64 m. ago Why smart travellers are snapping up Rome breaks from £99pp for autumn

Travellers in the know are booking Rome now, with autumn city breaks from just £99 per person including flights, hotel and breakfast.

Economics

80 m. ago Huge fire at former Fife hotel as emergency crews tackle major blaze

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the incident just after 3am on Wednesday.

Events

1 hour ago Mysterious illness forces Rag’n’Bone Man to cancel European show hours before taking to the stage

The singer is currently ‘stuck in a hospital bed’ after being struck down by illness before his Lithuanian performance.

Science

2 h. ago Rag'n'Bone Man shares photograph from his hospital bed in Lithuania as he gives fans update after being forced to cancel show in country at last minute

The singer, 40, whose real name is Rory Graham, had to cancel his concert in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Tuesday just hours before taking to the stage due to illness.

Culture

2 h. ago I can't stop booking this £32 hotel right next to huge beach — it still has dates free for summer

This is one of my favourite budget beach stays and there is so much to do in the area

Society

3 h. ago Zidane, Eusebio, Adams: footballers whose names are also song titles | The Knowledge

Plus: two European ties in the same stadium on one day and the highest opening weekend goals-per-game ratioMail us with your questions and answers“I have just heard CMAT’s song Vincent Kompany because I am cool, young and relevant,” writes the cool, young and relevant Will Unwin. “I was wondering if any other player’s name is the title of a song, beyond simply being referred to?”In this age of streaming, there are many songs online whose titles are the names of footballers, but a few hundred listens here and there doesn’t make them particularly noteworthy. So we have wound back a bit to a time when songs were more commonly created in studios, not bedrooms. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Gaza’s sick children wait in torturous limbo for medical evacuations

For some the only hope is treatment abroad, but not all survive the long, desperate wait for Israel’s approvalAbdel Karim Wahdan no longer has the energy to speak. When visitors arrive, the eight-year-old pretends to be sleeping so that no one looks at him. Between his frequent dialysis sessions, he cries. His bones hurt, he says.Abdel Karim is dying. His death should be preventable but because he lives in Gaza he cannot access the treatment that would save his life. What started as acute kidney failure is now chronic: his small body has begun to swell and he spends his days between hospital beds and injections that he hates. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Temperature control bedding set praised by shoppers for helping them sleep on hot nights

If the heatwave has you tossing and turning at night, this bamboo bedding set could be your sleep saviour

Politics

3 h. ago Fuerteventura hotel breaks silence after Greater Manchester dad dies from 'eating half

Leslie Green ate 'half-cooked chicken' at the Occidental Jandia Playa, an inquest heard

Events

3 h. ago The last taboo that will save your boring sex life: Your husband will be VERY surprised to hear you suggest it

British relationship expert Tracey Cox reveals how this surprising switch-up can spice things up again in the bedroom.

Politics

3 h. ago I drove 350 miles in a day in an electric car and it was an expensive nightmare

A man decided to see if he could make the 350-mile round trip from his home to Bristol in an electric car

Politics

3 h. ago Woman says four words saved her from 'nightmare' holiday harassment

Karolina says she was bombarded with comments, abuse and proposals everywhere she went

Events

3 h. ago Woman says holiday was nightmare because she's 'single, blonde woman'

Karolina says she was bombarded with comments, abuse and proposals everywhere she went

Politics

4 h. ago Spanish hotel gives defiant statement as grandad dies eating 'half

The 70-year-old dad ate undercooked chicken during his stay on Fuerteventura and days later he fell ill with condition quickly worsening.

Events

4 h. ago Idyllic Cumbrian town barely has any abandoned shops for one big reason

This market town in Cumbria has a vibrant community of independent boutiques, cafes, and market traders that has managed to thrive despite difficult times for this one reason

Politics

6 h. ago Fuerteventura hotel breaks silence as Brit dies after eating 'half

Leslie Green contracted salmonella after staying at the Occidental Jandia Playa, operated by the Barcelo Hotel Group, where he ate "half-cooked" chicken, an inquest was told

Events

7 h. ago Overgrown home in disrepair put on sale for £450,000 because of the views

The three-bedroom house has been empty for years and is in a state of disrepair but it is still on the market for more than double the average price in the city

Economics

7 h. ago Overgrown and falling apart Welsh home falling will cost you nearly half a million pounds to buy because of one thing

The three-bedroom house has been empty for years and is in a state of disrepair but it is still on the market for more than double the average price in the city

Economics

7 h. ago Overgrown and falling apart Welsh home will cost you nearly half a million pounds to buy because of one thing

The three-bedroom house has been empty for years and is in a state of disrepair but it is still on the market for more than double the average price in the city

Economics

8 h. ago Anna Sorokin claims she’s received hundreds of death threats over bunnies abandoned in New York park

In the aftermath of the kerfuffle, Sorokin said she donated $1,000 to a nonprofit dedicated to rabbit rescues

Events