Prince Philip was 34 when he first conceived the idea of a scheme to help bridge the gap between formal education and national service. Inspired – or, as Philip put it, ‘pestered’ – by his headmaster at Gordonstoun school, Kurt Hahn, he
Mr Johnson has been attacked for the quotas handed out to the devolved nations, with Northern Ireland crying foul. Fishermen there said the move was at their expense, and claimed their Brexit fish dividend has been “plundered”. They claimed to have received
Would you be able to tell these were taken on a smartphone? The stunning winning entries from the Mobile Photography Awards 2021 The 2021 Mobile Photography Awards attracted 5,700 entries from photographers in 75 countries The grand prize winner was Chinese photographer
The Sony World Photography Awards 2021 is shaping up very nicely indeed. The judges have revealed the winners in the competition’s National Awards. And they’re quite something. Overall, the contest receives entries from over 200 territories. However, these winners are drawn from
For sheer number of five-star hotels, London will take some catching. Forbes Travel Guide has announced its 2021 Star Awards and London is still the leader of the pack for five-star properties, as it was in 2020, with 19 in total. Tokyo
A baby chimp rescue, a leopard on the prowl, Norway’s epic coastline and the touching bond between a beluga whale and a fisherman. These are some of the subjects in images taken by photographers who have been given ‘finalist’ and ‘shortlisted’ status
The winning images in a photo competition set up to honour the spirit of the great adventuring Australian photographer James Francis (Frank) Hurley have been revealed – and Mr Hurley himself would surely have been mightily impressed. Frank Hurley (1885 – 1962)
The overall winners for the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards will be announced next month, but in the meantime feast your eyes on this mouth-watering hors d’oeuvre from the organisers – category winners and shortlisted entries in the open competition. Anyone, of