Japan's famed cherry blossom season blankets the country in the delicate white flowers of the prized "somei-yoshino" tree. The popular somei-yoshino strain accounts for more than 90 percent of the cherry trees planted in Japan but some want change as the strain is prone to disease and tends to grow too large to be well managed in urban settings.
The special programme starring the royal couple is due to be aired on June 2.
Senior executive at Guide Dogs charity says he was ‘publicly humiliated’ by security guard
LIFEBOAT crews rushed to help the medical evacuation of a patient from Green Island.
YORK City have sealed a return to the National League after a five-season absence from the fifth-tier of English football.
It's second time lucky for Boeing as they successfully launch their space capsule and dock it at the International Space Station.
The First Minister said she had been experiencing ‘mild symptoms’ on Friday evening.
JOHN Studholme (The Cumberland News, letters, May 13) states that ‘people are not happy (with Brexit)’ on the basis of a very small survey.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday that he was disappointed in China's efforts to develop areas in the East China Sea, saying that it was "unacceptable." Speaking to reporters in the western city of Kyoto, he said that the government had lodged a complaint against China via diplomatic channels. The Japanese foreign ministry released a statement on Friday confirming an increase in Chinese efforts to develop natural resources in the East China Sea, including in areas that are west of the midpoint between Japan and China.
QPR are hosting the Grenfell Memorial Cup to remember the blaze’s 72 victims.
Three people were taken to hospital when a section of the stands for spectators watching Trooping the Colour collapsed on Saturday.
Letter: Frank Jackson on the former Labour deputy leader’s recollections about the 2003 Iraq war
EasyJet has responded to calls from customers and airport bosses to offer a new destination from Southend.
Clinical trials show that curcumin, present in the spice, may help fight osteoarthritis and other diseases, but there’s a catch – bioavailability, or how to get it into the blood
An Iraqi court has postponed the trial of two European tourists charged with antiquities smuggling after their lawyers argued more information was needed about the ancient shards found in their possession
‘The Underground Railroad’ author joked he would dedicate his speaking time to a discussion of Critical Race Theory as he kicked off the inaugural event in New Mexico
The Alliance Party leader said that Northern Ireland ‘is a useful lever’ for the Conservative Party, but that this was ‘damaging’ devolution.
Pressure is growing on Number 10 to explain a meeting between Sue Gray and Boris Johnson as it emerged an unnamed Downing Street official suggested the pair get together. Opposition MPs have demanded more details about the event, which took place some weeks ago and was made public last night by Sky News. Downing Street sources issued a statement which said the meeting had not been ordered by the PM personally.
Cinema is a place where directors run wild with their imagination, transporting spectators to different dimensions. But it's often an occasion to magnify everyday life and all its facets. This means dealing with death and bereavement, sensitive topics treated differently by two of the key films screened at Cannes on Friday. For two hours, the sound of bombs and rockets form the soundtrack to "Mariupolis 2", an unfinished documentary by Mantas Kvedaravicius.A tragedy within a tragedy, it was film
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule as the government was swept away in Saturday's election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action on climate change and may hold the balance of power. Partial results showed that while Labor had made small gains, Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal-National coalition had been punished by voters in Western Australia and affluent urban seats in particular. The Greens and a group of so-called "teal independents", who campaigned on policies of gender equality and tackling climate change, put on a strong showing, tapping voter anger over inaction on the environment after some of the worst floods and fires to hit Australia.
The Game of Thrones creator was speaking exclusively to The Independent during the Santa Fe Literary Festival
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