A dreamscape of shimmering blue seas and secret bays hidden by towering cypress trees, the island of Ithaca – a place of legends and magic – was everything Victoria Harper hoped it would be...

The farm, managed by Ben Shireman and his family, had suffered years of severe erosion under continuous row cropping by a previous owner. Deep gullies cut through fields, while depleted soils, low crop yields and high input costs made the operation increasingly difficult to sustain.

The international authority on timekeeping has voted to abolish a contentious quirk of global synchronisation.

There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.

The cases are the first known infections passed on inside Kenya, where the first patient arrived from Congo on Oct 3.

Hundreds have been arrested as protesters across France revive the "yellow vest" movement, rallying over living standards and teacher shortages.