Like a luxury spa – for £20: where to enjoy Britain’s Turkish baths revival

In 1900, there were 600 Turkish baths in Britain and Ireland. Today, only a handful survive. We enjoy a revived hammam in Newcastle and take a look at 10 more around the country. My sister and I ...

World - The Guardian - 7 hours ago

In Rome, the water is back in the Baths of Caracalla, a luxurious spa

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome were one of the most luxurious spas the world has ever known. Now, for the first time in some 1,500 years, water is back.

New York City woman found murdered at luxury Hamptons resort and spa

A slain woman's body was found in a guest room at a chic spa and resort in the Hamptons in New York, authorities said Tuesday.

Suspect in murder of New York City woman at luxury Hamptons spa and resort is found dead

A man wanted in connection to the slaying of a New York City woman at a chic Hamptons resort was found dead in Pennsylvania, police said Wednesday.

‘Like watching your house burn down’: Americans in Britain on the shock of Trump’s victory

Democrats and Republicans in the UK share their feelings on the seismic events back home – from heartbreak and fear to euphoria. Just before Donald Trump was elected in 2016, Kristin ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

‘They look like homes for rich people’: why Britain should look to Europe for its council housing revolution

On the continent, stylish, sustainable, community-minded social housing is a given, and nowhere more so than in Spain – from an elegant Barcelona women’s refuge to cool, solid stone houses in ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

‘He was wedged like an hourglass’: rescuers describe 20-hour ordeal ending with amputation of rafter’s leg

Lithuanian tourist pack rafting on Franklin River still fighting for life in Tasmanian hospital. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 69-year-old Lithuanian man ...

World - The Guardian - 7 hours ago

An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks

Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children

World - ABC News - November 5

Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain.

In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Ballon d'Or 2024 live stream, where to watch, start time, candidates: Will Vinicius Jr. or Rodri win?

Soccer royalty gathers in Paris to find out who will succeed Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

Investigators say Massachusetts spa owner gave fake botox injections

Federal investigators say a Massachusetts beauty spa owner posed as a nurse while administering thousands of fake botox and filler injections. WBTS' Jericho Tran reports.

'Spa refused me a massage because I have cancer'

Sindy Sidhu is calling for the misinformation around massage treatments for cancer patients to be addressed.

Mourinho blasts Turkish refs in ferocious rant

Jose Mourinho did not hold back in a ferocious rant following Fenerbahce's 3-2 Super Lig win against Trabzonspor on Sunday, accusing the VAR of drinking tea instead of officiating.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

‘A shrine’: Turkish visitors throng to Atatürk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki

Museum dedicated to founder of republic is marking ‘improved’ relations between Greece and Turkey – and changes in Turkey itself. This autumn, Ozlem Karakus, her son Ali and cousin Cansu made the ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Explosion at Turkish oil refinery injures 12

An explosion at an oil refinery in northwestern Turkey has slightly injured 12 employees and a fire at the facility has been brought under control

World - ABC News - November 5

Mourinho banned for Turkish league 'smells' rant

Outspoken Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has been issued a one-match ban and fined following his diatribe about Turkish football, when he said he was fighting "the system" and suggested officials ...

Sports - ESPN - November 9

Ex-Turkish club boss jailed for punching referee

A Turkish court sentenced a former top-flight football club executive to more than three and a half years in prison on Monday for attacking a referee

Sports - ESPN - November 11

20/20 Foresight

We’re covering the strategic risks that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are taking.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Three tests for Britain’s Budget

Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth

Business - Financial Times - October 27

The pressures on Britain’s state, in charts

Ageing population is a great policy achievement but the higher costs demand tax increases and improved growth

World - Financial Times - October 30

Goodbye to low-tax Britain

One does not need to subscribe to hyperbolic Tory rhetoric to recognise that this Budget heralded a major shift

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Can 'freakish' Suaalii revive the Wallabies?

Joseph-Akuso Suaalii has been fast-tracked straight into the Wallabies set-up despite not playing a game of union since his schooldays.

The Morrissance: Morris dancing's inclusive revival

Younger, more inclusive Morris teams tell the BBC their tradition is having a "cultural moment".

Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm

The banned Kurdistan Workers' Party has claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people

World - ABC News - October 25

Interactive cinema game Nazar debuts highlighting Turkish history

Interactive cinema game Nazar has debuted as a 2D platformer on Steam with a blend of ancient Turkish history and science fiction.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 4

Turkish film festival scrapped over Daniel Craig gay drama censorship

Mubi cancels four-day event in protest as local government blocks screening of Luca Guadagnino-directed movie Queer. Organisers of an Istanbul film festival announced its cancellation on Thursday ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Former Turkish soccer club president sentenced to prison for attacking referee

A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game match last season

Sports - ABC News - November 11

Former Turkish club president given prison term for attacking referee on field

Faruk Koca punched the referee Halil Umut Meler Court in Ankara sentences him to three-and-a-half years A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight football club executive to more than ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling

Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into Europe

World - ABC News - November 13

Turkish man accused of being major supplier of Channel smuggling boats arrested

The man was held in Amsterdam after an operation by the National Crime Agency and Dutch and Belgian police.

Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people

The attacks have added to a humanitarian crisis in a region reeling from civil war and extreme drought.

Louis Vuitton Opens a Temporary Store in Manhattan’s ‘Billionares’ Row’

Who says a temporary space needs to look undone?

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 14

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