97 m. ago Today's rugby news as Steve Tandy contract details emerge and O'Driscoll rules out Jac Morgan

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2 h. ago Show us your mussels! A mouthwatering trip to Vigo, Spain’s seafood capital

The Galician city on the Atlantic coast has the EU’s largest fishing port, which provides its many bars and restaurants with a spectacular trawl of oysters, clams and musselsRocks thrashed by Atlantic waves have famously bestowed names such as “end of the world” and “coast of death” on Galicia, Spain’s north-western region. But there is a calmer, more intimate side to this coastline, that of the many rias (inlets). Legend has it that they resulted from the imprint of God’s hand when he made the world, and, temptingly, they nurture superlative shellfish. This lures me to Vigo, the largest fishing port in the EU, which spills down a hillside into a sheltered estuary lined with marinas, industrial docks, jetties, a fishing port and a cruise terminal.The magic formula is the combination of fresh river water and salty seawater, which creates a nutrient-rich paradise for succulent crustaceans and cephalopods. I soon learn, too, that Vigueses are joined at the hip to the sea – and have bee...

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3 h. ago Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis

Officials and campaigners from around world pay tribute to pontiff who put environment at heart of his papacyPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88He declared destroying the environment a sin, warned that humanity was turning the glorious creation of God into a “polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth”, and located the cause of the climate crisis in people’s “selfish and boundless thirst for power”.The messages Pope Francis delivered on the climate and environmental crises were forceful and direct. He called the leaders of fossil fuel companies into the Vatican to hold them to account; declared a global climate emergency, in 2019; and in his final months, held a conference on “the economics of the common good”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump says Hegseth is ‘doing a great job’ despite reports of second Signal chat

US president dismisses criticism of defense secretary sharing information on strikes in Yemen to his familyUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump offered public support for defense secretary Pete Hegseth a day after it emerged that Hegseth had shared information about US strikes in Yemen last month in a second Signal group chat that included family, his personal lawyer and several top Pentagon aides.“He’s doing a great job. Ask the Houthis how he’s doing,” Trump said dismissively, referring to the rebel group in Yemen targeted by those missile strikes, on the sidelines of the White House Easter egg roll event on Monday. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Delta Air Lines flight 'on fire' as passengers seen being evacuated at Orlando airport

Terrifying footage shows the plane becoming engulfed in flames and sending clouds of black smoke into the sky while passengers flee the aircraft on its emergency slides

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13 h. ago Schoolgirl's body left on bedroom floor for nine hours as cops and ambulance "argued" over removal

Lucy Grant, 17, passed away after suffering a fatal seizure on April 15. Her family allege emergency service failures led to hours of torment where she wasn't removed from her home.

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14 h. ago Huge emergency response on north Manchester street as area cordoned off

A man has been detained

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15 h. ago Delta flight with 200 passengers on board bursts into flames shortly before takeoff in Florida

A Delta Air Lines flight caught fire shortly before takeoff on Monday (April 21) forcing passengers to use emergency slides to reach safety.

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16 h. ago Hillwalker dies after falling ill on popular Munro as rescue crews race to scene

Emergency crews were scrambled to Beinn Ime, a Munro near Arrochar in Argyll and Bute at around 12.25pm on April 12 to help a man who had suffered a medical emergency.

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16 h. ago Spain goes to war on holiday lets: Brits face battle for accommodation as Spanish PM launches crackdown on tourist rentals amid housing crisis in 'high tension' areas

In the latest onslaught against holidaying Britons, Pedro Sánchez 's new measures will allow residential communities to ban individual property owners from using their apartments as holiday lets.

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16 h. ago Delta Air Lines flight emergency as Orlando airport plane ON FIRE with passengers evacuated

Shocking video footage showed the moment the plane became engulfed in flames, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky - with passengers forced to escape via the plane's emergency slides

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17 h. ago Justin Bieber fans concerned as singer appears 'broken' in worrying Coachella videos

After Justin Bieber's team dismissed talk that the star has money problems, a TikTok clip of the singer has emerged and many of his fans rushed to raise concerns

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17 h. ago Major tourist destination declares 'pre emergency' in warning to British holidaymakers

Holidaymakers may want to avoid the destination over the next few days, as a number of alerts about hazardous weather conditions have been issued.

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17 h. ago Victor Gyokeres' surprising release clause emerges to put Arsenal and Liverpool on red alert

Premier League clubs are said to be queuing up to sign Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres and there should be huge interest in the red-hot forward this summer

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17 h. ago King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer lead tributes to 'People's Pope' who died aged 88

Tributes to Pope Francis quickly flooded in from faith leaders and politicians across the world after the Vatican announced the pontiff had died on Monday morning

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18 h. ago Death of Pope Francis leaves ‘deep sadness’ in Scotland as leaders pay tribute

The Pope died at the age of 88 came after he emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

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19 h. ago Canary Islands face new weather alerts following catastrophic Lanzarote floods

Weather in the Spanish holiday hotspot has been mixed with strong winds forecast over the next 24 hours

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19 h. ago Man buys beer at Burger King in Spain – but price of pint leaves him floored

A man was left surprised after he discovered that Burger King in Spain actually sells beer - and was even more shocked when he saw the price of a pint. It left him stunned

Economics

19 h. ago Donald Trump effigy shot and burned in Spanish Easter celebrations

An effigy of Donald Trump was marched through the streets before being shot and burned as part of Easter Sunday celebrations in Spain.

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19 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother nomination chaos as star storms out in floods of tears

Celebrity Big Brother is set to be a dramatic one tonight, with one star storming out of the face-to-face nominations in floods of tears after becoming upset in the house

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