If you think asphalt is what hot tar roads are made of, you'd be wrong. Asphalt is only one ingredient in the recipe that makes up our roads. And it has a very long, very interesting history.

From accidentally making money due to currency fluctuations, to paying down debt, for some Australians cancelled overseas trips have had surprising windfalls

From June 2018 to June 2019, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says Australians made a record 11.3 million trips overseas – double the number of trips just 10 years ago. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of Australians have been forced to cancel or alter their international travel plans.

This has left many Australians struggling to get refunds from travel providers. Flight Centre was charging $300 in processing fees per person, in some cases leading to fees that cost more than the value of the refund, until the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission stepped in and threatened legal action, causing the company to waive fees for trips cancelled by travel providers. The ACCC also warned travel providers against retroactively changing their cancellation policies after tour companies including Topdeck and Intrepid attempted to retrospectively apply updated refund policies that would force customers to take credit rather than cash for cancelled trips.

The Toronto Zoo announced on Wednesday it had successfully hatched a baby Madagascar spider tortoise, its first successful hatching of the critically endangered species.

The comedian and her husband Chris Fischer welcomed their first child in May last year

McCoy is Keough's second child with her husband, Kyle Bosworth

The actor's father left the family home shortly after he was born

The star gave the Blinding Lights TikTok challenge a go while clad in fluorescent exercise gear

The pair were previously spending the lockdown period at Hague's family home

The This Morning presenter made the most of the sunny weather with a spot of gardening

Willoughby was fooled by a trick devised by Walsh and his son.

The star, who also appeared in Jurassic World, died after being hospitalised with a colon infection

Star-studded stories from the silver screen

Renowned Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has died of cancer aged 67.

Pop star Britney Spears has revealed she accidentally burned down her home gym in an incident involving two candles.

The singer and his girlfriend have staved away the lockdown blues by engaging in a prank war

David Corenswet plays heartthrob Jack Castello in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series

Samara Weaving has made the transition from small screen to – well, a slightly bigger small screen – as she carves a name for herself in Tinseltown in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series, Hollywood.

Pastels a-plenty and classic Cadbury claws

A new era of travel is here

A new iPhone for under £500? You'd better believe it

Smart debut skewers millennial manners

Lockdown is about to get considerably more fash-un

As Normal People makes its BBC debut, we pick our favourite books with Rooney-esque themes

From celebrity travel anecdotes to gap year tales

The Muay Thai boxer has been training throughout Ramadan for years, here she shares her expert tips

'Practising mindfulness is like going to a gym, you have to exercise the muscle and it works with anxiety'

Chris Hemsworth admits that being a father is his priority and means more to him than being a movie star.

Gary Neville claims Tottenham star Harry Kane has 'deliberately opened the door' for a move away from north London.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says he agrees with Roy Keane's praise of "world class" Billy Gilmour and believes there are similarities between the young Scot and another Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes.

The current break due to coronavirus has seen the rumour mill in overdrive. With no football happening on the pitch, transfer talk is dominating the sports pages.

Former Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas says he is "fully confident" that Lionel Messi will see out the rest of his career at the Nou Camp.

Chelsea starlet Billy Gilmour has revealed how a conversation with Frank Lampard convinced him not to go out on loan and compete for opportunities at the club.

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says he is "completely relaxed" over the future of Manchester United target Jadon Sancho.

Chelsea's breakthrough star Billy Gilmour has revealed why he was "fuming" after making his Premier League debut, and the wise advice offered to him by manager Frank Lampard.

Former France defender Willy Sagnol believes all the conditions are in place for Paul Pogba to leave Manchester United and sign for Real Madrid this summer.

Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage as the coronavirus crisis continues to heavily impact sport across the globe.

The Gifted: Part one in our series looking at London's best young sporting talent

It's a rare sight football fans never want to see: one of their own wearing a rival club's shirt.

David Moyes says Billy Gilmour is the one Scottish player he would sign for West Ham over any other.

An interview with former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri encountered a rather odd technical difficulty on Thursday - with the feed cutting to his unsuspecting wife Rosanna.

Liverpool have partially reopened their training ground as the Premier League moves closer to agreeing a potential resumption date.

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has warned Manchester United to do the "morally correct" thing and allow Dean Henderson to see out the season with the Blades.

I've traveled a lot over the years, saving up all the dollars and vacation days I can manage to embark on solo adventures around the globe. Whether I've ended up road-tripping...

The California governor, who previously endorsed Sen. Kamala Harris, had yet to formally throw his support behind Biden.

After all, astral projection would definitely qualify as the lightest carbon footprint travel option.

Cross-laminated timber draws praise -- and skeptics.

With the help of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

Chinese authorities will allow further leisure venues, including cinemas, to gradually re-open now that the coronavirus pandemic has largely been controlled in the country, the top administrative body said on Friday. This comes after movie theaters were shuttered nationwide in January, ultimately dealing a $2.5B+ loss to the box office in just the first quarter. […]