25 h. ago Most beautiful plane landing in the world gives breathtaking views of a turquoise sea

The world’s most beautiful airport landings have been revealed and you have probably never heard of the one that scored the top spot — and it is in the middle of the ocean

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31 h. ago ‘Cathedral of crap’: is this the world’s most beautiful sewage treatment plant?

Its lab buildings have a rusticated air while its sleek, paper-thin louvre windows are reminiscent of a luxury ocean-liner. More importantly, the people of Arklow in Ireland can finally go swimming without fear of floatersIt is not often that the arts section of a newspaper finds itself concerned with the aesthetic merits of a sewage works. But then there are few facilities designed with the finesse of the new €139m (£117m) wastewater treatment plant in Arklow, which stands like a pair of minty green pagodas on the edge of the Irish Sea. Nor are there many architectural firms who have thought so deeply about the poetics of effluent as Clancy Moore.“There’s a wonderful passage in Ulysses,” says practice co-founder, Andrew Clancy, summoning James Joyce as we tiptoe along a metal gantry above a gigantic vat of bubbling brown sludge. “The narrator turns on the tap to fill a kettle, sparking a lengthy rumination on where the water comes from, how it flows from reservoirs, through aqueduc...

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3 d. ago Indonesia's Padar Island viewpoint named most beautiful spot in the world

A viewpoint in a UNESCO National Park has been named the most beautiful place in the world according to Time Out and it features pink, black and white-sand beaches

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3 d. ago More than beautiful: the beloved monarch butterfly is one of the world’s great migrators

The hardy travellers can fly for 3,000 miles from the north-east US and Canada to roost in their millions in MexicoMore invertebrate of the year nominationsImagine your body was the weight of a raisin, supported by just a pair of flimsy, gossamer wings. Now imagine that you had to fly for 3,000 miles, avoiding storms, highways and predators, to ensure your species continued.Could you do it? Unless you’re a monarch butterfly, fortunately you won’t have to face such a challenge.Between 24 March and 2 April, we will be profiling a shortlist of 10 of the invertebrates chosen by readers and selected by our wildlife writers from more than 2,500 nominations. The voting for our 2025 invertebrate of the year will run from midday on Wednesday 2 April until midday on Friday 4 April, and the winner will be announced on Monday 7 April. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Beautiful' Brit superyacht worker dies while snorkelling on his day off in Fiji

An inquest into the death of Christian Bogle, 26, heard that the Brit joined other members of the yacht's crew to go snorkelling at a beach where the conditions were perfect

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6 d. ago Incredible EU town named among world's most beautiful is filled with tiny houses

This quaint town in the Istria Valley is one of only a few in the region that preserved their traditional dry stone huts. Today, travellers are welcome to stay overnight in one of these famous gems

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9 d. ago 'Most beautiful coastal town in the world' is just a few hours from UK

Camogli in Italy has been named the most beautiful in the world and it's easy to see why - the coastal town looks like it's been plucked from a fairytale

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1 week ago They say Manchester's skyline is one of the world's most beautiful

Manchester has made the list of most beautiful skylines in the world alongside New York, Dubai, Chicago, Hong Kong and Melbourne

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1 week ago Manchester skyline crowned one of world's 'most beautiful' amongst New York City and Dubai

A new study has ranked the city's landscape against some of the world's most famous skylines

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1 week ago Shocking moment tourist boat capsizes leaving 38 people fearing for their lives

The passengers were heading back to their cruise ship via a small boat, having visited some of the world's most beautiful beaches, when the vessel turned over in the water

Society

2 w. ago 'I got the most beautiful view of Wonder of the World thanks to £60 Airbnb'

An Airbnb guest has shared a stunning view of one of the Seven Wonders of the World from their 'cosy' £60-a-night room that totally surprised them - and travellers cannot believe it

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2 w. ago A weird mass of sea foam has coated beaches – should we be worried?

Sea foam can contain more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant

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2 w. ago Beautiful country that's the 'friendliest in the world' and has 30C heat in April

The beautiful island country is among the friendliest places in the world and has a collection of over 300 islands. The best weather falls between June and September with sunny skies

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3 w. ago A brave girl stood up to her friend’s violent ex. Minutes later she was murdered in front of horrified friends

An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam’s family said the ‘vibrant’ and ‘beautiful’ beautiful girl ‘would have changed the world’ but her life was stolen

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3 w. ago Huge country with barely any tourists despite being one of 'world's most beautiful'

Madagascar is a huge country that is famous for its natural beauty and is a popular destination for tourists - but it has struggled to recover from the pandemic

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3 w. ago Plane passenger who went viral after sharing flirtatious note from pilot apologizes

‘I have seen the whole world and you are the most beautiful human in it,’ the pilot’s note to the passenger read

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4 w. ago Revealed: The world's most beautiful dog, according to science

The Golden Ratio of Beauty - an ancient Greek formula used to identify 'physical perfection' - has been used to assess some of the most popular dog breeds.

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