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What it feels like ... to be a death zone mountaineer

Nirmal Purja, mountaineer




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What it feels like to...come out at 40 years old

Sandra Brydon, director of Home Group Scotland




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Brian Beacom: Dating in the modern world

GREAT news. I think. Glasgow is a great place in which to be looking for love, with 44 per cent of the city single, according to an online dating company.Why does this matter? Flash back to Valentine’s Day. There I was, lying in a pool of poetical blood, having been shot in the heart with the killer question no single man over a certain age wants to hear: “How many Valentine’s cards did you get?” asked a friend.




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Back to the future: how Vixy Rae is breathing new life into tartan and tweed from inside Edinburgh's oldest tailor

IT’S not everyone who’s given the chance to design their own tartan so when the opportunity arose, Vixy Rae didn’t need to give it a second thought.




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What it feels like ... to work as creative director for Johnstons of Elgin

Alan Scott, creative director at Johnstons of Elgin




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The Coorie Home: From castles to crofts – how to create a stylish and cosy sanctuary

Beth Pearson, author of The Coorie Home




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She talks for the animals: as Veganuary gathers pace, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk on her 40 year fight for their rights and why her new book shows the way ahead

Ingrid Newkirk isn’t sure exactly how many times she has been arrested. “Definitely a few dozen,” she’ll say, if you ask. I’ve just done exactly that, so right now the British-born founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is running me through a sort of greatest hits of her law-baiting exploits and the jailtime they have brought her in the name of animal rights.




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As Belgravia and The English game starts on TV, Barry Didcock on the enduring appeal of frocks on the box

IF ever we needed to indulge in a bout of collective escapism, if only for 60 minutes on a Sunday night, then that time is now. Thankfully ITV has just the thing – Belgravia, the latest big budget costume drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and a series that positively ripples with dimples, quiffs, honey-coloured chiffon frocks, eye-popping millinery and glamorous uniforms.




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Fashion: From old classics to new twists - How this year is doing trench coats

This season's colours and cuts mix up the wardrobe-staple trench, says Prudence Wade.




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Fin24.com | Stats SA approached by Treasury to cut budget, but Census 2021 will go ahead

The budget for Census 2021 is ringfenced and won't be compromised as Treasury seeks funds to fight Covid-19, says Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke.




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Fin24.com | Lockdown | It's not all health and securocrats, the President is listening to business concerns

State adviser says government was sympathetic to the economic difficulties caused by the on-going lockdown but growth in infections in areas such as the Western Cape are biggest risk to the faster reopening of the economy.




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Fin24.com | Tourism looks to younger crowd as seniors grapple with virus threat

Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, the tourism industry will probably find that older, more affluent travellers are more hesitant to do so.




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Fin24.com | Farming robots, pizza-delivery droids: One VC gears up for post-pandemic transportation

It’s been a nerve-wracking few years for the traditional auto industry. One Silicon Valley VC firm speculates on its future in an interview with Bloomberg.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | How investment managers are really voting at shareholder meetings

Anecdotal evidence suggests that institutional investors in South Africa and across the globe are starting to take their ownership rights more seriously.




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Creating comics to bring “Light in the Darkness”

Why and how OM EAST produces Christian comics to reach minority peoples




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A dream come true

After two years of hard work, a new church is born in Austria.




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Courage for the Crimean Tatars 

A Crimean Tatar man shares how he gained courage and learnt vital truths through reading Into the Den of the Infidels, produced by OM EAST.




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Have you ever seen the beautiful Georgian script?

OM EAST responds to the need for Christian books in the Georgian language.




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Speaking to the Arli heart

OM EAST’s publication captures the attention of the Arli in Serbia.




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The hidden pearl

Jesus came to find us, like the merchant looking for fine pearls.




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OM EAST and local partners raise a banner in Roma villages

This summer nearly 1,000 Roma children in Roma villages throughout Central and Eastern Europe heard the Gospel.




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Reaching out to the world next door

One team member's impressions from the 2015 Salamu Aleikum outreach to Muslim tourists in Zell am See.




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Turkey outreach with OM Building Bridges

The OM Austria Building Bridges team gains valuable experience during a short term trip to Turkey.




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Participants share about refugee outreach in Austria

Thirteen participants from all over the world spent a week getting to know and supporting the refugee work in Linz. Six share about their experiences.




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The sound of Easter

Thirteen musicians and singers arrived in Vienna from all over the world, to take part in the musical outreach, ‘The Sound of Easter.’




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Austrian summer outreach

Stories from ReachAUT, an outreach in Austria organised by the Liebenzeller Mission in cooperation with other Christian organisations, including OM.




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The joy of Easter at a fitness centre

Easter is a popular time for outreaches in Europe. Stories from last year inspire this year's team.




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Beyond the Easter bunny

In partnership with local churches, a team shared the good news of Easter through music with all kinds of people in Austria.




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Andy Murray sends heartfelt message and donation to NHS workers amid coronavirus crisis

SIR Andy Murray has sent a heartfelt message to NHS staff for their heroic work during the coronavirus crisis.




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Gothenburg's fields of dreams

We visit the world's biggest grassroots tournament.




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Spain reap the rewards II

We find out how youngsters in Spain are taught a certain playing style from an early age.




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Spain reap the rewards

We investigate a golden era of Spanish youth football.




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Poland ready for grassroots boom

We discover the grassroots impact of co-hosting UEFA EURO 2012 for Poland.




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ABCD becomes KLMQ / Launch of BER leads to a renaming of terminal sections at Schönefeld Airport

When Berlin Brandenburg Airport is put into operation at the end of October 2020, Schönefeld Airport will become Terminal 5 (T5) of BER. In order to avoid duplicate names of terminal sections, gates and car parks at BER, the building and car park infras...




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Airport company applies for short-time allowance / Employees to receive at least 80 percent of net pay

Within just a few weeks, the corona crisis has led to a collapse of over 90 percent of flight operations in the capital region. In light of this dramatic situation, the Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) Executive Board concluded a works agreement ...




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Shareholders support FBB and recognise business plan / Application for temporary closure of Tegel is postponed until after Easter

Following yesterday´s Supervisory Board meeting and the meeting on 19 March 2020, yesterday´s FBB shareholders’ meeting dealt with the results of the meeting and confirmed its main decisions. The shareholders recognised the business plan approved by th...




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Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery, South Korean officials claim

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official has said amid continued speculation about his health.




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Shots fired on Korean border

South Korea says its troops have exchanged fire with North Korea along their tense land border.




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Donald Trump says coronavirus vaccine will be developed ‘by the end of this year’

US President Donald Trump has told a town hall meeting that he thinks a coronavirus vaccine will be developed “by the end of this year”.




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Coronavirus: Lockdown measures eased for millions

While millions of people have taken advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy the outdoors, some of the world’s most populous countries have reported worrying new peaks in infections.




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Coronavirus: New cases in China and South Korea

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections yesterday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks.




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New coronavirus cases in China and South Korea as world lockdowns ease

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks.




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Magnum aims for the Caribbean

Due to overwhelming response, Magnum Tonic Wine has expanded its TekChargeAYard Dance Challenge to Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent and The Grenadines, and Guyana.The challenge was initially open to participants from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.




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M-Gee, Noah Powa and ZiZi6ixx team up

Philadelphia-based recording artiste M-Gee is enjoying much success from his latest release, Then A So, which is a collaboration among him, Noah Powa and ZiZi6ixx.The track comes as a collaborative project between GS Entertainment Music and Sky Height.Then A So is available on all major digital distributing platforms through Johnny Wonder.After promoting the single, the song copped a number of features on several mixtapes.




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A new tune from Sean Paul

MULTI-PLATINUM-SELLING recording artiste Sean Paul dropped his latest track yesterday, one called Back It Up Deh, which was released on his own record label Dutty Rock Productions through ONEprm. 




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Patricia House — 29 years of service

Dear Editor,In response to the 1980s drug crisis there was a meeting of the minds of people knowledgeable about substance abuse. Richmond Fellowship Jamaica-Patricia House emerged as one of the possible answers where a multiplicity of answers were needed.



  • Local Letters to the Editor

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COVID-19 can fashion creativity

Dear Editor,The COVID-19 pandemic has taken us all by surprise. There are currently approaching the 500 mark for number of COVID-19 cases in Jamaica. Due to the outbreak of this virus there has been a reduction in job availability as companies have closed to combat the virus and promote social distancing.Many believe that it has made life harder, but, newsflash, it has not rendered us useless.




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OM reaches out to victims landslide Costa Rica

Over twenty people have been killed in a landslide in Costa Rica, due to heavy rainfall in the Central American country. The disaster caused huge damage in both in the Pacific coast and in a suburb of the capital San José. Together with local churches, OM Costa Rica is organising help for families who lost their homes.




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Not just a great experience

A group from the U.S. demonstrated God’s love during OM Costa Rica’s city outreach, which focused primarily on working within the slums of San José.




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Healed to help others

The experiences of Costa Rican OMer Yamileth Morales have given her God's heart for people isolated by HIV and AIDS.