37 h. ago Prince William admits surprise at King Charles decision as he's mobbed on return to duty

Prince William visited a youth club in South London in his first public engagement since the Easter break where he was asked about a recent move by his father King Charles

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47 h. ago Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in South Africa for state visit following Trump's renewed criticism

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in South Africa for a state visit following U.S. President Donald Trump’s new accusations that he is prolonging the war against Russia by pushing back against any plan to give up Ukrainian territory in a peace deal

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3 d. ago ‘I’ve woken up with them on my face’: Portuguese millipede infestation horrifies Wellington

Residents in the city’s south despair amid swarm of putrid-smelling arthropods that mate inside buildingAt a visitor centre on the south coast of New Zealand’s capital, the blustery, briny wind is no match for the smell of thousands of decaying millipedes, which reek like decomposing vermin and rotting fish.Along the streets of Wellington’s Ōwhiro Bay, dead curled up millipedes are piled up on the footpath, as live ones march along the street. One resident says her neighbours collected five rubbish bags worth of the creatures in a week from around their home. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘I’ve woken up with them on my face’: millipede infestation horrifies Wellington

Residents in the city’s south despair amid swarm of putrid-smelling arthropods that mate inside buildingAt a visitor centre on the south coast of New Zealand’s capital, the blustery, briny wind is no match for the smell of thousands of decaying millipedes, which reek like decomposing vermin and rotting fish.Along the streets of Wellington’s Ōwhiro Bay, dead curled up millipedes are piled up on the footpath, as live ones march along the street. One resident says her neighbours collected five rubbish bags worth of the creatures in a week from around their home. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Travels through the Bluegrass state: Where to visit in Kentucky

There’s more to Kentucky than horses and bourbon (although neither of these should be missed) – Annabel Grossman shares the best spots to visit on a trip to the south

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7 d. ago MSP visits Ayrshire community project aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation

South Scotland MSP Carol Mochan visited the Get Together programme at the Killie Community Hub.

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1 week ago Xi Jinping seeks to strengthen economic ties during tour of south

President’s first stop is Vietnam as China urges US to end trade war and return to ‘right path of mutual respect’The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will visit Vietnam on Monday as he begins a tour of south-east Asia where he will seek to strengthen ties with neighbouring countries amid an escalating trade war.Xi will visit Vietnam from Monday, before travelling to Malaysia and Cambodia, a high profile tour that Chinese officials have described as being of “major importance”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Has Loch Ness monster surfaced again? Nessie hunter spots bubbles in wave then a 'dark grey' shape that disappeared underwater

Annette Harkins from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, was visiting Loch Ness for the weekend when some unusual waves caught her eye.

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2 w. ago Rare blue diamond shines at a $100 million exhibition in Abu Dhabi

A rare blue diamond was on display Tuesday at an exhibition of $100 million worth of the world’s rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates’ capital

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2 w. ago Hidden Greek beach with the longest coastline in the Mediterranean

Xerocambos Beach, located in the lesser-visited south eastern part of Crete, has white silky sands and clear waters - making it the perfect place for tourists to spend a day in the sunshine

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3 w. ago Scottish tourist dies in Rome hospital after suspected gas explosion

Grant Paterson, 54, from South Lanarkshire, was pulled out from rubble on final day of visitA Scottish tourist who suffered severe burns in a suspected gas explosion at a building in Rome has died of his injuries.Grant Paterson, 54, was admitted to hospital on 23 March after the explosion and subsequent collapse of the block of flats where he was staying, in the Monteverde district. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history

Normally staid historians sound alarm at authoritarian grasping for control of the premier US museum complexIn a brightly lit gallery, they see the 66m-year-old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. In a darkened room, they study the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem. In a vast aviation hanger, they behold a space shuttle. And in a discreet corner, they file solemnly past the casket of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman in the US south.Visitors have come in their millions to the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s biggest museum, education and research complex, in Washington for the past 178 years. On Thursday, Donald Trump arrived with his cultural wrecking ball. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'I visited the South London Indian restaurant with only 5 main options

'I visited the South London Indian restaurant with only 5 main options - booking is essential'  My London

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3 w. ago 'I visited the South London £5 sandwich spot with constant queues and 23 different sandwiches'

'I visited the South London £5 sandwich spot with constant queues and 23 different sandwiches'  My London

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4 w. ago China's government bristles at growing ties between the US and oil

China’s government is bristling at the strengthening ties between Guyana and the United States in online comments after a visit to the South American country by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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4 w. ago ‘A beloved figure’: Welsh village ready for tourists as Richard Burton biopic opens

Events planned in Pontrhydyfen for centenary of actor’s birth, as many recall his visits home with Elizabeth TaylorHardly a day goes by when villagers don’t spot a cinephile traipsing in the footsteps of Richard Burton, peering at his old house, taking in the vista across the valley from the aqueduct, perhaps enjoying a pint in the Miners Arms, where he and Elizabeth Taylor drank on visits back to his south Wales birthplace.The tourist traffic to Pontrhydyfen is likely to increase after a biopic focusing on the gritty early life of Burton opens in cinemas this weekend, especially as it comes in the centenary year of the Hollywood actor’s birth. Continue reading...

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