Her Majesty's Jihadists
Now, as its director, he supervises a surprisingly small staff, considering the depth and range of the research the center does. There are only nine full-time academics attached to it, supplemented by a dozen or so part-time interns or students who sit ...
Buying Here: Fox Chapel home features plenty of space
His seven-bedroom house and 20 acres of property at 251 Old Mill Road is on the market for $4.5 million (MLS No. 1042016) with Linda DiBucci of Coldwell Banker Real Estate (412-487-0500 or www.pittsburghmoves.com). The house, which has five full and ...
Life after death: the science of human decomposition
He was just 57 years old. Now, he lay on the metal table, his body wrapped in a white linen sheet, cold and stiff to the touch, his skin purplish-grey – tell-tale signs that the early stages of decomposition were well under way. Most of us would rather ...
As a furniture maker, Kate Joyce bucked long odds
Attached to one of the brothers' homes was a tiny vacation apartment where she slept, cooked on a hot plate and enjoyed a view of the lake from her balcony. The Blatters shared their midday meal with her and loaned her an old bicycle. In time, Ms ...
The insider's guide to Westminster: from Portcullis House to the Burma Road
To reach it, you either have to walk up a rather bleak, stale?smelling, winding staircase or take a small, wood-panelled lift, that isn't quite as old and decrepit as it looks. One hopes. The luckier organisations have offices with windows that look ...
Election 2015: a guide to results night
2am-3am: Eastleigh; Yeovil; Bermondsey and Old Southwark. Lib Dem territory, especially for long-time south London MP Simon 3am: Bristol West, Brent Central, and Hornsey & Wood Green. If Labour doesn't gain from the Lib Dems in seats such as these, ...
Fourth hen harrier's disappearance sparks fears of extinction by persecution
Steve Garnett, upland warden at RSPB Geltsdale, said: “All of the staff and volunteers who were watching the nest around the clock over the past few weeks are absolutely gutted about the disappearance of the male and the failure of the eggs.” Sarah ...