4 h. ago Gorgeous UK overseas territory has just 200 residents but takes 6 days to reach

Tristan da Cunha is a remote British overseas territory and is often described as the most isolated inhabited island in the world - it has no airport and takes six days to reach by boat

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4 h. ago Warning issued after two potential cases of deadly squirrel virus reported in Scots town

Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels is urging residents to take precautions after receiving two reports from members of the public.

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23 h. ago Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself

The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated popIn the liner notes to 2023’s Lost Takes – which excavated the tapes that had served as Roberta Flack’s audition for Atlantic Records over half a century earlier – the poet Harmony Holiday wrote that Flack possessed “the voice of the idyllic afterlife you’d want to arrive in after the end of a dysfunctional world”.Indeed, Flack sang like she was equally conversant with the ecstasy of faith and the agony of life. The dignified richness of her vocal was tempered by the subtly volcanic power she displayed on her reading of To Sir With Love off Lost Takes – a not-so-quiet fire that always resided within her. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Residents gather in anger to take on neighbour's huge security gates

A homeowner decided to commission security guards and erect gates to prevent access to a part of the countryside the community has been using for years

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3 d. ago Residents warned to take shelter as bushfires burn in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania

Extreme fire danger and total bans have been declared for large parts of the east coast with sweltering temperature accompanied by hot and dry windsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExtreme fire danger and total fire bans have been declared for much of South Australia and Victoria, including Melbourne, as hot and dry winds bring sweltering temperatures to the region on Saturday.Residents have be warned to shelter indoors as bushfires burn out of control in three states.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Properties around sinkhole may still be at risk, local councillor says

Local councillor Matt Furniss said it may take months until residents are allowed to return to their homes.

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6 d. ago EastEnders is 40 years old – but will the soap opera make it to 50?

The primetime soap may not have its peak 30-million audience, but its humour, warmth and the certainty that someone on the square is having a worse day than you have helped it to reach an extraordinary milestone, writes Fiona Sturges

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6 d. ago Meghan Markle takes a leaf out of fellow Montecito resident Gwyneth Paltrow's book to send a very specific message with £2,500 necklace

With her scrubbed, clean, fresh Montecito woman appearance including a crisp white shirt and blue jeans, great teeth and minimal make up, Meghan and Gwyneth are sending the same message.

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8 d. ago Property influencer hits out at landlord who doesn't want 'African or English' tenants in his homes

An influencer who runs a property management company was baffled as he recorded a phone call with an owner who insisted he wanted to only take in 'European or Eastern European residents'.

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8 d. ago Best dry shampoos to keep your locks looking fresh – tried and tested

From K18 to Sam McKnight, reach for these hair saviours between wash days

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