1 week ago Gardeners warned over UK fence rules and exactly how high they can be by law

Gardeners are being reminded of the rules around fence heights, and experts share exactly how you can raise your fence without breaking the law

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2 w. ago Which dog should I get? How to choose the best pet for families, city living or people with allergies

We asked professional dog trainer Graeme Hall AKA The Dogfather to give us his suggestions for your perfect poochAt the risk of pleasing a handful of the dog owning population and annoying the vast majority, we asked Graeme Hall, AKA The Dogfather, a dog trainer, presenter of TV’s Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and author of Does My Dog Love Me? to suggest the best breeds for different contexts. “It would be really funny if for every category I said labrador,” laughs Hall. However, his recommendations do come with a caveat: “Dogs are individuals. All Yorkshiremen are smashing, but every now and again you might meet one who’s not. Dogs are a bit like that.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Benidorm local shares eight rules all tourists must follow – or risk annoying everyone

A local from Benidorm has shared the things tourists do that annoy the locals – after one holiday goer asked 'what should I keep in mind to avoid annoying locals?'

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2 w. ago Big Brother stars calls UK Supreme Court’s trans ruling ‘utter rubbish’

Bradley Riches, Ali Bromley, along with Dame Kelly Holmes and other LGBTQIA+ celebrities shares their thoughts on UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of "woman" at the Diva Awards

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2 w. ago Football fans share 20 surprising rule changes they would introduce if they could

A survey of 2,000 football fans has revealed the changes they would make to the game if given the opportunity - and some of the suggestions may surprise you

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3 w. ago Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces | Jan

Far too many academics are repeating propaganda about a ‘free speech crisis’. It’s time for a shared strategyHarvard is refusing the plainly illegal demands by the Trump administration. That sends an important signal: resistance is possible.But universities must realize that the government is adopting a divide-and-rule tactic: they should collaborate on a shared litigation strategy, take a common approach in getting the public on their side, and do everything possible to have Congress push back against Trump treating money allocated by the legislature as if it were a private slush fund to be used for political blackmail. Some faculty have already begun to unite. In principle, not just progressives, but self-respecting conservatives – if any remain – should be responsive to such a three-pronged strategy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Can we stop pretending a trade deal with Trump will be a gamechanger for the UK. It won’t | Martin Kettle

I’m not saying Britain should refuse every sort of free trade agreement with the US, but there may be options that better suit Labour’s purposeIt’s a deal. The words sound good. Most human beings are primed to think of a deal as desirable in itself. It isn’t hard to see why. Agreement is generally better than disagreement. In most aspects of life, shaking hands under shared rules makes sense. So it takes a bit of effort to think more objectively. But it is important to do that now, especially in the case of the proposed UK trade deal with the United States.Even before Donald Trump became president again, and long before the US started its current tariff wars, there were already plenty of reasons for caution about what a free trade deal with the US might look like. In the wake of Brexit, these concerns centred on whether a deal could be struck – and sold at home – on bilateral trade issues such as pharmaceuticals, food products and digital regulation, on all of which very different s...

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3 w. ago Dark side of holiday hotspot beloved by Brits as 'British Street' warning issued

A local resident has taken her followers on a trip down Benidorm's infamous "British Street" on a busy Friday night - and warned tourists of a "dark side" they may not be aware of

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3 w. ago JoJo Siwa breaks silence as she shares brave admission over Celeb Big Brother rule break

Celebrity Big Brother star JoJo Siwa candidly opened up about gender identity in a brave Diary Room confession while set alongside former Love Island star Chris Hughes

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3 w. ago Inside Benidorm's 'British Street' as local warns tourists of 'dark side'

Calle Gerona in Benidorm, Spain is often referred to as 'British Street' and is home to almost all of the resort town's most iconic nightlife spots - but one locals warns there is a 'dark side'

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4 w. ago I've been to North Korea 30 times and it's a completely normal country

Zoe Stephens, 31, from Liverpool, was one of the first foreign nationals to be allowed back into the dictatorship since it opened its borders at the beginning of this year.

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