13 h. ago The best places within an hour of Cardiff to enjoy the sunshine this weekend

Enjoy the sun while it lasts with our top picks for days out near Cardiff

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8 d. ago Supermarket opening times for Easter: Tesco, Asda, Lidl and more

People will need to stock up on food and drink for the four-day Easter weekend. Here are revised supermarket opening hours for April 17 to April 20

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8 d. ago Perpetual adoration is a growing Catholic trend. A Holy Year event is scheduled for the weekend

Growing numbers of Catholics are taking part in Eucharistic adoration – which this year’s Jubilee will mark this weekend with “24 hours for the Lord.”

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8 d. ago DIY gardeners full of praise for fence painting machine that 'saves so much time'

With the Wagner Fence and Decking Paint Sprayer, fence painting just got a whole lot easier. It's suitable for all standard solvent or water-based fence paint, oil, stain, varnish, wood preservatives, and treatment-so there's no need to buy specialist paint

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8 d. ago Pedro Pascal breaks his silence over THOSE Jennifer Aniston dating rumors

Pedro Pascal has broken his since about his relationship with Jennifer Aniston after they sparked romance rumors with a three-hour dinner date over the weekend.

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1 week ago Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms threaten flooding in northern Australia

A broad trough has dragged in warm, moist air and offers perfect ingredients for heavy rainfall and even supercellsNorthern parts of Australia have been under a flood warning this weekend, with further flooding set to bring havoc to south-eastern parts of the Northern Territory and western Queensland early this week. A broad trough – an area of locally lower pressure – has been moving across northern Australia, dragging in warm, moist air from the Gulf of Carpentaria and providing the perfect ingredients for the formation of severe thunderstorms, and even supercells.More than 70mm (2.75in) of rain fell in an hour under the slow-moving storms over the weekend in what is usually an arid, low rainfall zone with a desert/grassland climate classification. Some parts of the region have sparse observation data, but some local stations have been able to record more than 100mm within 24 hours, with 132mm of rain at Marion Downs, Queensland. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK weather maps show 66 hours of snow to hit this weekend as temperatures plummet to

Scotland has enjoyed sunshine and mild temperatures but that will give way to a final wintry blast

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1 week ago British Gas giving people chance to get free electricity for a year during Earth Hour this weekend

Ten customers will save £926 on electricity bills over the coming year just by reducing their energy usage During Earth Hour.

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2 w. ago Man City have a forgotten weapon to unleash in Champions League challenge

Oscar Bobb played an hour for Manchester City's Under-21s at the weekend as he closes in on a first team return

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3 w. ago Amazon fence paint sprayer that 'turns weekend of work into just a few hours' slashed to under £65

If you're dreading painting the fence this spring, this popular product will make light work of it

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3 w. ago Extended opening hours at Irvine nightclub confirmed for Easter weekend

The applicants argued that with many people off on Easter Monday, they would be able to take advantage of the added time and stay until later without worrying about work the next day.

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3 w. ago A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not

This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 years of civil war — and it threatens to open an endless cycle of vengeance

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3 w. ago Silence please: how book clubs without the chat help focus the mind

A Silent Book Club is growing in popularity in Melbourne as an antidote to the social pressure of group discussionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s commuter hour on a late-summer morning and the sun is still stretching through the leafy canopy of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. In the cool, concrete sanctuary of MPavilion – the city’s annual architecture installation/event space/public shelter – a small group of people sit reading. Some recline on beanbags, some perch on stools; others lean against the fluted concrete wall, breeze running through their hair. For close to an hour, nobody speaks; they just read.This is Silent Book Club, where there is no required book list, no entry fee, no organised discussion. Just reading, quietly, in company. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scotland produce performance of extremes but survive spirited Wales fightback

Scotland 35-29 WalesHome side led 35-8 but Wales secure late bonus point All of Scotland’s brilliance, and a lot of those familiar failings. Scotland, it cannot be denied, underscored once again their status as second only to France in attack. But even with a 27-point cushion midway through the second half, they contrived to make life uncomfortable for themselves against a clearly inferior side.Wales managed to rouse themselves from a hopeless position to claim two bonus points, when Max Llewellyn crashed over to score their fourth try at the death. Jarrod Evans’s conversion, his third, pulled Wales back to within six for the second point. Small consolation for Wales, still rooted to the foot of the table. They had been completely outplayed for an hour, but will welcome England to Cardiff next weekend with a modicum of encouragement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight

Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer

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