Mythology from all over the world is full of fairy tales about childless folk who pray to the gods, unwisely invoke fate, or bargain with the supernatural for a child — only to wind up raising ...

Inside a dimly lit rehearsal studio, a dozen dancers move in deliberate silence. The music hasn’t started yet, but the rhythm is already there — in the slide of ballet slippers across the floor, in ...

There was a time when fairy tales were much more than just bedtime stories. Actually, the fanciful tales that have enthralled ...

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Christopher is the Echo's Senior Life reporter covering restaurants, bars, shopping, events, concerts, and shows around Merseyside. Alongside his current role, Christopher led Liverpool's Eurovision ...

Last Christmas, I opted to forgo the typical British yuletide markets and venture to a less frequented European destination steeped in history. I'm chuffed I did because the Old Town Christmas market ...

On a sunny day, we explored an abandoned mansion built in the 17th century that once belonged to a wealthy Portuguese family. The mansion's preserved grandeur, including a stunning ceiling, captivates ...

Igor Dyatlov was a tinkerer, an inventor, and a devotee of the wilderness. Born in 1936, near Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), he built radios as a kid and loved camping. When the Soviet Union launched ...

Gu Byeong-mo, one of Korea’s most imaginative storytellers, returns with "Cutting Wound," a haunting tale of a woman who can “read” another’s mind by touching their wounds. Orphaned and raised in an ...

Attempts to mine along the Lower Colorado began hundreds of years ago and continue today along the river, which begins at Lees Ferry and flows through Arizona, Nevada and California before reaching ...

San Manuel Mine was once the world’s largest underground copper mining operation in size of ore body, production capacity and infrastructure. It is located in the Old Hat mining district on the east ...

Queenscliff Birdlife Australia volunteer John Murray discovered the “HMS mystery” on Monday. “I was just walking down the beach to see what the birds were up to and found the wreckage of the ship,” Mr ...