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Pomp and circumstance

It was meant to be a big jubilee celebration for the Queen and her subjects. So how did so many of them get treated so badly in the chaos?

Diamond Jubilee Queen Elizabeth

The rejuvenation of the crown

Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee It wasn’t so long ago, I recall, that the Royal Family was a bit of a joke. An entire generation of them seemed unable to keep their private lives out of the tabloids with their adulterous, gaffe-prone, toe-sucking scandals. And the response to it all from the top left the […]

Life in North Korea

Life in North Korea

Life in North Korea is hard to imagine and hard to get information about. But this look inside the rogue state gives you some idea of what it would be like.

Alameda 4th of July parade, USA

Independence Day

Here’s what it’s like to be a part of one of the largest 4th of July parades is held every year in Alameda, across the bay from San Francisco.

Texas college football in Austin, Texas, USA

Religion is faith and sport is religion

A simple football game between colleges is like no other sporting match. 100,000 people go to the stadium and the whole city becomes the cheer squad!

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Stories from John

John Waite is the world’s oldest backpacker, still staying at hostels at the age of 89 as he travels the globe. Here are some of his tales from his journey.

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