Maria Sharapova was the cover girl tennis star who won Wimbledon at 17, dated the rich and famous and was embroiled in a drugs scandal… all after her family had fled Belarus to avoid the impact of Chernobyl Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday The Russian became a global star when she … Read more
Pepys, famed for writing an eye-opening diary, was an MP from 1679 to 1688 A secret doorway which would have been used by diarist Samuel Pepys has been rediscovered in the House of Commons. The entrance, which was created for the procession to the Coronation banquet of Charles II, dates back 360 years. It would also … Read more
Thousands of people are thronging the streets of Rio de Janeiro for the second day of the city’s world famous carnival which attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the City. Overnight, the final six of the city’s top 13 samba schools took to the Sambadrome. Brazilian actor and comedian Marcelo Adnet starred in the Sao … Read more