9 h. ago Ultimate international festival guide 2026 from Tomorrowland to Snowbombing

As 2026 gets into full swing and party people are defrosting ready for the summer season, Daily Star has compiled a list of the best festivals from around the globe to help you decide where to go

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51 h. ago After three decades in central London, we’re leaving. We’ve had enough of the party people

After three decades in central London, we’re leaving. We’ve had enough of the party people  The Telegraph

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58 h. ago 'Comfiest trainers I’ve ever bought' that are 'like sponge under your feet' have 49% off

After the party season, people are longing for the most comfortable footwear

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59 h. ago London leaver: 'I left my band the Holloways and then quit Archway to follow my heart to rural Austria'

London had always been a shock to Alfie Jackson’s system, but after five UK indie number one singles as a stalwart of the city’s music scene, the musician was more than willing to follow his girlfriend home to her native Austria

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60 h. ago Storm Goretti leaves 64,000 homes without power as 'worst snow for a decade' hits central Britain, 100mph winds strike and skies turn pink

Tens of thousands of homes across Britain were without power today after Storm Goretti swept across the country with 100mph winds and up to a foot of snow.

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61 h. ago Storm Goretti leaves 57,000 homes without power as 'worst snow for a decade' hits central Britain, 100mph winds strike and skies turn pink

Birmingham Airport was forced to close overnight due to heavy snow on the runway, while Heathrow cancelled dozens of flights due to severe weather.

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67 h. ago 'Worst snow for a decade' hits central Britain with flights grounded, roads blocked and rail lines closed as 100mph Storm Goretti leaves trail of devastation across UK and thousands without power

Birmingham Airport was forced to suspend use of its runway operations on Thursday night after 'heavy snow' made it unsafe to fly, while Heathrow cancelled dozens of flights.

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5 d. ago London leaver: 'I quit a promising career to travel the world full time'

A sabbatical gave Kate Woodley a taste for travel that made returning to London corporate culture hard to stomach

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5 d. ago Swiss bar where fatal New Year's fire broke out had last safety inspection in 2019

Local authorities say fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out for several years at the bar where a fire that broke out at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured

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5 d. ago Neighbours send letter before hosting 18th birthday party and people are amazed

When living in such close proximity to people, especially in terraced housing and flats, it's best to be respectful of your neighbours and not push the boundaries when it comes to noise

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7 d. ago Hugo Ekitike OUT of Liverpool squad to face Fulham after new injury blow

Liverpool make the trip to Craven Cottage to face Fulham in the Premier League and Arne Slot has been forced to leave Hugo Ekitike out of his plans in west London

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7 d. ago London leaver: 'We bought in Clapham but work has taken us to Brussels, Barcelona and now Singapore'

Having expected to live in Clapham and work as a lawyer, Charlotte Hunka has instead found herself travelling the world with her husband’s job

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7 d. ago DAN CARDEN: Why I will not stand by and watch my party break a solemn pledge to the British people

DAN CARDEN: It is the time of promises and resolutions for the new year ahead. For all of us, it is a time to hope that no matter how 2025 turned out, the next 12 months will be different.

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8 d. ago At Zohran Mamdani’s block party, I observed a simple truth: people want more politics, not less | Samuel Earle

Years of scandal and disappointment have left a void in our politics. But New York’s new mayor offers an alternative to more apathy: hope On 1 January, to mark his inauguration as mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani threw a block party. As he was sworn in outside city hall in front of a crowd of a few thousand of us, a nearby street in Manhattan was closed to traffic so that tens of thousands more could gather to watch the historic moment live on enormous screens. The weather – a cloudless blue sky and arctic winds – felt somehow fitting: a licence to dream and a warning against complacency.Mayors don’t usually take office amid such a festival atmosphere. A smaller, more exclusive event is normally adequate. But a key feature of Mamdani’s rise has been the desire for mass participation in politics. There was no chance this day was going to pass without an open-invitation party. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Croydon crash leaves two in A&E and two arrested with London buses on diversion

Croydon crash leaves two in A&E and two arrested with London buses on diversion  My London

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9 d. ago Switzerland resort fire live: first victim named, as new video shows attempts to extinguish bar ceiling fire

Fire killed about 40 people who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the ski resort of Crans-Montana at the town’s Le Constellation barHundreds of mourners gathered in silence in the freezing night in Crans-Montana on Thursday evening, laying flowers and lighting candles to remember those killed in a blaze as they celebrated the new year.Our picture desk has created this gallery with some of the photographs of those paying tribute: Continue reading...

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1 week ago Three stabbings before New Year's Day leave one dead and two in hospital in London

Three stabbings before New Year's Day leave one dead and two in hospital in London  Kilburn Times

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1 week ago Zohran Mamdani drops 'insane' list of items banned at NYC mayoral inauguration

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has released a list of items banned from his inaugural block party in New York City, which many people have called 'insane.'

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1 week ago Edinburgh Hogmanay: 17 great pictures as people prepare to party in Princes Street to welcome 2026

Thousands of people are set to party the night away in Princes Street as Edinburgh welcomes in 2026.

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1 week ago 'Coward' Keir Starmer warned his 'party before people' move to axe local elections will block investment worth 'billions' to struggling economy

Labour has pushed back votes to 2027 in four areas that were due to gain a directly-elected mayor in 2026 in what critics said was a 'dictatorial' move.

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