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What the Romans did for us at school
Brief letters: Latin lover | Liz Truss | York Minster | Mispronounced surnames | Ryanair | Frank Auerbach
1-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
The most romantic hotels in the UK for 2025
Romance is elusive. It always involves two people but it can be found in myriad different ways, from the clichéd to the unexpected. When it comes to hotels, it’s not simply Champagne on ice and rose petals on the bed that hold the key to finding romance; it’s an amalgam of elements – the cloud-like comfort of that bed, the prettiness of the room, a well-chosen collection of books, a vase of country flowers – that makes the difference. Champagne in the bath or private hot tubs are all very well,
26-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
The perfect ski holiday in Jasná, home to Eastern Europe's best slopes
Ever heard of Jasná (pronounced Yaznah)? Most people haven’t, but as Slovakia’s biggest ski resort, it’s well worth considering by intermediates – and off-piste aficionados, if snow conditions are good. It’s very convenient for short breaks if Luton airport is an option. Low-cost airline Wizz Air has two flights a week between Luton and Poprad-Tatry airport, just 45 minutes from the resort.
8-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra/Dudamel review – epic Mahler is exhilarating but overwhelming
Gustavo Dudamel drove the massed ranks of the Venezuelan orchestra with ferocious energy, but it was all too much too soon
2-min read - LifestyleEvening Standard
La Sultana, Oualidia: laidback luxury in a Moroccan village you've never heard of
Radhika Aligh finds a sanctuary of peace three hours from crowded Marrakesh
6-min read - NewsEvening Standard
London flights to Tel Aviv resume after Gaza ceasefire agreement
Airlines and travel companies cautiously welcome news of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
‘The loom has a beauty and rhythm’: textile artist Diedrick Brackens on making poetry out of yarn
In his first exhibition in the UK, the American weaver threads political and personal themes into vibrant tapestries that merge the everyday with the allegorical
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