Four or five years ago I tried marijuana for the first time. I experienced a heightened visual awareness and a sort of nongenital sexuality. Every color I looked at was several degrees brighter than its usual luster, and my entire body had a delightful tingle, as if it were one undifferentiated erogenous zone. In the...
Tributes have been paid to two women who died after being pulled from the water at one of Wales’ national parks. Hajra Zahid, 29, and Haleema Zahid, 25, were found in pools on the Watkin Path – which leads to the summit of Yr Wyddfa – also known as Snowdon – on 11 June. University...
A large plastic mannequin, ladder and stairgate are among the items fly-tipped at a beauty spot on Dartmoor, police have said. Ivybridge and Rural Police said the dumped waste was found at Cadover on Wednesday. Officers urged people to “always go with a reputable company” for waste clearance and to always ask for official paperwork....
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Getty Images Head brewer at Dartmoor Brewery said Devon’s best quality was its countryside “The best thing about Devon is the countryside. The views are spectacular.” People from across Devon have spoken of their affection for the county’s rich natural beauty as part of a day celebrating all that...
Tessa Wong and BBC Vietnamese BBC News Miss Grand International Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien won the Miss Grand International pageant in 2021 Vietnamese authorities have arrested a beauty queen and social media influencer for consumer fraud after she promoted a counterfeit fibre supplement. Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien had heavily marketed gummies said to be rich...
Anne Okumu & Brian Khisa BBC News, Gaborone Lesego Chombo/Instagram Lesego Chombo’s enthusiasm for life is as infectious as her achievements are impressive: she has won the Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss World Africa 2024 crowns, is a working lawyer, has set up her own charitable foundation – and made history in November, becoming Botswana’s...
Njoroge Muigai & Anne Okumu BBC News, Koboko BBC Mustafa Gerima, nicknamed “Mr Shea”, wants Ugandans to understand the value of shea nuts A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees from which shea butter is made – the cosmetic known as “women’s gold”. Mustafa Gerima wants local...
Kathy Kettler Kathy Kettler (R) is the campaign manager for local liberal candidate Kilikvak Kabloona Nunavut is Canada’s largest federal district. The entire territory – all 1.8 million sq km (695,000 sq miles) and its 40,000 people – will be represented by one person in parliament. “Nunavut is at least three times the size of...
A new art exhibition Afloat or Ashore at Exeter Custom House will showcase beautiful and evocative paintings from the finalists of a competition. The exhibition opens on Saturday 12 April 2025 with the winning and best entries from last year’s art competition organised by the Society and National Historic Ships UK to celebrate historic vessels...
COMICI Marlène-Kany Kouassi is one of only two winners of Miss Ivory Coast over the last six decades to wear her crown over natural hair Long, flowing wigs and weave extensions have dominated the catwalks of Ivory Coast’s massively popular beauty pageants for years. Contestants in the West African nation often spend a huge amount...