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The Boots Christmas beauty box is back and better than ever – be quick to get yours

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82 minutes ago Views on garden insects are changing. Why many former 'pests' are now valued

If you’ve got an insect infestation in the garden, take a beat before reaching for the spray can

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82 minutes ago Pandora’s Black Friday sale is finally here – and there are some dazzling deals

Get ready to save up to 30 per cent off jewellery

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1 hour ago Woman identified parents’ bodies hours after giving birth to their grandchild

Ian and Gail Gale were killed after a head-on collision with a driver without a licence or insurance.

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2 hours ago In Wales, we’re one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan | Aaron Thierry

It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help – and we need it nowAaron Thierry is an Earth-system scientist and environmental campaignerIt’s “raining old ladies and sticks” is the Welsh equivalent of cats and dogs, and boy did those old ladies mean business when Storm Bert poured out nearly a month’s worth of rain on the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) over Saturday night. By Sunday, the deluge was surging into the River Taff and through the Welsh valleys, forcing the Taff to burst its banks, bringing misery to communities along its length – including mine in Taff’s Well.Neighbours, who had been devastated by Storm Dennis in February 2020, were shocked to find that everything they had done to rebuild was undone. Replastered front...

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3 hours ago Set sail on luxury cruises with up to £300 off in TUI Black Friday deal drop

Sunseekers could also save up to £300 on selected holidays in the travel giants seasonal sale

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4 hours ago How the battle of Claremont Road changed the world: ‘The whole of alternative London turned up’

Thirty years ago, more than 500 activists united to save a street – and their actions marked a major turning-point in the environmental movementWalking through Leyton, in east London, you could easily miss Claremont Road. It is hardly a road at all, but a stubby little side street between terrace houses that ends abruptly in a brick wall. But when it comes to the history of direct action, this could be one of the most significant sites in England. Thirty years ago, in November 1994, the scene here was very different: 700 police officers and bailiffs in riot gear marched into a significantly larger Claremont Road and waged battle against about 500 activists, who were dug in – some of them literally – against efforts to evict them.The activists occupied rooftop towers, treehouses, undergr...

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4 hours ago Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime

Witnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government

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