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The destinations are honoured in Lonely Planet's newly released Best In Travel 2025 book, which crowns the top ten countries, regions and cities to visit next year.

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81 minutes ago In Moldova, we held our EU referendum in Russia’s shadow. The result was too close for comfort | Paula Erizanu

Like Brexit, our vote on Europe teetered on a knife-edge. While the pro-EU side scraped a win, Russia is waiting to undermine itI have now gone through two EU referendums in my life – Brexit and Moldova’s 20 October vote on whether to include EU integration in its constitution. As an EU national in the UK, I was not able to cast my ballot in 2016. I remember the expectation most people had that Brexit would not win. I received the news while travelling in Spain and staying with a British national settled there, who could not vote in the referendum either. Some London-born friends told me they felt as though they could no longer recognise their country, which had been split in two. With that British experience on my mind, I had a sense of deja vu as I watched the results unfold in my nat...

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81 minutes ago 'People say my name is embarrassing – I'm worried it'll hold me back in life'

A woman has been left questioning whether she should change her name after receiving no end of insults about it. While she doesn't mind the moniker, she is worried it'll hold her back in life

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96 minutes ago My beautiful daughter was killed after monster repeatedly raped her on a park bench... I will never speak his name

Dr Cas Shotter Weetman said she will never speak the name of the "despicable, deviant monster" who killed her daughter Natalie

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1 hour ago Election 2024 live updates: John Kelly says Trump meets definition of a ‘fascist’ as Bill Gates donates $50m to Harris

The former president was introduced by rapper Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, at the rally in Michigan on Tuesday

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2 hours ago Could Edinburgh toddler's tragic death spark major overhaul of older driver licensing?

The changes recommended would impact around 1.6 million drivers across the UK

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2 hours ago Why Scottish MSPs were in Iceland this week after Nicola Sturgeon's past visit as SNP leader

Three of Scotland’s MSPs were at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland - we take a look at why.

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2 hours ago Edinburgh city centre to get first major new public gardens for 200 years

First look at green spaces planned for home of National Music Centre

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2 hours ago David Seaman names one reason Thomas Tuchel's nationality will not matter in England job

David Seaman would rather the England manager be homegrown but former goalkeeper will have no problem with a German being in charge if Thomas Tuchel can win 2026 World Cup

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