74 m. ago Brits declare 'never again' to popular holiday destination as steep prices drain wallets

A TikTok influencer has warned Brits to avoid a particular holiday destination 'at all costs' if they want to keep hold of their cash due to the eye-watering prices

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92 m. ago Brits travelling to Benidorm urged to avoid doing two things – or risk fine

A man called Frank has shared a video to warn Brits of the things they should never do in Benidorm - or you could face a hefty fine and risk spoiling your holiday

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1 hour ago Lecturer's chilling text and ex's disturbing status after stabbing her to death

Claire Chick tragically died after she was stabbed by her ex-husband - the mother-of-two had made desperate pleas to the police & sent a chilling message to her friend before she was murdered

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2 h. ago The dos and don’ts of good petiquette: four cardinal rules for dog owners

Dog walks can be a fraught time for both humans and their unruly friends, but follow these well-learned good behaviours and you’ll be the envy of the parkAcross the hours of the day and the seasons of the year, Naseby Park is the place we return to, my dog and I. Surrounded by red sandstone tenements in Glasgow’s West End, and roughly the size of a football pitch, this is where we first walked our four-year-old labrador Brèagha (Scots Gaelic for beautiful and she is, uncommonly so, thanks for asking). All I know about the etiquette of dog walking has been gleaned from the humans and animals who have paced its perimeter with us, and these are cardinal rules I have learned Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Friends tell of ‘honour and privilege’ to be in Vatican City for Pope’s funeral

The group, from the UK and Ireland, were among huge crowds there to pay respects to the late pontiff.

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3 h. ago Inside the dirtiest race in Olympic history: ‘It wasn’t fair. I wasn’t on a level playing field’

How did the women’s 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics get its unenviable reputation? Athletes who were cheated out of medals talk about what happened that day – and how the results have slowly unravelledThe tunnel in which athletes wait before they enter a stadium ahead of a major race is “by no means a friendly place to be”, says Lisa Dobriskey – and as a former Team GB athlete who won Commonwealth gold and world championship silver at 1500m, she has stood in enough of them to know. “Different people handle it differently,” she says. “Some people are really relaxed and friendly; other people just look right through you. It’s scary. I remember my coach saying to me, ‘When you go to the Olympics, you’ll be standing next to the meanest, toughest, hardest people that you’ll ever face.’ Everybody wants to win.”As it turned out, the wait to walk into London’s Olympic stadium for the final of her event in August 2012 was even more stressful than she’d been warned. With British excitement ...

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3 h. ago Sunday best: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for braised chicken with chickpeas and rosewater dried apricots

An aromatic Persian stew, followed by stewed dried apricots with pistachio cookiesSpring is here in all its glory, as the birds testify with their ebullient chitter-chat. But the weather is wilful and the air can turn chilly in a flash, and it’s this in-between time when soothing braises made with lighter ingredients are just what’s needed. I recently found a recipe for an Iranian chicken stew recipe that paired carrots and yoghurt, and its sunniness really appealed to me; I added cardamom for its evocative scent and chickpeas for body, and it was demolished by the troops. Pudding had to be simple, and both the biscuits and poached apricots can be made a few days ahead, so it is also blissfully easy. A lovely spring lunch for a lazy, sun-soaked day. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Anthea Turner's heartbreaking advice from mum that helped her through 'toughest time'

EXCLUSIVE: Former Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner has opened up about her love life and turning 65, during an exclusive chat with OK! following a holiday to Sandals Regency La Toc in Saint Lucia

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4 h. ago Celtic superfan John Higgins can’t resist Ally McCoist dig as Rangers icon admits Brendan Rodgers mission

John Higgins' focus is set on potentially winning his fifth world title, but the Wishaw native could not resist an opportunity to mock close friend Ally McCoist

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4 h. ago John Higgins shows true colours as snooker star interrupts to aim dig at Ally McCoist

John Higgins and Ally McCoist appeared together on TV during the World Snooker Championship, and the former was not going to miss the opportunity to wind up his friend

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4 h. ago Popular holiday destination to limit visitor numbers on famous beaches

Booking online, limiting visitor numbers and even a beach towel ban are some of the restrictions one popular island has imposed

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5 h. ago Deadly rattlesnake attack left panicked actress, 27, penning 'goodbye messages'

A famous actress was left fearing the worst after she was viciously attacked by a huge rattlesnake, leaving her drafting out goodbye messages for her family and friends

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7 h. ago Sophie Turner 'tells friends she is single' following split speculation with Peregrine Pearson after unfollowing each other on social media

The actress, 29, first revealed she was dating Viscount Cowdray's son, 30, in December 2023 months after the breakdown of her four-year marriage to Joe Jonas .

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7 h. ago Our wine expert reveals the best bank holidays toasts, including a £9 'revolutionary' white wine sold in a aluminium bottle

Charlotte's bank holiday toasts

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7 h. ago Grab your friends and take your group chat on an actual holiday for only £79 each

Enough talk, it's time to book that group holiday. Let's make it happen!

Economics

8 h. ago Who’s a clever boy: the average dog has a mental age of about two. But what are they really thinking?

They can learn hundreds of words, count to five and read humans like a book, so why do we struggle to understand them? Scientists reveal the truth about our pets – and whether they ever feel guilty for eating our slippersThe thing that made me think my dog may be a genius was the word monkey. We’d developed a game where I’d hide her monkey toy – a sad, lifeless being, long lobotomised by my golden retriever puppy – and, when I asked her to find it, I realised she could differentiate the word monkey from other objects. A woman in the park had a similar story. On holiday in an unfamiliar cottage, she had misplaced the car keys. After hunting for them for over an hour, her dog, a border collie, overheard her and her husband talking about it, recognised the word “keys” and immediately went and found them.So maybe my dog, Rhubarb, isn’t a genius after all. Dogs, says Vanessa Woods, director of the Puppy Kindergarten project at Duke University in North Carolina, US, and writer of sev...

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8 h. ago Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician

Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episodeAn ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode. Hours earlier London ambulance paramedics had dismissed his friends’ concerns about his behaviour. And a crisis call handler from East London NHS trust also failed to properly assess his risk or arrange an urgent mental health assessment within the recommended time. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Charming little European island missed by tourists but packed with cultural charm

The Greek island of Ithaca is bursting with history from ancient antiquity but also boasts some incredible views and secluded beaches for those who fancy a more relaxed holiday away from huge crowds

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11 h. ago Government bank holiday update with eight more before end of 2025

The government has confirmed when and where the rest of this year's bank holidays will take place, but there are no plans to introduce any extra bank holidays in 2025

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14 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Sienna Miller spotted at 'party rottweiler' Fran Cutler's 62nd birthday

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Sienna Miller (pictured) was among the guests at Fran Cutler's 62nd birthday party this week, but there was no sign of Kate Moss.

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