Really, one should burn everything,” wrote Philip Larkin, admitting that he was “depressed by the remorseless scrutiny of one’s private affairs that seems to be the fate of the newly dead.” He didn’t ...

When the novelist Thomas Hardy died, his widow Florence burned all his letters and notebooks in the grounds behind their ...

Asian equities advanced Thursday after stocks and bonds rose on Wall Street in a week marred by tariffs, lackluster tech ...

A sense of caution prevailed in the stock market as traders parsed mixed earnings ahead of Amazon.com Inc.’s results and jobs data. Bonds pared losses as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday ...

S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending down -0.03% this morning as investors looked ahead to the U.S. jobs report, which ...

Author Claire Keegan is best known for her string of successful novellas – not least Booker-nominated ‘Small Things Like ...

It is with regret that we note the following deaths from Counties Cavan and Monaghan over the past few days, as reported on ...

Valentine Week Days is a global celebration of love from February 7 to February 14. Each day has a unique theme, from Rose Day to Propose Day and culminating in Valentine's Day, allowing people to ...

That title is misleading, as is the identical declaration of trade on the poet's tombstone. Larkin wrote, and wrote well, but he did not write for a living. Those of his generation (to my shock I wake ...

My shelves are stuffed with books in small-print, not just for the Sabbath, as allegedly were Philip Larkin's. Mine are ...