67 m. ago Woman finds £14 leather boots in charity shop and is floored when she sees label

A woman paid a visit to her local charity shop and spotted a pair of black leather ankle boots priced at £13.52, but "could not believe her eyes" when she turned them over and spotted the label

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76 m. ago Ripple Eyes Prime London Real Estate To Be Closer to Banking Giants

Ripple Eyes Prime London Real Estate To Be Closer to Banking Giants  CCN.com

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78 m. ago Shobna Gulati: ‘If I could choose to bring something extinct back to life? A 1970s disco’

The actor on a treasured wedding bangle, a ‘secretarial’ job that was anything but, and a painful incident at the theatreBorn in Oldham, Shobna Gulati, 59, studied Arabic and Middle Eastern politics at the University of Manchester. She appeared in Dinnerladies before taking a long-running role in Coronation Street in 2001. Her stage work includes the National Theatre’s A Tupperware of Ashes, and she played Ray in UK and US productions of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and the 2021 film version. In 2020, she published Remember Me? Discovering My Mother As She Lost Her Memory. Gulati has a son and is based in London where she is appearing in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Noël Coward theatre until 10 January.When were you happiest? In recent times, when I was looking after my mum. She would take me on journeys in her mind and I’d travel with her wherever she went. I felt happy that I had the opportunity to have that time despite her illness....

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2 h. ago Travel company boss' extraordinary rant at £45 Welsh attraction after bad weather ruins the view

Andy Lamb, who runs Wales Outdoors, has slammed the Snowdon Mountain Railway, vowing to stop sending clients on the iconic attraction after a series of mishaps

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2 h. ago Magical Christmas market with snowy mountain backdrop just 4 hours from Manchester

A travel content creator couple have shared a market that they claim is among the 'finest Christmas markets in Europe' - and it's one you've likely never heard of

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2 h. ago RAXka, Bangkok: Could a luxury sleep retreat in Thailand cure my sleep woes?

Sleep tourism is the latest travel trend on the rise. Angelina Villa-Clarke visits RAKxa in Bangkok to dive into its after-dark intelligence

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2 h. ago Couple horrified by 'dog food' at hotel before 'disgusting' pool discovery

One couple were left seriously disappointed when they arrived at their four-star all-inclusive hotel in Greece for 10 days and claimed the meals were so bad, 'I wouldn't even serve the food to a dog'

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3 h. ago Enchanting Christmas market in Europe just 3 hours from London with £40 flights

A content creator duo, who focus on travel and lifestyle, have revealed a location which has one of the 'best Christmas markets in Europe' – and you've probably never even heard of it before

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3 h. ago ‘It’s what’s in your heart that counts’: Kenny Dalglish on his love for Liverpool and the long shadow of Hillsborough

The Liverpool legend is the subject of a new film directed by Asif Kapadia on the Scot’s remarkable career in football and connection with his adopted city‘We got the bus and went down to Sheffield to visit the supporters who were in hospital,” Kenny Dalglish says as he remembers how he spent the Monday after the tragedy of Hillsborough in April 1989. “All the players were there so we split up and they walked into different wards to see people. We were trying to give them a wee bit of confidence or belief of anything that could help them. And there was a family around a young boy’s bed and he was unconscious.”Sean Luckett was 20 years old and one of the thousands of fervent Liverpool supporters who had travelled to Hillsborough to support the team who Dalglish managed and had played for with such sublime talent since arriving from Celtic in 1977. Ninety-seven Liverpool fans eventually lost their lives after the unbearable crush during the club’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham ...

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3 h. ago UK airport closes overnight after 'unforeseen issue with the runway'

Travellers were told to check with their airlines

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5 h. ago How to spend 48 hours visiting Uluru — Australia's crown jewel

As the famous rock celebrates 40 years since being handed back to its owners, the Anangu people, Katie Strick has your guide

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6 h. ago Tiny market town could be the best place to charity shop in the country

The town has a rich history and is home to a number of charities

Economics

6 h. ago Six metres below ground, a hospital treats Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overheadScrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves full of medical equipment, drugs and neat piles of spare clothes. In a staff room with a washing machine and kettle, doctors keep an eye on a screen. It shows the movements of Russian spy drones as they zigzag in the sky above.Welcome to Ukraine’s secret underground hospital. The facility opened in August and is the second of its kind, located in eastern Ukraine not far from the frontline and the city of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk oblast. “We are 6 metres below the earth. It’s the safest way of providing help to our injured soldiers. And it keeps medical personnel safe,” said the clinic’s surgeon, Maj Oleksandr Holovashchenko. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Six metres below ground: inside the secret hospital treating Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overheadScrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves full of medical equipment, drugs and neat piles of spare clothes. In a staff room with a washing machine and kettle, doctors keep an eye on a screen. It shows the movements of Russian spy drones as they zigzag in the sky above.Welcome to Ukraine’s secret underground hospital. The facility opened in August and is the second of its kind, located in eastern Ukraine not far from the frontline and the city of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk oblast. “We are 6 metres below the earth. It’s the safest way of providing help to our injured soldiers. And it keeps medical personnel safe,” said the clinic’s surgeon, Maj Oleksandr Holovashchenko. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Top tips to avoid crowds when visiting Rome including where to find city’s best views

Our writer Abby Wells soaks up the culture on a wonderful weekend in the Italian capital, featuring incredible history, authentic cuisine and top tourist attractions

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6 h. ago Eating 5p sweet can stop you 'feeling tired' when clocks change on Sunday

A recent study discovered the benefits of the food that can boost alertness

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6 h. ago I'm a travel writer and I've found the ideal underseat travel bag for weekend breaks to avoid extra charges

What really sets this bag apart is its hybrid design. One minute, it’s a sleek trolley with sturdy wheels gliding effortlessly through airports, the next, it transforms into a backpack if you need to be hands-free.

Economics

6 h. ago Alaska Airlines working to ‘normalize operations’ and will bring in outside experts after hundreds of flights canceled in IT outage

More than 49,000 passengers have faced travel disruptions over the past two days, according to the carrier

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7 h. ago Stunning Welsh castle hotel has a reputation that would stop some from ever stepping inside

Visitors have reported hearing the sounds of children's laughter, sightings of ghostly figures, and even the eerie sound of bouncing balls in the dead of night

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8 h. ago Cops swarm and handcuff a student after an AI tool mistook his bag of Doritos for a weapon

‘Nobody wants this to happen to their child,’ the boy’s grandfather told local news

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