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Parcels of land: is the Czech Sphinx gazing at Royal Mail’s property assets?
The shadow of the Sphinx looms large over a nondescript urban depot in north London. You could fit two football pitches on to the vast King’s Cross site – a rarity in this densely populated part of the capital – yet it makes up just a fraction of a vast …
Starwatch: Mercury reaches greatest western elongation
Get your Christmas started with a celestial achievement by tracking down the inner planet Mercury early in the morning.
Because of its tight orbit, Mercury never appears far from the sun. This makes it a challenging object to observe because it never appears in a fully dark sky, only close …
Syria’s disappeared: one woman’s search for her missing father
The last time Alaa Qasar saw her father, in 2013, he studied her face as if he was trying to memorise it. Moutaz Adnan Qasar had returned to her after his release by Bashar al-Assad’s security forces, who had arrested and questioned him after he had led his family out …
Ethiopian resistance hero’s family tries to reclaim medal taken by Italian troops
The descendants of a hero of Ethiopia’s resistance against European imperialism are seeking to retrieve a gold medal taken from him by Italian troops, after the artefact’s current holder failed to sell it at an online auction earlier this month.
The solid gold Imperial Order of the Star of Ethiopia …
Japan relaxes bear-shooting laws amid rise in attacks
Brisbane AFL premiership player Aaron Shattock in hospital after freak excavator accident
Former Brisbane Lions AFL player Aaron Shattock has been praised by former teammates as he remains in an induced coma following a freak accident involving heavy machinery over the weekend.
The 44-year-old was crushed by an excavator when it rolled over while working on his own property on the Gold …
‘See-ball, hit-ball’: Sam Konstas to put pressure on Jasprit Bumrah in Boxing Day Test
Australia’s rookie opener Sam Konstas has a plan to combat Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, but he doesn’t want to give too much away three days out from his likely Test debut on Boxing Day.
as a replacement for Nathan …Ukraine war briefing: Putin meets Slovak PM in rare Moscow visit to secure energy deal
Russian president, Vladimir Putin met the Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a European Union leader to Moscow,
as a contract allowing for Russian gas to transit through Ukraine nears expiry. Slovakia is dependent on that gas passing through its …
More UK buses to run on Christmas Day than at any time in last five years
More UK buses and coaches are expected to operate on Christmas Day than at any time since figures were first collected five years ago.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), an industry body, estimates that the number of people catching a bus on 25 December this year will hit 100,000.
…London dominates UK’s priciest postcodes with all top 20 streets
London continues to dominate the UK’s superprime property market, with all 20 of the country’s priciest streets located within the capital, research shows.
Top of the list is Knightsbridge – the street by Hyde Park that is home to embassies and luxury hotels – where buyers will need to stump …