As an English teacher, one of my favourite poems to teach, to pupils of almost all ages, is Chinua Achebe’s ‘Vultures’. In ...

WE’VE HAD TWELVE months of compiling excellent longreads every week for Sitdown Sunday – and now it’s time to pick the best of the bunch. Here were the highlights from across 2024, month by month.

Written in 1963, 'Sailing By' by Ronald Binge was chosen by the BBC as ... and why the Forecast's mantra-like quality lends itself to being a muse. Featuring well-loved classics by Seamus Heaney and ...

Love, life and crimes: these are the best books of 2024, according to The Australian’s literary critics. It’s hard to choose ...

Kristof: So let’s go back to the Nativity. Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus and two don’t mention ...

While he’s not on the active roster, Devils top prospect Seamus Casey won gold with the United States last year, notching six assists in six games. Related: Guide to the 2025 World Junior ...

The 4 Corners Festival is returning in 2025 for its 13th year, and is jampacked with a range of exciting practical workshops, talks, discussions and sport activities across Belfast.

I had a column titled Poems by Heart. The column drew responses from many readers, which I will publish in due course. (Thank ...

By this I don’t just mean a great fantasy novel written by an American ... A distinctly American fantasy work, a work that grappled with the “mythic” elements of our culture, would be ...

A purported manifesto linked to school shooter Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow is being questioned online as to whether it was at all written by her. Social media users suggest the document's language ...

It was not the season that Andrew Heaney was hoping for with the Texas Rangers. After winning the World Series with the club in 2023, the veteran starter returned to the team's rotation again last ...

For some, Christmas dinner just isn’t the same without it, while others will run a mile at the sight of a Christmas pudding. It can be a divisive dessert, so individual portions may be the way ...