49 h. ago Beautiful islands with 'best beaches in the world' that are 30C in November

The Seychelles is a beautiful island country in the Indian Ocean, known for its stunning white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, wildlife, nature and vibrant blend of cultures

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3 d. ago Inside the country so beautiful you have to sign a pledge to protect it before entering

Tucked in the Western Pacific lays a country made up of more than 300 islands with pristine turquoise waters and dense jungle.

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3 d. ago Why the 'most beautiful country you've never heard of' in Central Asia should be next on your list

Mark Porter heads to Kyrgyzstan, to find out why it's known as the 'Switzerland' of Central Asia, with its vast forests, alpine lakes and nomadic yurts.

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6 d. ago The little town in Scotland with the most beautiful high street in the country

The small island town was named the most beautiful high street in Scotland in 2019, and it's not hard to see why - the picturesque seaside town is full of thriving independent businesses

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9 d. ago Huge Emmerdale star is renting out a cottage on his farm to holidaymakers – in one of the world’s most beautiful places

IN one of the most beautiful places in the country is a holiday cottage owned by the Fletchers. The family, headed up by Emmerdale star Kelvin and his wife Liz Fletcher, renovated the home on Fletchers' Family Farm, and you can stay there yourself. Called Stag Cottage, the house is found in the village of...

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1 week ago Pentagon demands journalists sign pledge not to gather certain information

If they don’t agree to limits, including restricting movement within building, Pentagon press passes will be revokedThe US military has issued new media restrictions demanding that journalists pledge not to gather any information – including unclassified documents – that has not been authorized for release or else risk revocation of their press passes.In a memo issued Thursday, the Pentagon stated that “it remains committed to transparency to promote accountability and public trust”. However, using an abbreviation for the recently rebranded Department of War headed by the Trump administration’s Pete Hegseth, the memo added: “DoW information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kieran Hebden and William Tyler: 41 Longfield Street Late ’80s review – Four Tet fries his formative country influences

(Eat Your Own Ears)Lyle Lovett meets brain-scouring distortion on the electronic musician’s surprisingly un-nostalgic collaboration with former Lambchop guitarist TylerIt may seem as if Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden is arriving late to the country music party but, rest assured, this is not a case of uncharacteristic bandwagon-jumping. For one, the roots of this collaboration with former Lambchop guitarist William Tyler date back to 2020; for two, the pair’s new album doubles as a paean to the 1980s Americana Hebden’s dad played round the house when he was a kid (the record is named after his childhood home in south-west London) – music that Tyler’s Nashville songwriter father was professionally involved in.Yet despite that neat backstory, the evocative title and the fact it begins with a reworking of country mainstay Lyle Lovett’s beautiful and sweetly bizarre 1987 track If I Had a Boat, 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s is not an overtly nostalgic album, or a particularly coherent one. The ...

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2 w. ago Scotland's Best Buildings: 13 of the most beautiful buildings in Scotland

What is the most beautiful building in Scotland? There are hundreds across the country - but we’ve put together a list of 13.

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3 w. ago The North West woodland named one of the UK’s best for conker picking

Embrace this autumn tradition with a day out to this beautiful woodland and country estate

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4 w. ago The golden rule of Trump and Farage’s free speech crusade: they’re allowed to chat rubbish – you’re not | Marina Hyde

The Reform leader has been in the US, bemoaning Britain’s ‘awful authoritarian situation’. It’s a shame about his party’s own anti-media huff back homeSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and morePop quiz. Of whom did Donald Trump say admiringly: “I also learned that he loves his country very much”? And: “He wrote me beautiful letters. And they are great letters. We fell in love”?If you answered “Nigel Farage”, then I’m sorry. The Reform UK leader might have spent this pre-party conference week in his happy place – lodged several feet up the US presidential colon – and rhetorically demanding of US lawmakers: “At what point did [the UK] become North Korea?” But those Trump compliments were in fact previously made about Kim Jong-un, the dictator of well, you know the rest.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Two beautiful Scottish regions named among UK's best destinations for autumn escapes

Scotland has emerged as a top UK destination for autumn getaways, with two beautiful destinations ranked among the country’s best countryside regions.

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