 essay “Do We Need Another Name?” Fannie Barrier Williams, an educator and activist, described a lively discussion unfolding at the time among African-American scholars over …...Read More

The Post-Coronavirus Cruise? Not Ready to Sail

Genting is taking that step: Its boats will sail with up to 40 percent fewer passengers. “We will not be able to make the same money anymore,” Mr. Zhu said. “As long as we can keep our operations going when we resume — enough to keep the company going — …...Read More

Tent cities, renamed streets and an armed man in Seattle's CHOP zone

Advertisement Seattle's 'occupied' CHOP zone features a fleet of tents, a street renamed after George Floyd, an abandoned police building covered in Black Lives Matter slogans - and an armed man carrying a coffee cup. The encampment known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest is hailed by its supporters as …...Read More

Police chiefs warn pubs will be 'apocalyptic' on July 4 amid fury over Saturday bar reopening

They are concerned that the violence in Brixton on Wednesday night could be just the beginning of a summer of disorder Police chiefs have warned that a ‘pressure cooker is building up’ which could erupt into an orgy of violence this summer as lockdown ends. Forces have begun cancelling leave …...Read More

Jewish leader says Maxine Peake's claim linking Israel to death of George Floyd WAS anti-Semitic

The head of Britain's biggest Jewish community group has said actress Maxine Peake’s George Floyd claim WAS anti-Semitic and branded Rebecca Long Bailey’s response as ‘pathetic’. President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews Marie van der Zyl condemned Peake's comments, which linked the American's death to the Israeli …...Read More

Jools Oliver recalls her heartbreaking miscarriages in touching tribute to husband Jamie

Jools Oliver recalled her miscarriage heartache while paying tribute to husband Jamie to mark their 20th wedding anniversary on Thursday. Taking to Instagram, the author, 45, posted a beautiful video from their 2000 wedding at All Saints Church in Rickling, Essex, where they were seen dancing to Dusty Springfield's 1963 …...Read More

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands' niece, 18, is taking Instagram by storm

She's King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands' niece and fifth-in-line to the Dutch throne, yet Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau says she 'didn't expect' her huge social media following after taking her private life public. A true up-and-coming Instagram star, with 75,000 followers so far, having jumped by 45,000 in just a …...Read More

Countess Bathurst's collection of royal gifts thought to be worth £2million go up for sale

The impressive collection of Gloria, Dowager Countess Bathurst, is now up for grabs - including royal gifts such as a 'bizarre' bed cover from Queen Anne and a vintage Cartier tiara. Thought to be worth a staggering £2million, the 255 lots - which boast items cultivated by the former American …...Read More