13 h. ago Brit backpacker death: 8 things to know as survivors share horrors of Chile storm

British backpacker Victoria Bond was one of several people who died in a deadly storm that struck the mountains of Patagonia, Chile, as groups hiked through a national park

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14 h. ago Fran Lebowitz: ‘Hiking is the most stupid thing I could ever imagine’

The US author and orator on leaf blowers and Labubus, the weirdest thing she has done for love and struggling with contemporary novelsI would like to ask your opinion on five things. First of all, leaf blowers.A horrible, horrible invention. I didn’t even know about them until like 20 years ago when I rented a house in the country. I was shocked! I live in New York City, we don’t have leaf problems. We have every other kind of problem. When I was a kid, we had leaf raking. Which is quiet. Leaf blowers are the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. First of all, they are incredibly noisy. And second of all, 10 minutes after you use it, that big leaf blower in the sky blows them all back. It’s a very stupid invention. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago England v China: women’s friendly football international – live

⚽ Updates from 5.30pm kick-off at Wembley⚽ Sign up for Moving the Goalposts | Email SarahThe lights show has happened, a concert by Self Esteem has been performed and the anthems are about to happen. This one is almost underway.Former England star Fran Kirby, who won the Euros in 2022, has been celebrated on pitch before this clash. She walked out at Wembley and posed with a framed 77 shirt. One of the Lionesses greats. Continue reading...

Society

17 h. ago Reeves defends £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash as watchdog urged to investigate ‘false briefings’

The chancellor doubled down on her tax hikes, saying she wasn’t willing to cut public services

Economics

23 h. ago 'I had sex with two men on same night and got pregnant – my twins' DNA test shocked me'

An unnamed woman has said she "never imagined this could happen", as she shared her reaction when she sought a paternity test eight months after giving birth in 2022

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26 h. ago What could be putting young women off marriage? It really isn’t that much of a mystery | Naoise Dolan

Survey data suggests more and more girls can’t imagine getting married, while their male counterparts are keener. That disparity holds a clueAccording to recent data, marriages in England and Wales are down by nearly 9% after a post-pandemic spike, while civil partnerships have risen by almost the same percentage. This downward trend is also reflected in the US. The Vatican has piped up in defence of the institution, releasing a 40-page doctrinal note, Una Caro (One Flesh): In Praise of Monogamy: Doctrinal Note on the Value of Marriage as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belonging. Sworn celibates would not be my personal first port of call when seeking relationship advice, but to each their own – exclusively and indissolubly, if the Catholic church is to be believed.Among the younger crowd, gendered expectations about marriage are changing, at least according to a survey by the University of Michigan, which found that only 61% of high-school girls want to be married one day, compared ...

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27 h. ago The Scottish 'walkers paradise' that was named best winter hike for mind and body

The perfect place to clear your head this festive season.

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31 h. ago Rachel Reeves insists Britain's wealthy must bear the burden of rebuilding 'creaky' public services

Rachel Reeves defended her tax rising budget, which raised the tax burden by £26billion, to improve schools, hospitals and infrastructure, and declined to rule out a future hike.

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37 h. ago No10 denies Rachel Reeves misled public over the economy in run up to Budget

Rachel Reeves had signalled that she could be forced to hike income tax in the Budget to plug an economic black hole -estimated by experts to be around £20billion

Economics

38 h. ago Toby Carvery owner hikes menu prices as it faces £130 million bill

Mitchells & Butlers said rising steak prices had impacted its eateries and Miller & Carter restaurants

Economics

39 h. ago The Guardian view on Turner and Constable: radical in different ways | Editorial

Capturing the changing landscapes of the 18th century, the rivals transformed British art. The climate emergency gives new urgency to their workJMW Turner appears on £20 notes and gives his name to Britain’s most avant garde contemporary art prize. John Constable’s work adorns countless mugs and jigsaws. Both are emblematic English artists, but in the popular imagination, Turner is perceived as daring and dazzling, Constable as nice but a little bit dull. In a Radio 4 poll to find the nation’s favourite painting, Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire – which even features in the James Bond film Skyfall – won. Constable’s The Hay Wain came second. Born only a year later, Constable was always playing catch-up: Turner became a member of the Royal Academy at 27, while Constable had to wait until he was 52.To mark the 250th anniversary of their births, Tate Britain is putting on the first major exhibition to display the two titans head to head. Shakespeare and Marlowe, Mozart and Salieri, Van ...

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39 h. ago ‘Sexy and a little daring, but never too much’: sheer skirts hit the sweet spot

If ‘naked dressing’ is a stretch too far, sheer fabrics can provide a real-life friendly compromiseFashion loves nothing more than an extreme trend, one difficult to imagine transferring to most people’s everyday lives. See naked dressing, where stars on the red carpet wear transparent and sometimes barely there gowns.This party season, however, there appears to be a real-life friendly compromise. Enter the sheer skirt. Continue reading...

Events

39 h. ago Tenants warned rents will be hiked after Budget tax raid on landlords

Tenants will foot the bill for painful tax hikes Rachel Reeves imposed on landlords in the Budget, property insiders warn.

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42 h. ago Rachel Reeves 'lied to Brits about £21bn black hole to justify Benefits Street tax raid on workers'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a series of extraordinary grim warnings about the state of the government's books in the run-up to the Budget.

Economics

42 h. ago All DWP payment hikes in full after Budget boost to PIP, UC and two

Rachel Reeves announced £15 billion in benefits spending at Wednesday's Budget with increased payments for those receiving Universal Credit, PIP and child benefits

Economics

43 h. ago Rachel Reeves accused of 'lying' as OBR watchdog reveals she was told MONTHS before Budget there was NO hole in the public finances... but still talked up misery to cover brutal tax hikes

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a series of extraordinary grim warnings about the state of the government's books in the run-up to the Budget.

Economics

44 h. ago One of the world’s biggest museums to nearly DOUBLE entry fee for tourists with Brits paying even more

ONE of the world's most famous museums is set to nearly double its entry fee for tourists. The Louvre museum in Paris will increase its ticket prices by 45 per cent for most non-European Union visitors, which includes Brits. The price hike is set to be introduced early next year, with tourists from countries including...

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44 h. ago Businesses are changing their recruitment strategies after Budget, poll shows

Businesses were largely spared from targeted tax hikes in the Budget but some measures set out by the Chancellor could indirectly affect firms.

Economics

45 h. ago Dad jailed for 'profoundly stupid' gun misfire that killed his pregnant partner

Adam Winmar was jailed for three months in Australia after a judge found a homemade gun he had hidden in his sofa cushions was dangerously accessible to his partner and children

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46 h. ago The young Brits jetting off to work in Australia and Dubai as near

Workers are boasting on social media of sunnier weather and healthier bank accounts in Australia and Dubai as huge numbers choose to head abroad to escape Labour's tax hikes.

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