Floral tributes and candles surround a photograph of Ashling Murphy left at the canal in Tullamore, County Offaly, where she was found dead in January 2022. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAFloral tributes and candles surround a photograph of Ashling Murphy left at the canal in Tullamore, County Offaly, where she was found dead in January 2022. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAIreland This article is more than 2 months oldMan jailed for life after murdering Irish teacher Ashling MurphyThis article is more than 2 months oldJozef Puska, 33, stabbed 23-year-old as she jogged along a canal last year in a case that shocked Ireland

NutritionSeattle woman Naveena Shine drops attempt to live on lightShine went 47 days without food but says financial woes she's enduring are 'message from the universe that it is time to stop'A Seattle woman is to abandon her controversial attempt to live on light on Wednesday after 47 days of surviving on water and tea. Naveena Shine, 65, had been attempting to go without food for 100 days. She said the "

Local produce at Ortygia market, Syracuse, Sicily. Photograph: AlamyLocal produce at Ortygia market, Syracuse, Sicily. Photograph: AlamyA great little place I knowFood and drinkThe co-curator of the British Museum’s new Sicily exhibition on a slice of old island life An evocative and strangely nostalgic place that I visit over and over again in Sicily – and get up before 7am for – is the historic food market of Ortigia, the old part of Syracuse, on the east coast.

Fossils This article is more than 5 years oldVery creepy crawlies: 'proto-spiders' with long tails discovered in amberThis article is more than 5 years oldFossil hunters find preserved remains of 100-million-year-old arachnids with tails longer than their bodies In what can safely be assumed to be horrifying news for arachnophobes around the world, scientists have discovered the beautifully-preserved remains of prehistoric “proto-spiders” that sported tails longer than their bodies. The ancient arachnid may have used its tail for sensing predators and prey.

Boardwalk Empire episode by episodeBoardwalk EmpireBoardwalk Empire: season one, episode sevenRevenge and the struggle to bury the past are recurring themes for the main characters in a slower-paced episode this weekSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching Boardwalk Empire on Sky Atlantic. Don't read on if you haven't seen the seventh episode – and if you've seen more of the series, please be aware that other readers may not have done so …