Alongside Italian migrant processing centres in Albania, there's also a small prison for max. 20 people who "commit crimes during their stay in the centres". 15 prison officers, paid €6k a month, have nothing to do, so are now taking care of stray dogs.
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Our free film of the week on Hay Festival Anytime sees @MargaretAtwood reflect on her life as a writer, in conversation with @VivGroskop.
Enjoy! https://t.co/BpwUNtF8XU
On 17 November 1988 'Cinema Paradiso' goes on general release in Italian cinemas. It is a total flop everywhere, except in one cinema Messina and, perhaps, the only reason it goes on to win an Oscar is the determination of Giovanni Parlagreco, manager of that cinema [Thread] >> 1
Most people don't realize how mysterious the Pyramids truly are.
They're so old that Cleopatra lived closer to us than to their construction — yet Khufu's Pyramid is so precise it aligns north within 1/20th of a degree.
Some more mind-blowing facts about them… 🧵
Take your seats for #NTNye 🍿
Following its critically acclaimed debut, Nye with #MichaelSheen will stream for free on our YouTube channel from 7pm GMT on 7 November until 11 November.
Brought to you by #NationalTheatreAtHome and made possible by @BloombergDotOrg
Reminder the clocks go back an hour tonight
Whilst some will get an extra hour's sleep on Sunday, spare a thought for the National Trust Volunteers who work tirelessly through the night to move the stones back 1 hour at various stone circles around the countryside.
I drove my friend to a bank, and after she came out I dropped her down the road and drove through Streatham. I'm hyper vigilant for a number of reasons, one reason- being a black yute in this here England. I looked in my rear-view mirror and noticed a car moving extremely erratic
I heard a delightful thing yesterday, that feels like the opening act of a great story.
My friend Jacqui is supplementing her income by working as a cleaner at one of the local schools. Part of the area she’s responsible for is an old house on the school premises. One of the
Today is our 22nd anniversary. To mark the occasion we decided to recreate our very first picture (again), taken in a photo booth at Blackhorse Road station.
Indulge me as I tell the story of how we met...
Help! I (36F) blocked my ex (53M) on twitter but then he spent $44 billion and renamed the entire website after himself so he could see my tweets again