43 m. ago Benidorm holiday 'ruined by too many Spanish people' as upset Brit woman cries

"The entertainment in the hotel was all focused and catered for the Spanish - why can't the Spanish go somewhere else for their holidays?"

Politics

54 m. ago First Love Island bombshell 'revealed' as Vegas pool party waitress

Love Island host Maya Jama teased the first bombshell to descend on the villa, hopefully causing lots of drama for fans of the show - and for the first time ever, an American contestant joins the cast

Society

63 m. ago Gemma Collins slams 'skinny people' for taking weight loss jabs in sad confession

EXCLUSIVE: The Only Way Is Essex legend Gemma Collins has opened up about her life-changing weight loss injections - but has called out 'skinny people' for taking the drugs off those who really need it

Politics

63 m. ago All the Brits facing death row in foreign jails before the end of the year

With recent news showing several Brits being caught smuggling drugs across the border, some could face the same fate as prisoners currently waiting on death row

Events

95 m. ago Tory feuding fears as frontbenchers moan about Robert Jenrick interfering in their policy areas

Insiders have admitted that the shadow justice secretary's increasingly punchy interventions are causing tensions with colleagues.

Events

1 hour ago Israeli forces strike Gaza residential building as 95 Palestinians killed over past 24 hours

At least 16 people killed in strike on residential building and six on way to get food aid

Events

2 h. ago Looted from Syria, sold on Facebook: antiquities smuggling surges after fall of Assad

Collapse of once-feared security apparatus, coupled with widespread poverty, has triggered a gold rushThey come by night. Armed with pickaxes, shovels and jackhammers, looters disturb the dead. Under the cover of darkness, men exhume graves buried more than 2,000 years ago in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, searching for treasure.By day, the destruction caused by grave robbers is apparent. Three-metre-deep holes mar the landscape of Palmyra, where ancient burial crypts lure people with the promise of funerary gold and ancient artefacts that fetch thousands of dollars. Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago British woman cries as Benidorm holiday 'ruined by too many Spanish people'

Pensioner Freda Jackson had been looking forward to her holiday in Benidorm all year, but ended up outraged at the number of Spanish guests at her hotel

Politics

2 h. ago Father of toddler who vanished 44 years ago reveals heartache as more than 100 women have claimed to be his missing daughter

Richard Lee, the father of toddler Katrice who vanished more than 40 years ago told the BBC how more than 100 people have contacted the family over the years claiming to be his missing child.

Events

2 h. ago I quit city life for Cornwall and DON'T regret it! Here's why people moaning about tourists and lack of oat milk and nearby Zaras are wrong

We moved to Cornwall at the end of October, and while relocating to an entirely different part of the country hasn't been without its challenges, I don't have a single regret, writes ELLEN MANNING.

Politics

3 h. ago 9 of the most memorable events that brought the nation together during the 1980s

The 1980s were a difficult time for many in the UK as mass unemployment left millions of people struggling financially.

Politics

3 h. ago If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a youth hostel to give their parents a break | Nell Frizzell

Forget luxury escapes: it’s more fun to share time and space with people of all ages and from all walks of lifeI’ve never been in a band. But I have been to a youth hostel with four babies, which is sort of the same thing. Everywhere we turned there was singing, selfies, strangers coming up to us in the street and women getting their boobs out – it was the Small Faces, but with actual small faces.My God, how I love youth hostels. In all their strange, intergenerational, shared washing-up sponges and boot-room glory, they are the best of us. You can keep your sponsored hotel stays and luxury apartments as far as I’m concerned. Give me a fluorescent-lit kitchen with five electric hobs and a roll of stickers to label your milk any day.Nell Frizzell is a journalist and author Continue reading...

Society

3 h. ago Tskaltubo, Stalin’s spa resort: the decay of a Soviet past in Georgia

Tskaltubo enjoyed years of prosperity as a jewel of Soviet architecture. But after the collapse of the USSR in December 1991 the sanatoriums were abandoned, and in 1992 people fleeing the war in Abkhazia found refuge here. While efforts continue to restore the spa town to its former glory, silence and greenery prevail as a few families hold out amid the rubbleThe right to rest for workers was enshrined in the 1936 constitution of the Soviet Union. Article 119 guaranteed “annual vacations with full pay for workers and employees and the provision of a wide network of sanatoriums”. Fourteen years earlier, the 1922 labour code had established that every worker was entitled to two weeks of annual leave and hundreds of sanatoriums were built across the vast territory that made up the Soviet socialist republics. These establishments, conceived as a combination of health resorts and medical centres, served as places for workers to rest and recuperate, thus helping to optimise their producti...

Politics

3 h. ago Passengers in aeroplane window seats urged to do one thing before boarding

A dermatologist has weighed in on the viral TikTok video that suggested people in the window seat on a flight should be wearing sunscreen - here's what she had to say

Politics

3 h. ago ‘We only expected to sell 30 doughnuts a week’: The dessert café that’s gone viral just a month after opening

"Influencers have been mentioning us and more and more people keep on coming down now to visit"

Politics

4 h. ago Inside one of Scotland's most controversial murder cases which split small community

As The Orkney Assassin airs on Amazon Prime, Reach Screen Time speaks to two people involved in the case

Events

4 h. ago I’m in my 20s with lots of online friends, but can’t seem to connect IRL

There’s this idea that friendships should just happen, but they need input and confidence• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerA couple of years ago, I moved to a new city. The pandemic put my university plans permanently on hold, and I’ve recently started working full time. I built up a sizeable network of online friends during and after the pandemic, but I’ve found myself craving real-life friends to interact with more often.I don’t drink and I’m struggling to find activities for people my age that I’m interested in. Apart from a few at my job, I haven’t been able to make any new friends, and my contact with old school friends has become less and less frequent. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago I’m in my 20s with lots of online friends, but can’t seem to connect IRL | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

There’s this idea that friendships should just happen, but they need input and confidence• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerA couple of years ago, I moved to a new city. The pandemic put my university plans permanently on hold, and I’ve recently started working full time. I built up a sizeable network of online friends during and after the pandemic, but I’ve found myself craving real-life friends to interact with more often.I don’t drink and I’m struggling to find activities for people my age that I’m interested in. Apart from a few at my job, I haven’t been able to make any new friends, and my contact with old school friends has become less and less frequent. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Boulder Jewish Festival proceeds with enhanced security and focus on healing after attack

This year's Boulder Jewish Festival is being reimagined to focus on community healing

Events

6 h. ago Households told to put one £1.20 kitchen item in plant pots before adding soil

This common household kitchen item is the perfect item for your plant pots, by also helping you take care of your plants in a more environmentally-friendly way.

Economics