The Queen shared a light-hearted moment with Paddington Bear, asking him to share his famous marmalade sandwiches during a ...

Camilla thanked the bear for attending the event, celebrating the final of the BBC 500 Words, a children’s story writing ...

Malorie Blackman and Paterson Joseph at the Story Museum, Oxford on Monday, February 16 ...

Last December, I accompanied my elderly father to the Singapore General Hospital for a series of medical examinations. As we walked towards the hospital foodcourt for lunch, I was struck by the number ...

People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri County, on January 25, 2026.[Kibata Kihu, Standard] Former ...

Three young sisters from Co Wexford have been making hundreds of St Brigid's crosses in the run-up to today's feast day of one of Ireland's patron saints. Two years ago, 15-year-old Nellie Fortune ...

A celebrated author and former corporation head will face trial on sexual assault charges after a judge criticised lengthy delays. During a brief mention in the Bundaberg District Court on Monday, ...

How to get children reading again has become one of the highly debated questions in education. At the centre of it sits an argument over what young people should be reading at school, with the ...

Fall away left footer. AINs. "Kiss and cry." Sometimes picking up sports terminology can feel like learning a foreign language. The jargon was developed out of necessity to communicate complex ideas ...

His first Oscar nomination, for Hamnet, is testament to the German-born British composer’s chameleon-like adaptability The German-born British composer Max Richter had never been nominated for an ...

Sunny Deol's 'Border 2' continues its impressive box office run, raking in Rs 252 crore domestically and Rs 323 crore worldwide. Despite a competitive release, the war epic, a spiritual successor to ...