58 h. ago 'I spent the day at Alton Towers and couldn't believe length of queue times'

A theme park enthusiast has given a little insight into the lengthy queues at Alton Towers as parents search for fun days out to keep kids entertained during the holidays

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4 d. ago The expats' paradise where life is cheap: My 18 hours witnessing the shocking Filipino police system that lets rich Westerners walk free after awful crimes: JENS WARD

I spent a day at Alcantara Police Station - where the American was being held while negotiations took place - speaking to police about their unique way of handling the business of accidental death.

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty scolds Tory MP in heated migrant row as he stutters

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty scolded Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp in a heated clash over Labour's new migrant deal with France, after he spent the day before on a boat in Dover

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9 d. ago Mum 'wrapped bleeding daughter in towel' and ran from hotel room

Danielle Kenny, 35, had spent the day with her four children on Friday when she decided to book a stay at the hotel.

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1 week ago 'I spent a day bin diving and was stunned by what I found in just a few minutes'

The UK's best dumpster divers have found an unused aquarium and a brand-new hamster cage amongst other incredible discoveries as they showed a YouTuber inside their weird and wonderful world

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1 week ago 'I spent day diving into bins for hidden treasures and was floored by what I found'

A couple have started documenting the secretive world of British dumpster-divers – even using a video camera they found in a bin to launch their own YouTube channel

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4 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Abrahamsen wins fast and furious stage 11 as Pogacar falls in Toulouse – live

Updates from Wednesday’s stage around ToulouseStage-by-stage guide | And you can also email AmyThere’s about 8km left of the neutralised start. On the TV coverage, reporters have been asking the riders how they spent the rest day. Both Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar say they had haircuts. Pogačar seemed very pleased that he’d had a ride with a proper cafe stop as well.Bill has emailed in with his thoughts on today’s stage:Given the profile of the parcours, I can’t see any breakaway thrilling heroics ending well, as the day sets in for the bunch sprint.I’m genuinely pleased that Healy is in yellow, he got a proper stomp on on Monday, and seems to be in a position to keep hold of the jersey today. If he keeps his wits about him, it’s only his Toulouse. Continue reading...

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