In Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Barcelona, the well-trodden capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, there is still much to discover beneath the surface. “Treasures beneath the noise” are how the best-selling novelist, whose books present a vivid portrait of his native Barcelona, describes frequent haunts in his hometown. ImageCarlos Ruiz Zafón, the Barcelona-born, best-selling novelistCreditIsolde Ohlbaum The […]
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British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office suspended Foreign Office Minister Mark Field on Friday while an investigation takes place into his treatment of a climate change protester at the gala Mansion House dinner. The City of London Police, the Cabinet Office and the governing Conservative Party are all investigating the incident that took place Thursday
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After being chosen first by the New Orleans Pelicans, as expected, the former Duke star got emotional. Cause, well … Mom. “My mom sacrificed a lot for me,” a tearful Williamson said in an ESPN interview, below. “I wouldn’t be here without my mom. She did everything for me. I just want to thank her.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow vaccines and herd immunity works Vaccines have saved tens of millions of lives in the past century, yet a huge worldwide study revealed there is a growing hesitancy against vaccination. Experts warn public mistrust of vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Trainspotting’s sequel was filmed in Edinburgh in 2016 Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle has ruled out a third instalment of the Trainspotting films “at the moment”. The original 1996 movie, based on Edinburgh author Irvine Welsh’s novel, was followed up by a sequel in 2017. At the Scottish premiere of
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Image copyright ardenpersonnel_jobs/Instagram Image caption Meet Penny and Champ, a West Highland White Terrier and a Maltese/miniature Poodle mix You know why you clicked on this link. You are here because you want to see some funny pictures of dogs looking serious and standing on keyboards. Well, we have got them, but we have also
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Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time Friday in the first practice session for the French Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver, who has won five of the seven races this season, was .069 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas, who has won the other two races and is second in the standings
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a sex offender who had been convicted of failing to register with local authorities after his release. The case had been closely watched because it could have given the court a chance to reconsider the fundamental constitutional question of how much authority Congress can delegate to
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Image copyright Tim Gander/Bath University Image caption John had an amputation after years of pain John Roberts says he is happy to be a “guinea pig” if he can help others. “There are people a lot worse off than me who have lost limbs,” says the grandfather from Gloucester, who recently had part of his
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Image copyright Amazon Image caption Michael Sheen and David Tennant star as the angel and demon respectively A US Christian group calling for the cancellation of Amazon’s Good Omens have been lampooned after mistakenly sending a 20,000-strong protest petition to Netflix. The Return to Order sect argue the show, about a demon and angel uniting
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