16 h. ago Beautiful pub will spark new life into the heart of this Welsh town, but it could have been so different

The Pencelli Hotel, which is rumoured to have been a favourite haunt of Hollywood royalty, has had a glamorous makeover - but it stood in ruin and faced a dull and predictable future

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25 h. ago Is this the end for the GMTV old guard? As Lorraine Kelly's long

Sixteen-years have passed since ITV brought the curtain down on GMTV, the breakfast-time staple watched by millions of Brits as they tucked into their cornflakes.

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58 h. ago Democratic rep. records GOP colleague falling asleep during Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hearing

A Democratic lawmaker recorded her Republican colleague appearing to fall asleep in an early morning hearing on Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.”

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3 d. ago ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize

Translator Deepa Bhasthi’s pick of 12 of Mushtaq’s ‘life-affirming’ tales about women’s lives in southern India becomes the first short story collection to win the £50,000 awardHeart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has won this year’s International Booker prize for translated fiction, becoming the first short story collection to take the award. The stories were originally written in Kannada, the official language of the state of Karnataka in southern India.Described by the author and chair of judges Max Porter as “something genuinely new for English readers: a radical translation” of “beautiful, busy, life-affirming stories”, Heart Lamp’s 12 tales chronicle the lives of women in patriarchal communities in southern India. They were selected as well as translated by Bhasthi, the first Indian translator to win the award. She chose them from around 50 stories in six collections written by Mushtaq over a 30-year-period. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Scots family pay heartbreaking tribute to 'beautiful' dad killed in crash

Shabba's family intend to honour his charitable contribution and continue to supply children with clean water.

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5 d. ago Tributes pour in from across the political spectrum as Joe Biden announces prostate cancer diagnosis

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna says former president and first lady ‘have always been fighters and I am confident they will meet this challenge with grit and grace’

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7 d. ago Truth behind Trump 'dementia' claims as he falls asleep on camera after bruise reappears

Video of the 78-year-old president shows him appearing to doze off in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears his drowsiness is due to a physical and mental decline due to his age

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1 week ago Ospreys star in tears over 'beautiful' girlfriend's death as heartbreaking video emerges

The popular player has bravely opened up about one of the hardest periods of his life

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3 w. ago A moment that changed me: I went into the wilderness with my family – and lost my inhibitions

We took a wrong turn on vacation and ended up on a six-hour trek into the rainforest. After my mom flung off her top, my brother was attacked by fire ants and I developed a fiery hot rash, everything began to seem strangely zen It was the summer of 2001 and I was on the brink of adolescence, embarking on my first journey outside the United States to the tropically convenient American territory of Puerto Rico. I was 11, and already the goofball in my group of friends – but, away from those with whom I was familiar, I was painfully shy. Until a family vacation from hell rid me of all my inhibitions.The chaos began when my well-intentioned parents decided to take my brother and me to see the beautiful rainforest. My mom had her heart set on going to the El Portal de El Yunque National Forest visitor centre; a friend had told her it was “perfect for kids”, with guided, paved pathways, a cafe, and even a gift shop. But when my flustered, monolingual father got lost on the Puerto Rican fr...

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3 w. ago Selfless final act of toddler who died at nursery just weeks before his birthday

One-year-old Henry Spletter tragically died after a devastating incident at nursery. His parents have described their little boy as 'beautiful in every way' in a heartbreaking tribute

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