3 h. ago Benidorm's bars and restaurants take stock after seeing days of 'little activity' in 'strange summer' after videos showed empty terraces and sun loungers

The Spanish holiday resort, long famed for its vibrant nightlife, jam-packed shores, and 24 hour party scene, is facing a subdued peak season.

Culture

32 h. ago Pep Guardiola wants transfer window change as Man City prepare for deadline day

Manchester City are expected to be active on deadline day but the end of the transfer window is complicated by their long trip to Brighton.

Events

42 h. ago Chicago mayor announces measures to ‘protect our people’ from imminent influx of federal agents on Trump’s orders

Brandon Johnson warns that the city could see ‘some type of militarized activity by the federal government’ within days

Politics

3 d. ago Mysterious 'mutant blobs' spotted in America's waterways spark fears of parasitic outbreaks

Strange blobs have overtaken crowded ponds and lakes this summer, sparking fears of parasitic outbreaks. Wildlife officials have now released images of the bizarre creatures.

Politics

4 d. ago Antony drops cryptic 'pain' message on social media amid Man Utd transfer exit negotiations

Manchester United winger Antony is being chased by Real Betis in the final days of the summer transfer window, and his social media activity hints he's banking on the move

Politics

5 d. ago Colleges across the country targeted with active shooter hoaxes on the first day of classes

Hoax swatting calls have affected at least 10 college campuses from Arkansas to Pennsylvania

Events

6 d. ago Pensioners FINED by police for reserving sun loungers on Spanish beach before 8am

Spanish holiday resorts have started to dish out heavier fines to tourists for reserving sunbeds on beaches outside permitted hours.

Events

9 d. ago The undeniably massive Alexander Isak affair has created its own sub

Battle between real and fake is an active front in sport and the Newcastle striker transfer saga is vast but strangely hollowDepraved. Sickening. Toxic. Foul, but also pestilent. The end of days? That last thing wasn’t the end of days. This right here is the end of days.But is it though? Is it really? Going on a summer holiday is always a bit strange when your life involves staring at sport. Taking a break just as football is preparing to enter its own sweaty, steamy eight-month meat pocket is extra tough. Re-engagement can be difficult. Oh look. There’s football hiding behind a bush in the car park again, frazzled and wired from staying up drinking crystal meth negronis and writing a presentation about merging marketing and sales, all the while gripped with a gathering sense of horror that it’s just not possible. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Chelsea star who had loan deal mysteriously terminated sold as Todd Boehly makes £250m

Renato Veiga has departed Chelsea for Villarreal as their raised summer funds total hits £250m, and the Portugal star is no stranger to an abrupt exit from a club

Economics

1 week ago Villanova University and University of Chattanooga both suffer 'cruel' active shooter hoax

University of Chattanooga in Tennessee and Villanova University - which is more than 700 miles away in Pennsylvania - both encountered "cruel" active shooter hoaxes on the same day

Events

1 week ago The princess who had a 'slightly sadistic streak' and could be 'extremely demanding' and 'bad

Palace staff are a staple of royal life helping members of the family with their day-to-day activities.

Politics

2 w. ago Urgent children’s clothing recall due to ‘strangulation’ risk in range sold at Next and Matalan

Customers can return the products for a full refund to Next and Matalan

Events

2 w. ago Pakistan flash floods: At least 220 dead as boulders crash through villages

Pakistan’s Meteorological Department has predicted torrential rains in the coming days and warned that monsoon activity was likely to intensify from Sunday

Events

2 w. ago Glasgow mum Michele Bourda who vanished from Greek sun lounger: searches enter second week

The whereabouts of 59-year-old Michele Bourda remain a mystery after her husband woke from a nap on a Greek beach to find her gone.

Politics

2 w. ago A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota — 151,000 miles later

A retired Michigan autoworker got a Facebook message this summer from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet

Politics

2 w. ago Tourists left outraged as sunbeds' prices skyrocket to MORE than the cost of a hotel

The price of a pair of sun loungers and an umbrella have soared at Italian beach resorts over the last four years, pricing out locals and tourists, say officials.

Society

3 w. ago Here’s the truth about Britain’s immigration hysteria: Starmer and co have whipped it up to get cheap votes | Nesrine Malik

He is part of a political establishment that is fuelling a crisis way beyond the point that they can ever be seen to solve it. It’s a cynical, idiotic doom loopImmigration has been a fixture of Britain’s political discourse for so long, it now feels, like Voltaire’s god, that if the issue did not exist, we would have to invent it. What would our politics look like, what would the broad majority of Britain’s media do with themselves, without immigration? It has become such a feature of the country’s political culture, it amounts to a sort of historical exhibit: “rivers of blood”, the “hostile environment”, “go home” vans, “controls on immigration” crockery, the Brexit “breaking point” poster, the Windrush scandal, “stop the boats”, “island of strangers”. And now, summer riots.What conjoins all of these is one thing: misinformation. I have banged on for years in this column about the disconnect between immigration discourse and the reality of how hard and expensive it is to enter the ...

Politics

3 w. ago Rightwingers warn of another blaze of summer riots in Britain – but they’re the ones striking the match | John Harris

Grim predictions of ‘societal collapse’ and ‘civil war’ will hit home so long as Labour fails to address the country’s problemsA last stretch of this strange, uneasy summer remains. Between now and September, there could conceivably be further outbreaks of the kind of violence that rightwing politicians and their media allies have been frantically predicting. But for now, behold a fascinating spectacle: a country quietly refusing to chaotically combust, despite being endlessly encouraged to do so.One word in particular symbolises the gap between hyped-up rhetoric and everyday reality. “Tinderbox” was first used in the mid-16th century, to describe a crude instrument for starting fires: a container that carried a piece of either flint or steel, and a pocketful of the dry, flammable material that gave the device its name. With the invention of matches, the use of such implements fell away, and the word began its passage to how it is used today: as political shorthand for any situation...

Events

3 w. ago Best garden furniture stores 2025, expert selected for outdoor dining and lounging

We’ve found the best places to buy bistro sets, sun loungers and more

Politics

3 w. ago What could the Cotswolds possibly offer JD Vance? I suggest a swim in one of its rivers | Marina Hyde

The VP of a thousand holidays has done Disneyland and skiing in Vermont. Now it’s time to skive off among the worst people Britain has to offerI don’t have access to the employment contract, but find myself increasingly intrigued by a question: how many days annual leave does a vice-president of the United States get? In the past five months alone, JD Vance has been on a skiing holiday, then a family trip to Disneyland, then a kayaking jaunt in Ohio – and now, he’s about to pitch up for an extended summer stay in the Cotswolds. More on all those in a bit. But let’s face it: if Vance were a politician in this country, he’d have been fitted with an unflattering holiday-related nickname months ago, and no one would take him remotely seriously.Still, time for another well-earned rest for Vacay Vance/the right honourable member for the Sun Lounger. And something of a break in tradition with recent times, in which he has preferred to holiday in national parks where the Trump administratio...

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