44 minutes ago It's now considered 'rude' to bring wine to a dinner party, bring a bottle of olive oil instead

Guests are increasingly likely to bring a bottle of olive oil - or something likely to last more than the evening.

Society

44 minutes ago Newly engaged Georgia Toffolo showcases her toned figure in a tiny yellow bikini as she cosies up to fiancé James Watt in the Maldives

The newly engaged former Made in Chelsea star, 30, looked nothing short of sensational in the two-piece ensemble, which featured flower detailing.

Politics

2 hours ago ‘In the distance I see tiny glowing silhouettes sprinkled like salt’: birdwatching on Devon’s Exe estuary

The spectacular estuary is a haven for thousands of migrant birds each winter, and perfect to explore on foot and by boatThe Christmas market doesn’t know what’s hit it. At 8.30 on a mid-November morning Exeter is a whirl of white, a city half-blinded by tumbling flakes. Four market workers, caught out by this overly authentic addition to the festive decor, are busy shovelling the ground in front of the bao stalls and craft gin chalets. Above them, the cathedral’s medieval towers stand tall and cold in the heaven-filling flurry. Winter has arrived in Devon with bells on.I’m here to catch a train to see some birdlife. A breakfast blizzard wasn’t part of the plan, but sometimes these things don’t go as expected. The city’s Queen Street has turned into a real-life snow globe – Narnia with ...

Politics

3 hours ago Fame, glory, awards — but John Legend has also faced grief, personal fallouts and political turmoil

As the 20th anniversary edition of his debut album Get Lifted is released, the EGOT singer talks to Olive Pometsey about the joy of his two new babies and why it’s a badge of honour to be hated by Trump

Politics

4 hours ago ‘We’ve heard these promises before’: is this the end of the line for Irish fishing?

Devastated by quota changes post-Brexit, fishers are pinning all their hopes on Ireland’s politicians as they head into a general electionWords and pictures by Finbarr O’ReillyGale force winds gusting across the North Atlantic Ocean kicked up thick spumes of spray from the heaving swell soon after the Ocean Crest and Carmona trawlers left the main Irish fishing port of Killybegs in County Donegal. No other boats were fishing in the area when the storm swept over Ireland’s north-west coast. This was February, and the window for catching migrating mackerel was quickly closing but the two trawlers had yet to fill their quotas.“This weather is about the limit of what we can fish in,” said skipper Gerard Sheehy as the nose of the Ocean Crest plunged into the trough of a swell, sending a wall...

Politics

5 hours ago Labour warned failure to save Grangemouth oil refinery could cost party support in Scotland

EXCLUSIVE: Unite boss Sharon Graham warned her union would not support Labour at the next Holyrood election in 2026 unless it offered more support to workers at Grangemouth.

Events

12 hours ago ‘It’s a sleepy little place’: disbelief in north Wales after dramatic arrest of US terror suspect

Daniel Andreas San Diego had been a fugitive from the FBI for two decades before he was found in Maenan villageMaenan, in north Wales, is not a place where very much happens. But earlier this week armed police descended on this tiny settlement, leaving neighbours in “disbelief”.They learned that a man they had sometimes seen near his home on the outskirts of the woods was in fact one of the FBI’s most wanted men. Continue reading...

Events

13 hours ago As Posh Spice roars off in a Ferrari... Why shouldn't a woman splash out on a supercar!

Tatler's former car critic SOPHIA MONEY-COUTTS will defend Posh's right to own a supercar - indeed every woman's right to treat herself to one this Christmas - to the death.

Politics

13 hours ago Tax rise for North Sea oil and gas could ‘kill goose that lays the golden egg’

‘We recognise that oil and gas will continue to have a role in the energy mix during the transition,’ a Treasury minister said.

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