29 h. ago 'I would sleep there if I could, but I can't': Father, 64, is dying in a Turkish hospital after a crash... but his British family is only allowed to see him for 10 minutes a day

Joanna Kearney, 35, flew to the country last Friday after her 64-year-old dad, John, was in a horrific scooter crash in the resort town İçmeler.

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38 h. ago British family moved to Mauritius to get away from 'the rat race'

Adam and Tara Short, originally from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, moved their family across the world with just four suitcases in July.

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59 h. ago More British parents than ever are paying for their adult kids on family holidays

A rising number of British parents are forking out for their adult children to join them on holiday, a new study has revealed - but should over 18s be responsible for their own finances?

Society

61 h. ago 'We packed our bags and moved to America but life isn't always a breeze'

A British woman who recently moved her family to Florida in the US has shared the top 10 things they don't like about living in the sunshine state. There are certain things they seem to hate

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62 h. ago British rock legend who founded The Damned & played with Black Sabbath left huge fortune for family after death aged 74

A BRITISH rock legend who spearheaded legendary group The Damned left a mammoth fortune for his family following his tragic death. Iconic guitarist Brian James left more than half a million pounds to his beloved wife in his will after his death in March at the age of 74. Documents reveal the musician left his...

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64 h. ago Family quit 'dreary' UK for paradise island explains how much life really costs

Adam and Tara Short, originally from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, moved to a new home thousands of miles away from their 'rat race' lifestyle

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65 h. ago Grow review – polished pumpkin growing caper stuffed with perky charm and comedy talent

Featuring the likes of Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks and Golda Rosheuvel, this family heartwarmer makes for perfectly serviceable seasonal fareThis perky British kids’ movie lists five different people in the writing credits (two of whom chipped in with “additional material”); this may explain in part why its story beats arrive with such metronomic precision, and the characters feel as if they were grown hydroponically in a lab. Which is of course ironic because the setting is a family-run farm where agronomist-owner Dinah (Golda Rosheuvel) decides to go organic after being inspired by her magical niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell, adorable) who can sense plants’ emotions by touch.Having only been recently introduced, for reasons the otherwise overpolished script fails to explain, Charlie and Dinah get to know each other over the course of a few seasons – which just so happens to be the length of time it takes to grow a pumpkin for the annual village competition. Charlie hopes to use ...

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65 h. ago 'We had no time with our kids so we ditched UK for Mauritius after holiday there'

Adam Short, 44, and his wife, Tara, 38, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, were desperate for a 'slower pace of life' and decided to move 6,000 miles to Mauritius to feel more like a family

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5 d. ago The Book of Revelations by Juliet Nicolson review: Family secrets, universal histories

Vita Sackville-West’s granddaughter plots family secrets against British society’s changing system of taboos

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6 d. ago Man charged over Marcus's death: Family's agony after British teenager who was jailed for holiday romance in Dubai with girl, 17, dies in crash three months after prison release

Marcus Fakana, 19, tragically died after a car he was a passenger in smashed into another vehicle while it was being tailed by the Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, north London.

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7 d. ago Iconic British rocker dies aged 79 after 'years of health woes' as family pays tribute

The Yardbirds co-founder Chris Dreja has died at the age of 79, with his sister-in-law sharing the sad news online. The 60s rocker was with the band for its entire original run and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with them

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8 d. ago Family of British couple detained in Iran express alarm over ongoing trial

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were seized in January during a round-the-world motorbike tripThe family of a British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges have said they will keep pushing for their release for years if needed, as they express alarm over ongoing trial proceedings and the pair’s welfare.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52 and who previously split their time between Spain and England, were seized in January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling on a round-the-world motorbike trip. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada made into searchable archive

Depths of Paradise project backed by British family and created by Stephen Lewis, a descendant of survivorsThe stories of enslaved African people and more than 1,000 British plantation owners who were compensated after abolition have been brought together in a searchable archive for the first time.The project is backed by a prominent British family who have owned up to their ancestors’ role in slavery. It was created by Stephen Lewis and focuses on his native Grenada where the British Trevelyan family has publicly apologised for its “crimes against humanity” for their ownership of more than 1,000 enslaved Africans. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British dad, 73, in Thailand fighting for life as family issue desperate plea

Military veteran Alexander Parker, 73, has been in intensive care in Thailand for five months

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2 w. ago Virginia Giuffre's family urge US to follow 'commendable' British charities and cut ties with Sarah Ferguson

The Duchess, 65, was dropped by seven charities after a fawning email from 2011 to her 'supreme friend' Jeffrey Epstein was leaked to the Mail on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Easyjet 'dumped family in wrong country and left them sleeping on the floor'

British father-of-three, Darren Rainey, 41, from Hertfordshire, claimed his family were forced to sleep on an airport floor all night after being 'dumped' by easyJet in the wrong destination.

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2 w. ago British couple released after detention in Afghanistan say they feared being executed

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, said it was never explained to them why they were imprisonedA British couple who were reunited with their family in the UK after being released from almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan, said they feared being executed by the Taliban.Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who arrived at Heathrow on Saturday, said it was never explained to them why they were imprisoned in Afghanistan since their arrest in February. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brit missing on Costa del Sol holiday as family 'frantic with worry'

The family of British pensioner Clifford Wildgoose, 76, who went missing near Marbella, say they are particularly worried due to his health issues

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3 w. ago ‘Immense joy’ for family as elderly British couple held in Afghanistan by Taliban are freed

Barbie, 76, and Peter Reynolds, 80, have been released from detention in Afghanistan

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3 w. ago Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their healthA British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan to the “immense joy” of their family.The Taliban released Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband, Peter, 80, after being held for eight months. Continue reading...

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