Iceland’s annual ptarmigan hunting season begins today; despite diminishing numbers of the grouse-like bird. Read the full story

One of the most enduring transatlantic debates tends to be about who the ‘real men’ are. American football is much faster and rougher, the Americans argue. “Ah yes,” the British answer: “But anyone could do that if they were wearing crash helmets and more padding than the average walrus”. Read the full story