Jigsaw puzzling is traditionally considered a relaxing activity associated with mindfulness benefits, but the gentle hobby has gone all Squid Game as competitive “speed puzzling fever” grips the UK. Entries are selling fast for the inaugural UK Nationals event in Bradford on 5 April, when hundreds of contestants will race against the clock to solve…
Light drizzle after a long dry spell is to blame for a series of fires that have cut power to tens of thousands of homes in Western Australia, while extreme heat is set to dominate the remainder of the long weekend in Victoria and South Australia. A spokesperson from Western Power said dozens of pole…
The questions 1 Which woman posed for, and exhibited with, the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?2 Until 1914, the North Sea was commonly called what?3 Which Shakespeare villain says, “I am a villain”?4 On 29 April 2020, what briefly stretched 477 miles from Texas to Mississippi?5 Flemish giant is a breed of which pet?6 What musical movement was…
Cambodia’s government has approved a draft law that will jail for up to five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, committed by the Khmer Rouge. The draft law – which aims to prevent a repeat of the Khmer Rouge’s crimes and provide justice for victims – was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by the…
1.Benjamin, 4, asks: why are the barriers on level crossings red and white? Reveal 2.Roman, 3, asks: what country is the coldest on Earth? Reveal 3.Finn, 5, asks: why is my wee always the same colour but I drink things that are different colours? Reveal 4.Axel, 8, asks: when do trees become a forest? Reveal…
1. He is immersed in extremist far-right Christianity, and has the tattoos to prove it In a series of podcasts, Hegseth appeared to endorse the theocratic and authoritarian doctrine of “sphere sovereignty”, a worldview derived from the extremist beliefs of Christian reconstructionism and espoused by churches aligned with far-right Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson. In the…