23 h. ago UK weather maps show 45 counties to enjoy 27C mini heatwave coming in days

A wave of searing heat is predicted for the end of May and start of June across the country, allowing Brits to gather in flocks to enjoy the blue skies and sunshine

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35 h. ago This British Country Garden Estate Is Less Than an Hour From London—With Champagne Boat Rides on the River Thames

This British Country Garden Estate Is Less Than an Hour From London—With Champagne Boat Rides on the River Thames  Yahoo

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42 h. ago Foreign Office warning to Greek holidaymakers after Crete earthquake

This is the second earthquake to rock Crete in the last week.

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46 h. ago Foreign Office warning for holidaymakers after earthquake in Greece

The epicentre of the quake was just north of Crete

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64 h. ago Foreign Office warning for Turkey travel after British tourists die

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advice for Brits heading to Turkey, following the deaths and serious injuries to UK tourists

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3 d. ago Foreign Office warning to people travelling to European country after Brits die

Just a month ago, a British man and his pilot plunged thousands of feet to their deaths

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3 d. ago Reeves eyes Gulf trade pact as UK government’s ‘next deal’ after EU summit – business live

China’s and Australia’s central banks cut interest ratesRachel Reeves said the UK government is closing in on a trade pact with six Gulf nations, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as its next major deal.The chancellor told the BBC the agreement would be the government’s “next deal” as it looks to boost trade ties following Brexit.Britain is in a better place than any other country in the world in terms of deals with those countries.The first deal and the best deal so far with the US, we’ve got the best deal with the EU for any country outside the EU, and we’ve got the best trade agreement with India.We are not going to litigate old arguments, we are going to go forward in the spirit of what we do together, we do better.This deal will mean Britain becoming a rule-taker, accepting dynamic alignment, giving up fishing rights and paying new money to the EU. Nobody has lost more than the fishermen. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Brits warned about a major threat in island paradise holiday hotspot

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a warning to Brits travelling to a popular island, while urging tourists to take extra care in the water

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4 d. ago Brits urged to take shorter showers to avoid hosepipe bans as country's dry spell sparks drought fears while water bills soar

It is the driest spring so far in more than a century, which has prompted warnings of a drought in England this summer without sustained rainfall.

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5 d. ago Brits urged to visit beautiful country that's 'better' than Thailand with less tourists

While Thailand is experiencing a major tourist boom thanks to the 'White Lotus Effect', those wishing to avoid the crowds should consider visiting this equally stunning and exciting Southeast Asian gem

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7 d. ago Britain could be hotter than Ibiza as country basks in sunshine this weekend

Temperatures could hit 25C on Sunday in western areas of England and parts of Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales, with most areas set to see blue skies over both days, the Met Office said.

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7 d. ago Foreign Office issues warning for UK tourists over 'deceptive' holiday hotspot beach rule

The Foreign Office has issued a warning over a beach rule that UK tourists must 'always' obey. The advice comes after a string of warnings to holidaymakers

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8 d. ago From the sacred to the profane: the Wagners, Bayreuth and Parsifal

Wagner’s final opera comes to Glyndebourne this week. Why will the composer and his wife be turning in their graves? Michael Downes looks at the family’s attempts to keep Parsifal in BayreuthWhen Glyndebourne opened its doors for the first time in 1934, the work on the programme was Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. Mozart was the only music performed throughout Glyndebourne’s first four seasons, and he is still the composer with whom Britain’s first and best-known “country house” opera festival is most associated.It was on a very different composer, however, that the gaze of the festival’s founder, John Christie, was initially trained. Christie was a Germanophile and obsessed with the work of Richard Wagner. “He was always hankering to do Parsifal at Glyndebourne as an Easter festival,” recalled his son, Sir George, who ran the Sussex festival after John’s death, until his own son, Gus, took over in turn at the start of the millennium. “He was only shut up by my mother.” Continue readin...

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9 d. ago Mark Carney takes swipe at Keir Starmer as Canadian PM says his country was 'not impressed' with offer of British state visit for Donald Trump

Mark Carney said the invitation 'cut across' messages his government is trying to send to the White House in response to threats against Canada's sovereignty.

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1 week ago All you need to know about Eurovision's British country pop band Remember Monday

British country pop band Remember Monday will be representing the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest

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1 week ago Everything you need to know about the UK's 2025 Eurovision act Remember Monday

British country pop band Remember Monday are set to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland

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1 week ago My immigrant mother can’t stop saying thank you. Why does that make me uncomfortable? | Gaia Neiman

Amid growing hostility to foreigners, my Italian-born mum feels she should be grateful to be in the UK. Yet she gives so much to a society lucky to have herOn the day of the last general election, my mother rose at 5am to head to the polling station. With any kind of voting, she volunteers her days off from work to help out with the ballots. Although she can’t vote in this country.My mother feels patriotic about her country of origin, Italy, but her home has been England for the past 15 years. She has a British partner, holds legal residence in the UK, and has been paying British taxes as long as she has been here. She never felt fully accepted by people in this country. She is often talked down to because of her accent, although her English is proficient. She also finds some difficulty with everyday things, such as worrying about being understood by her manager or applying for pension assistance – struggling with everything from British humour, to the country’s administration. And ...

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2 w. ago UK Foreign office issues new warning if you are travelling to this holiday hotspot

Brits have been warned to exercise 'extreme caution' and travel advice has been updated

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2 w. ago Putin's propagandists call UK 'a nation of freaks' and warn Brits 'to leave the country within 24 hours or be sunk under a nuclear tidal wave' in disturbing WW3 threat

Vladimir Putin ordered his TV propagandists to threaten 'nation of freaks' Britain with 24 hours notice to leave - or be sunk under a nuclear tidal wave.

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2 w. ago Good Morning Britain halted for 'deeply concerning' breaking news as government issues urgent warning

Good Morning Britain viewers were given an urgent warning from the Foreign Office today.

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