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‘Like nothing else I’ve found’: readers’ favourite small galleries in the UK

Winning tip: sculpture, scrap and stories in Glasgow The Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, actually a gallery, is a wonderful stroll through beautiful madness. Just minutes from Buchanan Street in Glasgow, this storyland is filled with mechanical figures made from wood and metal and all sorts of scrap, arranged in two different …

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“I’ve found it very difficult to write” – Salman Rushdie speaks for the first time after he was stabbed last year and lost an eye for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses

"I've found it very difficult to write" - Salman Rushdie speaks for the first time after he was stabbed last year and lost an eye for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses

  Author, Sir Salman Rushdie has spoken for the first time after being stabbed last year at an event in New York. Sir Salman has long faced death threats for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses and a fatwa was issued against him by the Iranian regime. Many Muslims reacted …

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‘One of the most restful trips I’ve ever been on’: readers’ best wellness breaks

Gentle countryside, gentle yoga, Norfolk Yoga at the Mill runs a wonderful mindfulness for wellbeing break in theNorfolk countryside at Fishley Hall. Accessible by train to Acle, on the Norwich to Great Yarmouth line, the four-day retreat with Lucia and Vikki offers lots of gentle movement, mindfulness and the opportunity …

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