9 h. ago I moved to a town where EVERYONE talks to the dead. Anyone can learn how to contact their loved ones

A common misconception - thanks to generations of horror movies - is that people have no control over which spirits contact them, making it understandably terrifying.

Events

21 h. ago Liam Delap explains why he sealed Chelsea transfer after Manchester United snub

Liam Delap swapped Ipswich Town for Chelsea after holding talks with Man United about a move to Old Trafford.

Sport

40 h. ago Recovered Mike Lynch superyacht transferred to Sicilian town

Investigators can now examine the Bayesian in Termini Imerese to determine cause of sinking in a storm last yearThe superyacht belonging to the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been moved to a town in Sicily where British and Italian investigators will examine its sinking.Lynch and his daughter Hannah, 18, were among seven people who died when the Bayesian sank off the Italian coast on 19 August 2024. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago IKEA to offer click and collect service at Tesco Ayr as Swedish giant makes move into town

The Swedish firm has joined forces with Tesco Extra, in Ayr, to offer home improvement enthusiasts a break from travelling to Glasgow to pick up their flat-pack goods.

Politics

7 d. ago Chelsea told they'll have to pay over £100million for new summer transfer target

Chelsea have already signed Liam Delap from Ipswich Town this summer, but have also been linked with a move for Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike

Economics

9 d. ago I was paid $5,000 to move to a 'dying' town. I was sold a hidden gem... but could never have predicted what it did to my life

Movers such as Kelley Meadows are taking advantage of cash incentives and other perks offered by 'dying' towns across the US competing for remote worker citizens

Events

1 week ago ‘When the river swells, it forces them to run backwards’: rising waters push Colombia’s farmers into hunger and despair

Communities in the Salaquí basin face deepening food insecurity, armed conflict and the collapse of a way of life – while government schemes ignore the real problemPhotographs by Antonio CascioRiosucio was established between rivers and swamps. For most of the year, the people of this Colombian municipality live above water and have developed ways to manage the fluctuating river levels. A network of makeshift wooden boards connects the houses in the town, allowing people to move between them.Despite the resilience of these communities, their increasingly harsh environment is beginning to overcome all the methods and systems designed to tame it, causing crop destruction, hunger and deepening poverty. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Kindness of strangers: a woman I’d never met heard we had flu and dropped a big pot of soup at our doorstep

We’d just moved to a small town and didn’t know a soul. Then we all got sick at the same time. That food saved usRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was 1996 when my husband was transferred to the small rural town of Healesville for work. In inner-city Melbourne, where we’d been living, we had a support network of neighbours, friends and family. In Healesville we didn’t know a soul. It was just me and my husband, our two little kids and two dogs.We hadn’t been there long when we all came down with the flu. It wasn’t a cold, it was the flu – complete with aching, fevers and hallucinating. It was terrible. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The kindness of strangers: a woman I’d never met heard we had flu and dropped a big pot of soup at our doorstep

We’d just moved to a small town and didn’t know a soul. Then we all got sick at the same time. That food saved usRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was 1996 when my husband was transferred to the small rural town of Healesville for work. In inner-city Melbourne, where we’d been living, we had a support network of neighbours, friends and family. In Healesville we didn’t know a soul. It was just me and my husband, our two little kids and two dogs.We hadn’t been there long when we all came down with the flu. It wasn’t a cold, it was the flu – complete with aching, fevers and hallucinating. It was terrible. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Hamilton Accies announce academy will stay in town amid first team move to Broadwood

The club has secured a site in Hamilton for their youngsters to compete in the 2025/26 season

Politics

2 w. ago British expats seeking relaxing life urged to move to charming EU town

The experts at International Living have included one town on France's Cote d'Azur on their list of the top eight best European towns for "adventurous expats".

Politics

2 w. ago Move over Britney Spears! There's a new pop queen in town dancing in her bra and underwear

She performed during the Spotify release party at in New York City on Thursday. The 24-year-old social media star has released her long-awaited self-titled debut studio effort.

Politics

2 w. ago Experience: I travelled the world delivering letters to strangers

In Galápagos, travellers leave post in an old barrel in the hope it will be picked up – I decided to help outI have always loved travelling, and have spent most of my adult life either on the move or planning my next adventure. In 2014, I was living in London when my dad, Eric, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). I immediately moved back to my home town of New Plymouth in New Zealand, to help and spend time with him.When he passed away in October 2022, I wanted to find a way to process my grief, and I was desperate to get back out into the world. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Russia and Ukraine agree to exchange bodies of 12,000 dead soldiers during crunch talks, as Moscow accuses Kyiv of 'putting on a show for European old ladies' by demanding return of 'stolen' children

Under the terms of the agreement, some 6,000 bodies of fighters from each side killed in action will be handed over for burial along with at least 1,000 prisoners of war on each side

Events

3 w. ago Tottenham 'make direct contact' with Premier League manager as Ange Postecoglou waits to learn his fate

Postecoglou led Spurs to glory in the UEFA Europa League last month, ending the club's 17-year trophy drought and delivering on his promise of 'always' winning silverware during his second year in a job.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Welcome to Frome’ sign moved to a different town 10 miles away

Previous pranks have seen a welcome sign for Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire relocated more than 60 miles away

Politics

3 w. ago Road sign welcoming people to town moved to a different town 10 miles away

Previous pranks have seen a welcome sign for Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire relocated more than 60 miles away

Politics

3 w. ago Move over Gwynnie! There's another health hustler in town... and, writes MAUREEN CALLAHAN, Hoda Kotb's new 'wellness' brand is guaranteed to make you sick to your stomach

After four months away, one of the most useless women to befoul our screens is back.

Politics