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Parliament’s Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has launched an inquiry into improving homebuying and selling in England.  The cross-party group of MPs will examine the transaction process, information available to buyers, and the role of conveyancers and estate agents.  The committee adds that evidence

The rape of a Class 8 student by an auto driver who took her to school for almost seven days, has made experts -- doctors, police officials and social scientists -- warn parents about the deviation in their child's behaviour when he or she ...

During the Hoi An Lantern Full Moon Festival, which takes place every full moon night, the town is decked up with even more lanterns.

Regulator launches consultation to improve diversity in conveyancing

Now that the virus is back with us again, and the more sensible among us are all huddled indoors WFH, binge-watching movies and generally giving in to feelings of despair, may I offer a suggestion? Let us shore up our personal beyuls. What is a beyul? The word stands for ‘hidden valley’ in the Tibetan language, and signifies a glen of peace and refuge somewhere in the Himalaya. Not every Buddhist desperately in need of peace of mind/body/spirit finds a beyul, though; it appears only to thos...

A tale of four cities These are places that rose up on the bedrock of conflict, were subject to destruction and near decimation but rose again, quite like a phoenix from the ashes. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- The harbour in the old town of Dubrovnik from a hill above the city. (File photo| AP) Dubrovnik. Plitvice. Budapest. Prague. Places I visited a few months before the pandemic swept over the world and effectively locked us down. While I was rubber-necking as hard as any other tourist,...

Here is a decent, family-loving American who still holds a roseate view of his country.

Count your blessings . 2020 was a year of losses and tragedies but the biggest lesson we learnt is to be grateful for small mercies Every year, as the countdown to a new year begins, social media is full of posts about the Gratefulness Jar. This activity encourages you to write and record, from January 1st, all the good things that happen during the year on a piece of paper and drop it into the jar. It could be anything – beautiful memories you want to save, goals you accomplish, a fun evenin...