From unadopted housing estates to a road no one seems to own – hollowed-out local government can no longer cope.

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More than 5 million players have parkoured their way through Assassin's Creed Shadows' version of feudal Japan, Ubisoft has ...

Whenever a woman is killed in the name of “honour” in Pakistan, our hearts shudder for a moment-social media flares with ...

However, a glance at recent statistics paints a grim picture: seven rape cases in just seventeen days of June 2025, a ...

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of medieval period continues with an episode on ...

Will soaring expenditure on defence be a boon for the economy? That’s what politicians are telling voters. But is it really ...

Making the list of the best pretty villages for a mini break was Firle, in East Sussex. It said: "Much of this village near Lewes is still owned by the Gage family, leading to a feudal but aesthetic ...

In the Treaty of Paris France ceded Canada to Britain and the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, to Spain. Spain gave up its claim to Florida. Shortly after the Treaty, King George issued a ...

Thailand's Buddhist community is rocked by a sex and blackmail scandal involving senior monks, sparking calls for reform and ...

If the churches are to be faithful to their own values and theology, they will need to lay aside state-endowed privileges and ...

Stop Killing Games began collecting signatures in June of last year, in response to a game called The Crew being delisted by Ubisoft, a gaming giant, earlier in 2024. Players who had invested time and ...