24 h. ago ‘By handing over some planning to the kids, I could relax’: readers’ favourite trips with teenagers in Europe

Holidaying with teenagers can be tricky, but our tipsters have discovered glorious destinations and exhilarating activities to keep them entertained • Tell us about a remote part of Europe – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherSlovenia! We started in Lake Bled. Teens loved the Dolinka ziplines, the summer toboggan run, hiking in Vintgar gorge and swimming in Lake Bled. You can hire paddleboards and boats. If you have the money, there is rafting and canyoning too. After seeing the incredible Postojna cave, we went up the Vogel cable by Lake Bohinj. Half-board at the Bohinj Eco hotel kept the teens amply fed and it also has an aquapark, bowling and plenty of games to boot. We finished the trip off with shopping in Ljubljana and the best ice-cream ever at Romantika. Three happy teenagers. Sue Continue reading...

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66 h. ago How a trip to rural West Cork helped me reconnect with my teenage daughter

A slow escape, rich in nature, was just what the doctor ordered for Juliet Kinsman and her daughter

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67 h. ago Best Ice Cream in Scotland 2025: Here are Scotsman readers' favourite 10 places to pick up a cone

Fancy a cone? All these places have an army of fans who think they’re the best in Scotland.

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67 h. ago Sweet moment oblivious 'christening' guests learn they're actually at a secret wedding

When Joe and Tori Taylor from Warwickshire invited their friends and family to the christening of their six-month-old son Billy, only a handful of people knew about their planned surprise.

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3 d. ago United Airlines flight canceled after female passenger had 'biohazard' diarrhea that destroyed bathroom

A woman shared the shocking story of how she single-handedly canceled a flight by wreaking havoc on the plane's bathroom for an hour and a half straight.

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6 d. ago Inside Barry Ferguson's Rangers summer transfer plan that never was as key lieutenant reveals signing strategy

Billy Dodds has revealed what the interim management team planned to do in the summer market had they been handed the job permanently.

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7 d. ago Netanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza City in further escalation

Proposal that needs to be approved by full cabinet would mean sending Israeli ground troops into remaining territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said, marking another escalation in the 22-month offensive that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed most of Gaza and pushed the territory into famine.Ahead of the security cabinet meeting, which began Thursday and ran through the night, Netanyahu had said Israel planned to retake control over the entire territory and eventually hand it off to friendly Arab forces opposed to Hamas. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Who needs the scorching Med?’ Readers’ tips for cooler European coastal holidays

From the deserted Danish Riviera to the unspoilt beaches of Poland, our readers share their favourite, more chilled European coastlines• Tell us about your favourite rail holiday – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherSpend some time on Rügen, Germany’s largest island, on its Baltic coast. White sandy beaches and darker history await. Visit Lauterbach, by the sea. From there, catch the coastal ferry to the tiny fishing village of Baabe, a near three-mile (5km) walk/cycle through rolling countryside and catch the “Raging Roland” steam train back again. Not far away, you can walk the cliffs that inspired Caspar David Friedrich. For a very different day, visit Prora and its massive beachside concrete apartment blocks, originally planned as a Nazi holiday complex, before becoming a Soviet army barracks, and now a part ruin, part reunification commercial and residential redevelopment.Richard Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Netanyahu plans to fully occupy Gaza before handing governance to friendly Arab nations

Israeli PM needs security cabinet to approve plan amid opposition from aid agencies and families of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza in defiance of warnings that such a move would lead to countless more Palestinian deaths, further mass displacement and endanger Israeli hostages still held in the territory.Before a security cabinet meeting to discuss Gaza’s future, the Israeli prime minister insisted that Israel does not want to ultimately govern the territory and would hand over that responsibility to friendly Arab nations. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Readers' letters: Give the Fringe's favourite uncle the freedom of the city

A reader says it’s high time the founder of the Free Fringe got official recognition

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8 d. ago Residents link hands to protest plan for 20m structures at beauty spot

There are major plans to build 27 radar dishes at Cawdor Barracks in Brawdy but residents are not happy

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8 d. ago Travel expert reveals disgusting reason why passengers should NEVER wash their hands on a plane

Although washing your hands with soapy water in the plane toilet might sound like a good idea, a microbiologist has revealed why you may be better off avoiding doing this.

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8 d. ago Fury over UK recipe for pasta sparks complaints to British embassy in Rome... because of two additional ingredients

The cacio e pepe recipe on Good Food, formerly owned by the BBC, branded the traditional pasta a 'store cupboard favourite' and advised readers they could whip it up using four ingredients.

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9 d. ago Trump’s destructive plan ‘will deny 1.4m women and girls birth control’

The supplies could prevent an estimated 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions if they were handed out, the International Planned Parenthood Federation says

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1 week ago Flight attendant's important advice to people washing their hands on planes

As passengers board their flights for summer holidays, a flight attendant has shared the 'filthiest parts' of a plane that you should avoid touching - and it's more places than you might expect

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3 w. ago Daunted by a Disney theme park trip? How ‘Mouse Counselors’ can plan it all and make you feel like a VIP

A cottage industry of planning and support agencies has emerged to offer Disney-goers a helping hand with the planning and booking

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3 w. ago US teenagers are arrested at Heathrow after buying illegal booze with fake ID and getting drunk on school trip to UK

The out-of-control children on a school trip aged 17 and 18 had topped up their in-flight drinks with alcohol and when the plane was cruising at 30,000 feet were sozzled.

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