16 h. ago Best smartphones for reading: Top picks for book lovers in 2025

Stuart Pritchard reads between the lines on a selection of smartphones designed with the bibliophile firmly in mind

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3 d. ago Tesco shoppers 'rush' to supermarket after Christmas favourite returns to shelves

Supermarkets are rolling out their 2025 Christmas ranges already and sandwich lovers are delighted that Tesco festive fillings are back. Shoppers can expect returning favourites and newness

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3 d. ago Tesco shoppers rush to supermarkets after spotting return of Christmas sandwiches

Supermarkets are rolling out their 2025 Christmas ranges already and sandwich lovers are delighted that Tesco festive fillings are back - from returning favourites to plenty of newness

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4 d. ago Oprah Winfrey picks Megha Majumdar's 'A Guardian and a Thief' for book club

Megha Majumdar's novel “A Guardian and a Thief” is now Oprah Winfrey's book club pick

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7 d. ago Frieze Week London 2025: Art Lover’s Guide To What’s On Around Town

Frieze Week London 2025: Art Lover’s Guide To What’s On Around Town  Forbes

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9 d. ago Estee Lauder's 'incredible' Blockbuster bundle is back to save you over £300 on full size skincare

Estee Lauder has brought back its huge Blockbuster Set for 2025, and beauty lovers can snap up the bundle worth £427 for hundreds less at LookFantastic

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2 w. ago Revealed: How Britney fears she'll be 'picked apart as a mother' as tell

The image Britney Spears posted in June offered a glimmer of hope. That she was finally rebuilding her relationship with her children. But their father, Kevin Federline, looks set to jeopardise the reunion.

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2 w. ago Voices: ‘Not everyone has a smartphone’: Independent readers divided over mandatory online GP bookings

Our community is divided over mandatory online GP bookings, with some praising the convenience and reduced surgery visits, while others warn it risks excluding older or less tech-savvy patients and could overwhelm doctors

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2 w. ago Amity by Nathan Harris review – perceptive portrait of slavery’s aftermath

This follow-up to the Booker-listed The Sweetness of Water charts the perilous journeys of a brother and sister in the Reconstruction era, from the deep south to MexicoAs a fellow novelist, I do not envy Nathan Harris the task of coming up with a chaser to his 2021 debut, The Sweetness of Water. Booker-longlisted, a New York Times bestseller and Oprah’s Book Club pick, it even appeared on that list of stuff Barack Obama likes that I’ve always assumed some poor zoomer intern is tasked with making up at the end of every year (I’m maybe being cynical here – there is a non-zero chance that Obama really did spend 2022 blasting Ethel Cain. In which case, my apologies – and, samesies, Mr President!).If Harris did feel sophomore jitters, then Amity, his 2025 follow-up, certainly doesn’t show them. This is a smart, sensitive and very assured novel, albeit one that doesn’t stray radically from the winning formula of its predecessor. Once again, Harris takes the Reconstruct...

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2 w. ago Have French scientists solved the mystery of Nelson’s lover Lady Hamilton?

Digital reconstruction of remains discovered in Calais graveyard bears ‘incredible’ likeness to Emma Hamilton, mistress of British naval hero Horatio Nelson, say expertsLady Emma Hamilton was one of the great celebrity women of her time. The daughter of a blacksmith, she used her wit, intelligence and beauty to rise to the highest echelons of European society, mingle with royalty and win the heart of Britain’s great hero, Adm Horatio Nelson.Now, more than 200 years after she died in drink and debt in Calais, French scientists have identified what they believe are Hamilton’s remains Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How Meghan Markle's father described her love life before she met Prince Harry, according to royal author

Tina Brown wrote in her book, The Palace Papers: 'At college, she had her pick of the sought-after basketball hunks. She was always very clear about who she wanted, her father told me.'

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3 w. ago Beonix Festival 2025 – where techno beats and Cyprus sunshine stole our hearts

Beonix Festival 2025 in Limassol converted us from DnB fans to techno lovers, with perfect weather, euphoric sets, and sun-soaked vibes we’ll never forget

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