When the World’s Ultimate Strongman competition comes to Dubai this month, Jerry Pritchett will be hoping to beat 14 other athletes to the crown in a breathtaking exhibition of superhuman strength
Can football improve your brain?
Ben Lyttelton certainly thinks so. The children’s author has brought mathematics, geography and history to reluctant readers through “education by stealth”
The planet in one place at Expo 2020 Dubai
If you want to learn fascinating and inspiring facts about the entire world and sample a smorgasbord of culture, Expo 2020 Dubai is a must. From the smallest islands to the global heavyweights, each of the 192 participating countries will have their own pavilion – many for the first time – showcasing their respective cultures, histories, achievements and challenges
A matter of national interest
With more racecourses than any other nation, Australia is a country fanatical about the sport – and The Everest is one of the newest races to capture its public’s imagination
The secret aquatic life of Australia
A photo essay by Christopher Round
On the trail of cheese rolls
Gooey inside, crunchy out, and with a dash of zesty onion: cheese rolls from Southland, New Zealand might be the world’s tastiest snack food. But there’s far more to “southern sushi” than meets the eye – just like the communities at the bottom of the world it binds together
French food, and foes
An attempt at dinner and an accidental bullfight are all on the cards for Dom Joly
Game changers
Zambia is tackling poachers with a new breed of law enforcement: sniffer dogs. Could man’s best friend be the key to cracking wildlife injustice in the Lower Zambezi?
Can you feel the history?
At The Dorchester, heritage is not a catchphrase – it is the essence of this Mayfair institution
Selling air
Short on footprint, long on sky, New York’s ‘super tall’ skyscrapers stand accused of zombie urbanism. Conor Purcell examines the claims