80 m. ago When you should (and shouldn't) take out a prenup: Top divorce lawyer VANESSA LLOYD PLATT on how to protect your assets when tying the knot

When the children of my friends and clients announce they are getting married, it is not the wedding venue or dress that is the talk of the table - it is whether to prenup or not to prenup.

Politics

3 h. ago ‘Venice is worn out’: locals see Jeff Bezos wedding as symbol of city’s ills

City leaders claim days-long event will bring in riches but opponents say it will not benefit ordinary VenetiansMarta Sottoriva, a teacher in Venice, has tirelessly campaigned for various causes in her cherished lagoon city, from railing against giant cruise ships to battling soaring rents. Now she is busy preparing banners, handing out flyers and shouting through megaphones in squares as she joins dozens of activists in whipping up resistance to the “umpteenth gigantic event” she says that risks turning the world heritage site – which has long suffered from the effects of excessive tourism – into a playground for the rich.Sottoriva is referring to the star-studded nuptials between the billionaire Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sánchez, a former TV journalist. The days-long shindig, expected to begin from 24 June, will be the biggest wedding held in Venice since George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin in 2014. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The Ballymena violence has nothing to do with ‘protecting women’. It is racism, pure and simple | Sarah Creighton

Northern Ireland has always seen high levels of violence against women and girls. Blaming migrants is a useful way to distract from thatIn 1972, loyalist paramilitaries fired bullets into the home of a Catholic woman, Sarah McClenaghan. That night she was at home with her lodger, a Protestant, and her disabled teenage son, David. After forcing her son to get his mother’s rosary beads, proving that she was Catholic, a loyalist paramilitary raped Sarah. David was tortured. The gang then shot them both, David dying of his wounds.I thought about David and Sarah as I watched rolling news of the pogroms in Ballymena. I thought about them in light of the lie that violence against women and girls has been imported to Northern Ireland via migrants or asylum seekers. It’s always been here. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Disabled bride 'humiliated' by cruel wedding dress shop staff gets last laugh

Amelia Peckham was a teenager when she was involved in a horrific accident that saw her immediately lose feeling from the waist down. Despite all odds, she got her wedding wish

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Where are the foreigners’: does a facile explanation lie behind Ballymena’s outbreak of hate?

Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to fleeFirst came the shouts as the crowd worked its way through narrow terraced streets, proclaiming its mission to rid the town of “scum”. Then came the shattered glass as rocks exploded through windows. Then the flames, licking up curtains and spreading to sofas, carpets, books and framed pictures until smoke billowed into the summer night.They might have been scenes from another century, another country, but they played out in Northern Ireland this week in the glare of rolling news and social media, which recorded a soundtrack of glee and hate. “Where are the foreigners?” the mob shouted. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Major roads shut or with lane closures in Wales on Saturday, June 14, as drivers face disruption

Several roads in Wales are shut or partially blocked on Saturday, June 14 - here is a full list of closures you need to know about

Transport

5 h. ago George Russell discovers Canada GP penalty decision after being summoned to stewards

George Russell was forced to explain himself to the stewards on Friday but avoid any penalty in Canada despite not sticking to the race director's instructions

Events

5 h. ago Inside Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly's startling wedding that left the royal family 'bewildered'

Their wedding in 2008 was a headline-grabbing affair as Peter, who was then-11th in line to the throne, was the first of Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren to marry.

Society

6 h. ago UK abandoned wartime village frozen in time where empty terrace houses sit

In Dorset, you can find a ghost village that has been frozen time from which residents were forced to evacuate with just a few weeks notice during the Second World War

Events

7 h. ago Israel and Iran exchange missile strikes with explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran – live

Two people reported dead in Israel after Iranian strikes; Tehran says 78, mostly civilians, killed in Friday’s surprise Israeli attack and confirms new wave of retaliatory strikes on IsraelIranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’Earlier, Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif reported that dozens of civilians in Gaza were killed or wounded early on Saturday after they were attacked by Israeli forces as they gathered to wait for aid north of the Nuseirat refugee camp.The Guardian has not been able to confirm the details of this report. Israel has not allowed foreign reporters to enter Gaza since 7 October 2023, unless they are under Israeli military escort. A complete internet blackout in the Gaza Strip since Thursday has made reporting even more challenging. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago The Latest: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel, killing at least 3 people

Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of blistering Israeli attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces

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7 h. ago Tesco's £25 kitten heels 'give £150 designer rivals a run for their money'

The retailer's F&F clothing brand is selling a pair of pointed toe kitten heel mules that 'look just like a pair from more expensive names but at a fraction of the cost'

Economics

8 h. ago Iran retaliates after Israeli strikes targeting its nuclear program and military

Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel into Saturday morning after a series of blistering Israeli attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces, killing at least two people and wounding others

Events

8 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv repatriates more bodies of fallen soldiers amid major exchange with Russia

Ukraine says return in line with deal reached in Turkey while Russia hands over 1,200 bodies; Moscow claims capture of another Sumy village. What we know on day 1,207Ukraine has repatriated more bodies of fallen soldiers in accordance with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian officials said Friday. Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said Russia had returned 1,200 bodies, and “according to the Russian side, the bodies belong to Ukrainian citizens, in particular military personnel”. The repatriation of the bodies was carried out with the help of Ukraine’s armed forces, the country’s security service, the interior ministry and other government agencies, its statement said. Forensic experts would now work to identify the remains. The repatriation marks one of the war’s largest returns of remains.Russia says its forces have captured another village in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region amid its ramped-up offensive there. M...

Events

8 h. ago Underworld gangster who planned fire attacks on mob boss Richardson’s empire in desperate bid to stay in Dubai

The lout did a runner – forcing his father and young sister to flee their Edinburgh family home over retribution fears.

Events

13 h. ago Tax hikes will force retailers to push up prices, cut jobs and halt shop openings retail chief warns Rachel Reeves

The latest alert was issued by Andy Higginson, the chairman of JD Sports and the British Retail Consortium industry group.

Events

14 h. ago Fury as 'caravan dwellers' living on beloved green spaces wreck popular beauty spot

As many as 300 residents of Clifton and Redland - affluent areas of Bristol - marched on Thursday in a bid to force town hall bosses to take action.

Politics

14 h. ago Trump's parade will see Secret Service 'triple check troops are MAGA to their toenails'

EXCLUSIVE: A top security expert believes it's hard to see how Trump could be more protected and more secure from a sniper's attack on Saturday, but one of the thousands of soldiers may pose a threat

Politics

14 h. ago Serena Williams attends Scottish wedding with husband dressed in kilt

Serena Williams has been left gushing over Scotland after recently attending a traditional Scots wedding with her husband Alexis Ohanian.

Politics

14 h. ago Drunk Karen learns harsh lesson after forcing entire plane to disembark because of her entitled antics

A woman named Alicia could barely keep her eyes open as she refused to get off a plane from Dallas to Boston.

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