No flip-flops, no hoodies: was Jess Glynne wrong to complain about Sexy Fish's dress code?

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  490 words  |  Valentine Belue

Pass notesJess Glynne This article is more than 3 years oldThis article is more than 3 years oldThe singer accused the London restaurant of ‘pure discrimination’ for turning her away – although she has since apologised Name: Sexy Fish. Age: Four. Appearance: Very smart indeed. Now, when you say Sexy Fish … I mean the London restaurant Sexy Fish, not the abstract concept of fish that are sexy. Good, although can we agree that some fish are attractive? [Read More]

Poem of the week: Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth | William Wordsworth

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1021 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Carol Rumens's poem of the weekWilliam WordsworthPoem of the week: Lines Written in Early Spring by William WordsworthThe meditative sombreness of this 'Tintern Abbey' precursor reflects the growing authority of Wordsworth's early maturityThis week's poem, "Lines Written in Early Spring", has all the simplicity of diction advocated by the two radical young poets, Wordsworth and Coleridge, when they collaborated on Lyrical Ballads. Wordsworth's poem is a pastoral, with some distinctly rustic qualities. [Read More]

Top 10 books about boarding school

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1248 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Top 10sFictionFrom Evelyn Waugh to Molesworth, novels set in these places of privilege are microcosmic studies of oppression and rebellion Boarding school stories for children make up an entire genre, and have their lifelong devotees – but as in, say, the work of PG Wodehouse, the environment of these books is largely consequence-free. Whatever happens, the slate can usually be wiped clean at the end for the next caper. In reality, they are places freighted with consequence, and stories for adults set within their walls, such as Lindsay Anderson’s masterful 1968 film If . [Read More]

Top five restaurants with animals | Food

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1073 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The ObserverFoodTop five restaurants with animalsNo elephant on the menu, but go to the right place and you might see one out of the window...1 La Ferme de Mon Père Megève, France Tel: 00 33 4 50 21 01 01 Marc Veyrat was awarded three Michelin stars last year for this faithful reconstruction of a Savoyard farmhouse in the mountains of the Haute Savoie. Purpose-built to his own design, the building is a homage to his peasant-farmer father and his own roots, where every night the animals would be brought into the stables under the house. [Read More]

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk world title fight pushed back to early next year | Tyson Fury

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  682 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Tyson Fury This article is more than 2 months oldTyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk world title fight pushed back to early next yearThis article is more than 2 months oldBlockbuster in Saudi Arabia had been due on 23 DecemberFury’s tough bout with Ngannou forces postponementTyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed world heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia early next year, Frank Warren, Fury’s promoter, has confirmed. The fight had been scheduled to take place on 23 December but Fury’s unexpectedly difficult bout with Francis Ngannou last weekend forced a postponement. [Read More]

Bathrobes, flannel and orthotics in Uggs: the comforting practicality of Covidcore fashion | Fashion

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  995 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Fashion This article is more than 3 years oldBathrobes, flannel and orthotics in Uggs: the comforting practicality of Covidcore fashionThis article is more than 3 years oldJosephine ToveyEven in places where coronavirus lockdown is easing, normalcy is nowhere on the horizon – but wearing the same thing day in, day out has its own appeal My new Covid-19 uniform is a flannelette shirt over thermal top, paired with high-waisted mom jeans and sneakers. [Read More]

Cyclone Gabrielle worst storm to hit New Zealand this century, says PM | Cyclone Gabrielle

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1227 words  |  Valentine Belue

Cyclone Gabrielle This article is more than 11 months oldCyclone Gabrielle worst storm to hit New Zealand this century, says PMThis article is more than 11 months oldNational state of emergency invoked and thousands displaced as storm devastates large parts of North Island and minister says ‘this is climate change’ Minister gives furious speech about ‘lost decades spent bickering’ over climate crisis Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand – in pictures Tell us: have you been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle? [Read More]

Derrick Rose rape trial: NBA star says he interpreted a text message as consent | Rape and sexual as

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  918 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Rape and sexual assault This article is more than 7 years oldDerrick Rose rape trial: NBA star says he interpreted a text message as consentThis article is more than 7 years oldNew York Knicks player testified in the $21.5m lawsuit that he interpreted an ex-girlfriend’s text message as consent to have sex with her later that night NBA star Derrick Rose testified on Friday in a $21.5m lawsuit accusing him and two friends of raping his ex-girlfriend, saying he interpreted a text message from the woman as consent to have sex with her later that night. [Read More]

Halloween in books - quiz | Global

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  45 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Children's booksGlobal

Halloween in books - quiz

Think Halloween, think monsters, vampires, witches, and werewolves! But how much do you know about scary ghouls and ghosts in fiction, from Harry Potter to Twilight? Try our skeleton-rattling quiz to find out if you're a Halloween trick or treat

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My goal is justice for all Syrians: one mans journey from jail to witness for the prosecuti

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  19 minutes  |  4039 words  |  Aldo Pusey

SyriaAnwar al-Bunni devoted his life to human rights in Syria. Now in exile in Germany, he is part of a landmark first prosecution for war crimes against Bashar al-Assad’s regime Anwar al-Bunni had only been in Germany a couple of months when he walked into a shop and found himself face to face with the man he believes had interrogated and jailed him nearly a decade earlier. Both men were buying groceries in a Turkish shop near the gates of Marienfelde, the Berlin refugee camp they now called home. [Read More]