43 m. ago 'Iconic London's new bronzing drops gave me the perfect holiday tan without the sun'

I'm always on the hunt for a new bronzing product, and I think I've just found my new favourite: Iconic London's new Bronzing Elixir, which has already secured a top spot in my makeup bag.

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57 m. ago ‘Marriage feels like a hostage situation, and motherhood a curse’: Japanese author Sayaka Murata

The Convenience Store Woman author is renowned for challenging social norms in darkly weird near-future fiction. She discusses sex, feminism and her struggles to be an ‘ordinary earthling’“I have had relationships with humans, but I’ve also loved a lot of people in stories,” Sayaka Murata, the Japanese author of the bestseller Convenience Store Woman, confides a few minutes into our interview. “I’ve been told by my doctor not to talk about this too much, but ever since I was a child, I’ve had 30 or 40 imaginary friends who live on a different star or planet with whom I have shared love and sexual experiences.”It is 7pm in Tokyo, mid-morning in London. Sitting upright at a desk in an empty publisher’s office, the 45-year-old author – wearing a cream silk blouse and with a neatly curled bob – might be reading the news rather than discussing imaginary friends. For context, her latest novel to be translated into English, Vanishing World, depi...

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57 m. ago US chocolate prices surge amid soaring cocoa costs and tariffs

Price of cocoa – chocolate’s key ingredient – has climbed over past year and tariffs on imports will keep prices highFor many Americans celebrating Easter, the holiday is incomplete without chocolate: chocolate bunnies and eggs, bars tucked into Easter baskets, candy hidden in plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts.But the rocketing cocoa costs will mean higher prices for chocolate candy this year, and Donald Trump’s tariffs on all imports will likely keep prices high for the foreseeable future. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago The devastating legacy of Native boarding schools: ‘no way people can apologize it away’

Mary Annette Pember’s expansive and shocking book Medicine River looks at the many ways that the US has tried to dehumanise and eradicate Native familiesMary Annette Pember will publish her first book, Medicine River, on Tuesday. She signed to write it in 2022 but feels she really started work more than 50 years ago, “before I could even write, when I was under the table as a kid, making these symbols that were sort of my own”.A citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Wisconsin Ojibwe, Pember is a national correspondent for ICT News, formerly Indian Country Today. In Medicine River, she tells two stories: of the Indian boarding schools, which operated in the US between the 1860s and the 1960s, and of her mother, her time in such a school and the toll it took. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘This trick is incredibly risky for him’: Ankit Ghosh’s best phone picture

The Indian photographer captures his neighbour breathing fire at the finale of a major Hindu festivalIn a narrow lane in Kolkata, West Bengal, Ankit Ghosh paused for a moment to take this photo. Ghosh was among crowds attending Vijaya Dashami, the last day of the Durga Puja, a festival he describes as “cultural potpourri”. He says, “It’s celebrated all across India, but there is no other place to experience it better than West Bengal. As this was the grand finale, the atmosphere was one of joy, pride and celebration.”The man in the photo is Ghosh’s neighbour. “He’s a fine performer of this trick, which you don’t see very often; it is generally saved up for special festivals and celebrations,” Ghosh says. “The liquid in the air is kerosene [paraffin], which is spat upwards through a lit matchstick to create these cloudy flames. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Axed ITV Celebrity Big Brother star slams housemates minutes after being asked to leave

Daley Thompson became the third housemate to be booted out of the Celebrity Big Brother house following a tense public vote against EastEnders icon Patsy Palmer

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3 h. ago Cruise passengers watch as ship leaves without them as partying passengers wave goodbye

The pair were seen speeding towards the cruise ship in a golf cart several minutes too late to reboard - with passengers on deck mocking, whistling and shouting 'goodbye' as the ship pulled away

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3 h. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for pickled new potatoes with curd rice

Coconut yoghurt basmati with a lemony finish, served with fried spiced potatoesThese “pickled” potatoes are for anyone whose mouth waters at the idea of dousing chips in salt and vinegar, as mine does. They’re not actually pickled, but cooked in a similar way to the Indian achar style of cooking that uses particular spices alongside an acidic ingredient, such as lemon juice. They go really well with a typical south Indian curd (yoghurt) rice and a fiery little shop-bought pickle. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Flight grounded? Know your rights and how to get your holiday back on track

Consumer rights expert Martyn James explains what you need to know if your holiday doesn't get off to the best start and you find yourself grounded

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4 h. ago Woman asks for Benidorm party holiday alternatives and everyone says the same thing

Benidorm is notorious among Brits as the number one summer holiday destination for anyone after a sun-soaked beach and a whole lot of laughs with mates and strangers alike

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5 h. ago 'I ate at the Royal Nawaab at Stockport Pyramid and it was a bit of a manic experience'

The new Indian restaurant at the Stockport Pyramid has opened to the public as part of a 'soft opening'

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5 h. ago 'I found £50 return flights to Italy using travel expert's holiday trick'

If you're looking to save on a holiday, a Booking.com expert has shared seven tips for finding cheap flights

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5 h. ago Viljami Sinisalo happy to emulate Joe Hart as Celtic keeper reflects on 'surreal' 12 month journey to Hampden

A year on the day he runs out in Mount Florida the keeper was helping Exeter City win at Northampton in England's League One

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6 h. ago Universal Epic Universe is the theme park resort's biggest bang yet in Florida

From Harry Potter to Super Mario Bros

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6 h. ago Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting

After a deadly shooting at Florida State University, questions are emerging about how the stepson of a beloved sheriff’s deputy tasked with school safety at a middle school became the accused gunman

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6 h. ago Foxes will run away from your garden instantly with 14p item they 'strongly dislike'

Gardeners can now easily outfox pesky foxes intent on destroying their carefully planted flowerbeds this bank holiday weekend, and it will only set them back a pleasingly pocket-friendly 14p

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7 h. ago ‘I went line dancing with locals in Austin, Texas – this is the one rule you must follow’

We enjoyed barbecues, bike rides and line dancing in the Texan capital of Austin and the surrounding area, staying in a stunning holiday rental home we never wanted to leave

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7 h. ago Young Scots woman collapsed two weeks into 'brutal' cancer treatment

"One minute I was out in the garden making a TikTok video the next I was in an ambulance."

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11 h. ago FSU shooting: Mom speaks out after suspected shooter son is identified as ‘white supremacist’

Phoenix Ikner was removed from a school political club over ‘far-right rhetoric’ he shared, his classmates claim

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11 h. ago Denise Van Outen is 'secretly dating hunky new man as pair enjoy romantic holiday to Maldives' after Jimmy Barba split

The DJ and TV star, 50, is thought to have enjoyed ' a string of dates with Adam Butler' before the businessman joined her in the tropical location while on a work trip, The Sun reports.

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