23 h. ago "I'm coming back tonight": My £120 'Extreme Day Trip' with a 4.30am start and horrific weather

With its rich history and delicious food, Reykjavik quickly won me over - and it had to be quick says Greta Simpson.

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31 h. ago Mother's Day weather sees temperatures start to climb with UK hotter than Ibiza at 23C

Temperatures are expected to rise in the coming days, with possible highs of 23C - meaning Britain will be even hotter than Ibiza, where maximum temperatures will only reach 16C next week

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67 h. ago Creamfields 2025: Swedish House Mafia announced as Saturday headliner as day splits now revealed

Start plotting your movements over Creamfields with day and stage splits taking shape in 2025

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5 d. ago Depardieu expected to testify on Day 2 of French actor’s trial for alleged sexual assault

Gerard Depardieu is expected to start testifying on the second day of the French actor’s trial for alleged sexual assault

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9 d. ago Best alarm clocks for kids to help them start the day the right way

Help your child learn to tell the time with their own alarm clock

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9 d. ago Red Nose Day TV: what time does it start on BBC and which channel? Schedule explained

Red Nose Day will be live on the BBC in 2025 - but which channel is Comic Relief on? 🔴

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1 week ago Parenting professor's morning regime avoids tantrums before breakfast

Breakfast time can be stressful for families with young children, so we asked an expert for his top tips on how to make sure the start to the day runs smoothly

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1 week ago The joys of spring! Britain to bask in 21C hottest day of the year as season finally changes

Tomorrow is the spring equinox - the first day of astronomical spring, following the start of meteorological spring on March 1 - and temperatures will hit 21C (70F).

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1 week ago Britain to bask in glorious sunshine ahead of warmest day of the year so far as spring finally arrives

Tomorrow is the spring equinox - the first day of astronomical spring, following the start of meteorological spring on March 1 - and temperatures will hit 21C (70F).

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1 week ago St Patrick's Day: 3 ways to start learning the Irish language

One app reports a strong appetite for the Irish language as well as for Guinness this March 17 🍀

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2 w. ago St Patrick’s Day celebrations start at dawn in city with ‘most authentic’ link

Ireland’s nation saints’ day is set to be celebrated across the world but an Armagh city guides says they have the strongest claim to him.

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2 w. ago Hollyoaks actor rushed to hospital after waking up in ‘absolute agony’

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2 w. ago ‘The best atmosphere’: Cheltenham festivalgoers undeterred by £7.80 Guinness pints give opening day lift off

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2 w. ago Cheltenham Festival tips: Day one best bets from Ruby Walsh and country's top tipsters

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3 w. ago Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is marked on March 8.

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3 w. ago Sky Sports presenter reveals she has a brain infection following cancer battle as she provides health update from hospital bed

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Science

3 w. ago When is International Women's Day 2025, when did it start, and how is it celebrated globally?

International Women’s Day honours achievements of women and promotes gender equality

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3 w. ago Secondary school admissions: What to do if you don't get your first choice?

National Offer Day comes at the start of March when pupils learn if they have been accepted into their top secondary school choice

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last month Innocence review – monumental achievement shows how essential opera can be

Adelaide festival Finnish opera of staggering depth by Kaija Saariaho and directed by Simon Stone, set in the aftermath of a school shootingGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s a cliche as regular as clockwork in the aftermath of an inexplicable tragedy: “That was the day we lost our innocence”. But do we really start from a place of innocence or are we always somehow complicit in acts of violence? Do perpetrators attack from without, or are they an expression of something abominable within the community, its monstrous id? These questions haunt the halls of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s extraordinary contemporary opera as surely as they’ll disturb the dreams of its audience.Innocence opens with a deeply ominous series of chords from the lowest keys on the piano, as swirling strings and smirking bassoons mix with the trills and runs from the higher woodwinds, punctuated by the occasional crash of percussion. Atmospheric doesn’t begin to cover it. The music has shades o...

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