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Samuel’s favourite Jewish festival is Pesach, or Passover, which commemorates the exodus of Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The 10-year-old enjoys taking part in the seder, or ritual feast, which marks the start of the holiday. “The food is nice, and we sing songs and tell stories,” he said. This …

MY God. Nearly half of Irish people in their mid- to late- twenties are still living with their parents — and experiencing a sharp decline in their sense of wellbeing as a result. What a nightmare. A major study has found that, overall, general, subjective wellbeing was “worse among young …

Greta’s father, Svante, and I are what is known in Sweden as “cultural workers” – trained in opera, music and theatre with half a career of work in those fields behind us. When I was pregnant with Greta, and working in Germany, Svante was acting at three different theatres in …

Leila Habibi is the chief operating officer of luxury lingerie label Myla London. Habibi first started working in the world of lingerie in 2003, when she joined Agent Provocateur. She moved to Myla in 2017 to help rebuild and relaunch the label alongside CEO Garry Hogarth, with the aim of tapping …

Craving an escape to the sun? The turquoise waters, white sand beaches and tropical climate of the Caribbean are reassuringly consistent. But there is always something fresh and fabulous on these elegant islands, with luxury hotels and exciting experiences surfacing all the time.  Historic houses, hip hotels and horse therapy are just …

Bursting with Eucalyptus forests, milky turquoise bays and dramatic limestone cliffs, Kangaroo Island, cast 11km off mainland South Australia, is a veritable wildlife haven. But the New Year bushfires destroyed much on these pristine shores, ravaging 155,000 hectares (about a third of the island) killing an estimated 25,000 koalas and …

Which of IHG’s brands will be a focal point in 2020? There are important plans in place for all our brands in 2020. Over a number of years, we have carefully grown our portfolio in high-quality markets and segments, making sure that each brand offers something different for our guests …

“Almost communist” comments by the Home Secretary that “economically inactive” people should be mobilised into the workplace have underlined the actively hostile policy environment for young families created by the government, and have angered a vocal group of stay-at-home mothers. A fringe discussion around the British immigration policy debate is …

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Johnson Kane co-founded the first educational trust to lose all of its schools (Picture: @headshot_co) Thousands of children’s futures were jeopardised by a salesman who blagged his way into a job running state schools, a tribunal has revealed. When Johnson Kane co-founded the Education Fellowship Trust in 2012, he presented …