3 h. ago Nicole Kidman's rarely seen naturally curly hair is on full display in sweet snaps with her mini

Her Big Little Lies costar Reese Witherspoon wrote in the comments section: 'Look at all that gorgeous hair!' Kidman's A Family Affair costar Joey King also remarked on the wild locks.

Politics

5 h. ago Eerie photos show abandoned new build estate left to rot three years after homes put up

A new build estate in County Durham has been left to rot and is abandoned, with local residents claiming it's turned into a ghost town and that it's all very 'strange'

Culture

6 h. ago Multiple 999 calls about two people drowning in the sea near Blackpool's Central Pier

It followed social media reports of 'multiple fatalities' at the seaside over the weekend

Events

8 h. ago Misper review – mystery, melancholy and murder in a faded seaside town

A crumbling hotel is the setting for a debut feature about the uneasy aftermath of a young woman’s death, which transcends the tired tropes of the crime dramaHere is a solid first feature debut from director Harry Sherriff, an atmospheric crime drama set in a gloomy, decaying seaside town, with an eerie depiction of grief experienced by those who exist within the margins of the life of a murdered girl.The film follows Leonard (Samuel Blenkin), a meek hotel concierge who has a boyish crush on his charming 25-year-old colleague Elle (Emily Carey). Dressed in a red raincoat with short dark hair and a wry smile, Elle’s character is very much reminiscent of Jordana Bevan in Richard Ayoade’s 2010 film Submarine, as is the dry sardonic humour peppered into the script. Leonard and Elle’s exchanges are awkward yet sweet, teetering on the edge of a true connection. That is, until Elle doesn’t show up to work one day and reports of a missing person trickle through the town. The hotel staff are...

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8 h. ago Work to transform Welsh seaside resort toilets into restaurant complex takes major step forward

Work to transform the 100-year-old toilets at Nell's Point in Barry Island has faced a number of delays over the years, but work is now well underway

Events

9 h. ago 'Deeply troubling' attack on teen in seaside town sees six schoolgirls arrested

A group of school girls have been arrested after a 13-year-old girl was injured in a Brighton park, with the public urged not to share or speculate around footage online

Events

11 h. ago Man arrested and charged after assault in Scots town put man in hospital

A 47-year-old is due to appear in Dumfries Sheriff Court following the incident on the town's Glasgow Road.

Events

11 h. ago 'Gorgeous UK seaside town is better than than all the others

The location in Essex is one of the best seaside towns in the UK, with a huge sandy beach, a long pier and a nature reserve - and it's much quieter than other east coast

Politics

11 h. ago Widow, 88, fears her house could fall off cliff as erosion drags her street towards the sea

Jean Flick, 88, remarried in 1999 after the death of her first husband from cancer and later bought the seaside property in Thorpeness, Suffolk, with her second husband for a fresh start.

Events

12 h. ago Ukrainian sniper claims to have killed two Russian soldiers with ‘longest ever shot’ of 2.5 miles

The sniper was part of the ‘Pryvid’ sniper unit defending the key Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk from advances by Putin’s forces

Events

14 h. ago Woman, 88, fears her clifftop home will be lost to the sea if nothing is done

Jean Flick bought the seaside property in Thorpeness, Suffolk, with her second husband for a fresh start.

Politics

14 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council SNP group slam rejection of amendment to safeguard local facilities and secure future of Airdrie's John Smith Pool

The town centre leisure venue has been shut since late December for what was initially described as "technical issues" before being identified as "flooding to the pool plant room".

Politics

15 h. ago Dram lovers descend on Stonehouse for town’s whisky festival

The festival showcased an authentic Scottish drink-tasting experience in an unexpected and memorable way.

Politics

16 h. ago Lorraine viewers begging to know where to buy Ranvir Singh’s butter yellow dress

Ranvir Singh returned to our screens to host Lorraine, and once again the star looked sensational in a gorgeous Nobody's Child dress that is currently on sale

Politics

16 h. ago West Lothian town rallies together to save gala day after vandals strike

Residents of Armadale were devastated when several rented items were damaged by a handful of youths at the gala day in June.

Events

16 h. ago The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km

Kiruna Kyrka’s slow journey is part of effort to stop town being swallowed by Europe’s biggest underground mineAfter eight years of planning, an estimated cost of 500m kronor (£39m) and an early morning blessing, a church in northern Sweden began a slow-motion 5km journey on Tuesday to make way for the expansion of Europe’s biggest underground mine.The 672-tonne Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church inaugurated in 1912, is to be slowly rolled to its new home over two days, at a pace of half-a-kilometre an hour. Continue reading...

Politics

16 h. ago Pretty UK market town has nation's 'best high street' and no abandoned shops

Marlborough, a quirky and picturesque country town nestled in north-east Wiltshire, was last year named one of the UK's best high streets - and locals say they are "lucky" to have it

Economics

17 h. ago Do you have a high street full of gambling shops breeding poverty and addiction? I have a way to fight back | Dawn Butler

Communities feel powerless because the law gives betting firms the upper hand. But a simple change could transfer power to the people• Dawn Butler is MP for Brent EastWalking down their local high streets, people in Britain are increasingly unlikely to come across a local butcher, baker or grocery shop, and more likely to find betting shops, casinos, adult gaming centres (AGC) and so-called bingo venues, where traditional bingo is muscled out by money-sapping slot machines. These establishments are taking over our town centres at an alarming rate. From talking to my constituents in Brent, west London, and residents across the capital, I know that people have had enough.That’s why this summer I have launched a campaign for urgent reform of our gambling laws. Ministers must give local authorities and people greater power to tackle this issue and reclaim our high streets. Currently, billionaire-owned overseas corporations have too much power, and local people have none. That needs to c...

Politics

17 h. ago Manchester United are importing a sinister US tactic: Public money for stadiums

Similar grand promises made when building US sports arenas are now being used to justify a huge outlay in the UK, with little return to show for themIn March, Manchester United officially unveiled images and plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium to replace their current aging home, Old Trafford. While the grandiosity of the circus-tent-like structure attracted widespread attention, something else did, too: as part of this project, United are planning to secure land not by paying for it themselves – but by having the UK government do it for them.In order to clear the site that the club wants to use, a rail freight hub will need to be moved to out near St Helens, a town in between Manchester and Liverpool. The cost of moving the hub is estimated to be between £200m and 300m ($270-405m), but that may be an optimistic appraisal; in the past, the project budget was estimated at closer to a £1bn ($1.35bn). Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago New asylum seeker dispersal centre in market town to house up to 35 people

The local MP said speculation about the centre had caused 'confusion and alarm' within the community

Events