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A world defined by the violence of ancient patriarchal traditions

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Shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2026, author Rene Karabash’s She Who Remains, is a landmark Bulgarian queer novel, secrets readers into a rural Albanian village where to this day, the Kanun of Leké dukagjini- a collection of Archaic laws- looms over the lives of villagers with the same haunting presence to the surrounding mountains. Bekija, painfully aware of why she cannot have what she most wants, chooses to become a “sworn virgin, setting off a bloody and heart-breaking chain of events that shatters a family and destroys a cherished relationship, but also reveals how trauma can lead to vital, … Continue reading A world defined by the violence of ancient patriarchal traditions

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Crown jewels of British hospitality sold to Abu Dhabi for £1.4bn

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Richard Caring sold The Ivy Collection, Annabel’s, Scott’s, Sexy Fish, Harry’s Bar, George, Mark’s Club and Noema to Abu Dhabi’s Diafa, an affiliate of IHC Group, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, the deputy ruler of Abu Dhabi. Collectively they make up Troia Restaurants, which last year posted earnings of £58m on the £303m of turnover. Diafa already owns Zuma and Roka. Now they own crown jewels of British hospitality by paying £1.4bn. They opened door in 1917 and earned a reputation for impeccable service, passion for exceptional food. Richard Caring will remain executive chariman of the group, … Continue reading Crown jewels of British hospitality sold to Abu Dhabi for £1.4bn

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Asha Bhosle, Bollywood playback singer dies at 92

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Popular Bollywood playback singer, music icon, and film industry’s last Mughal passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai today leaving behind her works. a body of work. “Her voice carried timeless brilliance” PM Modi said.  “ I like doing extraordinary things, Music has been my life. It has given me so much. I decided to do a spectacular concert on my 90th birthday. I doubt if anyone in the world has achieved this feat” Said the legend, who remained defiant of age and expectation. “I was around 10 when I started my singing career in 1943,Over the decades, I have … Continue reading Asha Bhosle, Bollywood playback singer dies at 92

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Profit-driven plastic industry’s toxic pollution, turning a systemic problem to a personal one

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A compelling exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic, the fundamental material for modern consumerism, spanning our daily lives. Although the oil and petrochemical companies making it are hiding in plain sight. Because for all the vivid coverage of where plastic ends up, there is remarkably little discussion of where it comes from. Today, industry is pouring billions of dollars into plans to double, or even triple, the amount it churns out, even as individuals concerned about plastic’s out-of-control proliferation try to use less. As Big Oil shares down a future of diminishing demand for fossil fuels, plastic … Continue reading Profit-driven plastic industry’s toxic pollution, turning a systemic problem to a personal one

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Confession was therapy sin was diagnosis

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Historian Peter Jones travels through Europe’s archives and libraries to uncover a lost psychology: a world where confession was therapy, sin was diagnosis, and the Seven Deadly Sins served as a man of the human mind. What can Twelfth-century monk teach us about burnout, envy or despair? From the deserts of Egypt to the Vatican Library, from Dante’s Florence to Catherine of Siena’s cell, Jones introduces the thinkers, mystics and rebels who wrestled with the same questions that preoccupy us now: How to live with our flaws, forgive ourselves, and find meaning amid confusion. Medieval lives and landscapes come vividly … Continue reading Confession was therapy sin was diagnosis

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Shadow before bright future

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Writer-activist, Rebecca Solnit’s sequel to her enduring bestseller Hope in the Dark, offers a brilliant account of our immediate past and a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century.  Her survey of the world that has changed dramatically since the year 1960. Despite the forces seeking to turn back the clock on history, change is not a possibility; it is an inevitability. The changes amount to backlash drives individualism and isolation, this new world embraces antiracism, feminism, a more expansive understanding of gender, environmental thinking, … Continue reading Shadow before bright future

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Spiritual Reality

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Rev Dr Howard Worsley is a researcher, teacher and priest. With an English degree from Manchester, he pursued an MA in Theology at Nottingham, then a PHD in Education at Birmingham. This busy man is currently working as the Diocesan Director of Education for Southwell and Nottingham, as well as being the Chair of the National Association of Church Directors.  He has 3 sons, and loves exploring the world by canoe, bike or foot. In this book, he intends to uncover original visions seen by children which is sometimes termed “Spiritual Reality”.  To create this book, thirty families were selected after … Continue reading Spiritual Reality

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Sole witness to a deadly crime

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Ava Glass introduces Maya Landry, who’s seeking a fresh start deep in the Rocky Mountains of Montana after a messy divorce. When a senator is murdered, Landry’s sanctuary turns into a place of danger and she is forced on the run. She reinvents herself and moves to Texas to work as a barmaid and waitress.  She is relieved when she’s hired as a summer keeper of billionaire owned ski lodges left empty after snow season ends, and her new life of peace and isolation is going exactly as hope… until she stumbles across a dead body on the living room floor … Continue reading Sole witness to a deadly crime

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Who can truly face who they are?

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Edi is facing a disciplinary since her “incident” at work. Forty-seven years in Admin processing the newly dead is not how she foresaw eternity. The Delusions is the tale of a woman processing souls in the afterlife. In Arrivals, the newly dead must take the stages in order: first extract delusion; second, answer HR’s questionnaire truthfully. Yet who among them can truly face who they are? Who may never pass at all? As leader board numbers begin to rise at unprecedented rates, rumours begin to fly. Humans are about to become a banned race. The earth is going to be … Continue reading Who can truly face who they are?

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72 hour Global Peace Process

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Amid Iran, America and Israel there is a global need for harmony and collective healing. Kailasa’s Hindu Pontiff Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam has proposed for Manifestation of Global Peace by conducting a continuous 72-hour global mediation for world peace. Kailasa’s spiritual temples, Satsang centres and temples across 140 nations, 482 cities, over two million people across the world are joining together in this critical and powerful conscious process to radiate peace to all humanity. The Supreme Pontiff declared “The world is not an external prison requiring escape but an internal projection requiring redemption through conscious awareness and intentional direction. The … Continue reading 72 hour Global Peace Process