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Illinois was able to recover after blowing a late 10-point lead against Nebraska in Champaign yesterday to prevail, 87-84, in overtime. The win allows them to stay within shouting distance of Purdue at the top of the Big Ten standings. The Illini get the Boliermakers in their gym in the …

It’s hard to imagine a time when life was generally lived at 3mph – walking pace and the average speed of a horse-drawn boat. When the railways were being built, some critics warned that that the human body was incapable of withstanding speeds of 30mph. Fast forward – literally – …

Protecting and accessing nature Global campaigner the Conservation Collective is making waves across the Mediterranean, helping visitors protect the region’s increasingly under-pressure ecosystems. Its Sicily Environment Fund supports local hiking company Astrid Natura and Collettivo Rewild Sicily to train more walking guides, who will focus on the benefits of rewilding. …

1.What’s the most common reason for taking the train? Shopping Commuting Visiting friends and family Reveal 2.How many UK train journeys start, finish or pass through London? 70% 50% 60% Reveal 3.Which method of travel scores highest for passenger satisfaction? Car Rail Flying Reveal 4.How many hours a week can …

Yorkshire coast on two wheels Exploring Yorkshire’s coastline on two wheels is about to get a whole lot easier. Route YC, the organisation which promotes the Yorkshire coast, has teamed up with leading adventure cyclists to launch a series of new cycle routes in January. Ranging from nine to 260 …

The year in travel: part one 1 Where did Rishi Sunak, below, go on his “first proper family holiday” for years this summer? 2 Name two of the seven countries not invited to King Charles’s coronation in May. 3 Which country finally loosened Covid travel restrictions and reopened its borders …

Osas Nusakare, one of the 14 stowaways arrested onboard a foreign vessel at the Lagos Roadstead, has said he will continue to try to leave Nigeria for Europe.  The 45-year-old said that he wanted to celebrate the New Year in a European country.  He confessed that this was his second …

A hotel from another planet lands in rural Brittany There are many places where you expect to see jaw-dropping architecture, but the quiet Brittany countryside isn’t one of them. As we walked toward Hotel l’Essenciel (not a typo, ciel means sky) with its 36 rooms, or “nests” suspended around its …

A child-free woman revealed how it’s “selfish” to have kids.  Chandler Carter grew up believing becoming a mum was the next step in life until she went to university and saw child-free women “thriving”.  The 24-year-old realised it wasn’t something she wanted and now spends her time travelling two to …

Tove Jansson’s island life, Finland Fans of Finnish author Tove Jansson will love the idyllic Pellinki archipelago, where she spent her summers on a tiny island, Klovharun, described in several of her novels. About 50 miles east of Helsinki, Pellinki forms part of a group of islands, linked by bridges …