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I’m settled in the shade of a hawthorn bush at the edge of the trail. Banked cow parsley waves in the breeze, elderflowers are breaking bud and the white chalk line of the footpath draws the eye on through the landscape. As I sit, a hare hops out of the …

England Women have benefitted greatly from the arrival of manager Sarina Wiegman in September 2021, winning their first major international tournament at Euro 2022 last summer. England Women travel Down Under for World Cup 2023 ahead of their opening tournament game against Haiti on Saturday 22 July as one of …

Following the banks of one of the UK’s great rivers, a new walking way has been unveiled linking the north and south coasts of Cornwall and for the first time creating a circular walk around the whole of the county. The 87-mile (140km) Tamara Coast to Coast Way broadly tracks …

It’s not lost on me, the irony of writing about mobility while sitting at my desk for hours, with a bent spine and cramped stomach. I’ve spent the last few years writing a book about past movement and mobility; footprints becoming trails that turn into a torrent of trods and …

There’s something immensely satisfying about being able to see the point you’re aiming for on a long hike. Far below Erice, a hilltop town in north-west Sicily, I can make out the arc of Trapani on the coast – my target, three hours away by foot. Paths wind down the …

Pop Queen, Madonna was pictured strolling around New York City and visiting a fashion exhibition with friends just one day before she was ‘found unresponsive’ and rushed to the ICU, where she was reportedly ‘intubated’ with a serious bacterial infection.   In new images obtained by Mail Online, the 64-year-old …

A Kenyan man who disappeared from home 50 years ago has returned only with a walking stick.   Samuel Machuka, 91, returned five days ago in Masabo village, Nyaribari Masaba Kisii.   According to TheStandard, the man was traced to the Wote, Makueni county through the Provincial Administration, where he …

These strides led to Johnnie Walker’s freshest project: the Independence Tunnel revamp. Located in Maryland, the tunnel saw a complete transformation, with art that celebrates the Nigerian spirit that never stops and honours the people that walked before us. It is a reminder to today’s creatives that they are surrounded …

Nigerians are reacting to a video which shows a groom checking his phone while walking down the aisle with his wife moments after their exchange of vows.    While some see nothing wrong with the groom checking his phone, as they believe he was probably transacting an important business deal, …

The morning had the bright clarity of perfect light, framing the landscape in stark relief against a clear blue sky. It was too perfect, one of those mornings that would soon be lost to rain. But as I looked out from the granite cliffs of Land’s End, I could see …