Laura Hall

Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol
Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller will be unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol
The Independent UK
3 min read
This new Scandi Center Parcs brought calm back into our family holiday – and it’s surprisingly good value
Wary of typical holiday resorts, Laura Hall checked her brood into Denmark’s first Center Parcs to see if they could find some hygge among the normal chaos of a family getaway
The Independent UK
7 min read
‘Typical behavior from the violent right’: MAGA agitator proves she lacks brain cells as she reaches for her gun at a peaceful protest
Footage of an angry MAGA supporting woman reaching for a firearm at a peaceful protest has gone viral online as many claim it is demonstrative of the right’s tendency towards violence.
We Got This Covered
3 min read
My stay at a Swedish eco-retreat was blissful. What’s emerged about it since points to a much darker truth
Stedsans seemed to embody Scandinavia’s love of nature – until its owners moved to Guatemala, apparently leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste, says journalist Laura Hall
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
Alabama shoppers could see savings under a proposed cut to the sales tax on food
Grocery shoppers would get a slight tax cut under an Alabama bill
The Independent UK
4 min read
Naked hiking, messing with statues, sloth selfies – too many of us have forgotten how to be tourists
You’d think avoiding this sort of thing would be obvious, but the rise of ‘good tourism’ schemes suggests the opposite, says travel writer Laura Hall
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
Alabama legislature passes bill aiming to protect IVF after embryo ruling
Measure intends to provide legal protection to clinics after state’s supreme court ruled embryos were ‘extrauterine children’
The Guardian - US
5 min read
British couple stranded in burning Rhodes say: ‘We’ve been abandoned’
“There was ash falling in our drinks and we could just see a blaze in the distance”
Evening Standard
4 min read
$3 million upgrade for Hamilton's Darling Street Oval a boost for women's sport in Newcastle
The project is jointly funded by the Newcastle Olympic Football Club, council and state and federal governments.
Newcastle Herald
3 min read
How Olympic captain Laura Hall dislocated her thumb, shook it back into place and played on
Coach Paul DeVitis describes as 'the warrior of the team'.
Newcastle Herald
4 min read