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In this excerpt from her new book on Leondard Cohen, Marcia Pally examines his use of Jewish and Christian biblical images in the singer-swongwriter’s lyrics.
MORE than 300 motorcycle riders gathered to celebrate the life of a "generous" Bromsgrove business owner.
While the biggest races on the greyhound calendar may have come and gone already this year, with spectators finally allowed back to...
BBC News By Bernd Debusmann Jr image captionEternal Reefs' reefs, which contain human ashes, are located off the east coast of the US Florida firm Eternal Reefs says that interest in its rather unusual service has shot up as a result of the pandemic. Since 1998 it has been helping the newly deceased turn their remains into artificial reef formations on the ocean's floor. It does this by adding their ashes to an environmentally-friendly concrete mix. "The pandemic has accelerated interest, absolutely," says George Frankel, Eternal Reef's chief executive. "I believe the pandemic has opened a lo...