66 m. ago WHSmith to close another store next month after four shut for good in February

The closures come as part of a company-wide strategy to shift focus away from high street branches and onto travel hubs. Previously, the retailer said it planned to open 110 new branches in airports, railway stations, and hospitals over the coming years

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1 hour ago World's largest £15m kids park is in UK and features incredible fantasy tower

This Danish-designed village is full of invisible Christmas elves and vigilant "secret keepers" who help fuel kids' imaginations

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2 h. ago The seaside village nestled along the North West coast with tiny cottages and sandy coves

It has charming cottages, cute cafes, coastal views and even a few surprising features

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3 h. ago This village is the coolest place in Wales, but it's miles away from anywhere

It has been described as a classier, quieter Tenby, and now the coolest place in all of Wales

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5 h. ago Party of one: Donald Trump’s 75 minutes at CPAC talking about himself

Contemptuous and sure of himself, the US president boasted of his victories and taunted his enemiesGod save the king. Drunk on power, Donald Trump spent Saturday afternoon before adoring fans, boasting of his victories, taunting his enemies and casting himself as America’s absolute monarch, supreme leader and divine emperor rolled into one.Trump’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the National Harbor in Maryland began with country singer Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA and raucous cheers in a crowded ballroom that included January 6 insurrectionists. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago SARAH VINE: How on earth can we trust the BBC after this shocking piece of propaganda?

The BBC's documentary about the lives of children living in the conflict zone was trumpeted as an honest account. But its been pulled after it was revealed its narrator is the son of a Hamas minister.

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5 h. ago A heartfelt eulogy to garden centres, which are increasingly under threat of closure... Why we must treasure these nurseries of national well

Through scents of lilies and gardenias, and the trickling sound of water, people move with quiet ease. A good garden centre is a little Eden - but, unlike paradise, it guarantees a tearoom.

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7 h. ago Joseph Parker drops Martin Bakole in round 2 to retain WBO heavyweight title as short notice opponent blown away

North Lanarkshire based Bakole accepted the fight at 48 hours notice in Saudi Arabia after Daniel Dubois pulled out with illness

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8 h. ago Brit WAGs deliver damning verdict on UK fellas on smell, reliability and the dog

A fifth of women said their four-legged friend was better at ‘cheering them up’ (21%) while another fifth (21%) said their pet was more ‘thoughtful’ than their other half

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8 h. ago Artists who represented Australia at Venice Biennale call for Khaled Sabsabi to be reinstated

Open letter from some of the country’s most distinguished artists ‘strongly protests’ at the removal of Sabsabi and curator Michael DagostinoGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiving artists who have represented Australia at the Venice Biennale over the past five decades – and the estates of a number of now deceased artists who have done the same – have signed an open letter to the board and chief executive of Creative Australia to reinstate sacked artist Khaled Sabsabi and his curator Michael Dagostino.Some of Australia’s most distinguished living artists, including Imants Tillers, Mike Parr, Susan Norrie, Fiona Hall, Judy Watson, Patricia Piccinini and Tracey Moffat have signed the petition, as has the estate of Howard Arkley who represented Australia in Venice more than a quarter of a century ago.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Luke Littler and £2.50 pints spark comeback for UK working men's clubs and social clubs

Membership of 1,800 working men’s clubs and hundreds of Royal British Legion, social, Conservative, Labour and Liberal clubs typically costs from just £20 a year

Economics

8 h. ago 'Jane McDonald's favourite pub has most incredible food which leaves you drooling'

After a busy afternoon exploring Wakefield, including stops in its two shopping centres, Wakefield Bridge and Chantry Chapel, we decided to sate the appetite we'd worked up and made our way to The Three Houses in Sandal

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12 h. ago Rangers fall to another lacklustre Ibrox defeat as St Mirren pull off shock

Rangers remain 13 points behind league leaders Celtic, who lost 2-1 at Hibernian earlier in the day

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12 h. ago Manchester pub that didn't serve alcohol was a 'doomed' social experiment

The Pop Inn in Openshaw was a pub with 'absolutely no beer or common sense'

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13 h. ago Waltz this way: rival venues in Vienna compete to celebrate Johann Strauss’s 200th birthday

As the Austrian capital honours the legacy of its dance king, the race is on to attract the most puntersThe music of Johann Strauss streams through Vienna like the stately Danube. Even the syllables of the composer’s name beat out the rhythm of a waltz, as all Austrian dance teachers know. In their lessons, the words “Jo-hann Strauss” are often swapped in to replace the conventional “one, two, three” step count.Viennese children learn to waltz just like they learn to ride a bike, so the muscle-memory never leaves them. Just as well, because the city is still famous as the home of a 19th-century dance craze that shaped its international image. In this 200th anniversary year of the birth of the “waltz king”, there are rival bids jostling to become the focus of the swirling celebrations. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Why Daniel Dubois had to pull out of Joseph Parker fight as Martin Bakole steps in

Joseph Parker will now meet Martin Bakole on Saturday night after Daniel Dubois pulled out due to illness.

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13 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson's pub has 'strict time limit' and three things that 'can't be ordered'

The Farmer's Dog, near Burford, has a 'proper Sunday roast' but there was a strict time limit and items that couldn't be ordered

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13 h. ago 'I was engaged to Charlotte Church and likened to David Beckham – now I run village pub'

Gavin Henson was one of Welsh rugby's most enigmatic figures, winning two Six Nations Grand Slams with his country and dating singing sensation Charlotte Church

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14 h. ago Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by car in Scots village

Medics describe the 31-year-old's condition as serious.

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15 h. ago ‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another

Archaeologist believes his ‘find of the century’ – of Pharaoh Thutmose II – could be surpassed by ongoing excavationTo uncover the location of one long-lost pharaoh’s tomb is a career-defining moment for an archaeologist. But to find a second is the stuff of dreams.Last week British archaeologist Piers Litherland announced the find of the century – the first discovery of a rock-cut pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt since Tutankhamun’s in 1922. Continue reading...

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