4 h. ago BBC Escape to the Country buyers left speechless over property's hidden feature

Escape to the Country presenter Steve Brown was on hand to help a couple find their dream home in Cumbria on Monday

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6 h. ago Happy Egg Co accused of misleading consumers over hen welfare amid call for name change

Animal welfare group A Bit Weird allege the disconnect between the joyful, healthy hens portrayed in The Happy Egg Co marketing and the reality of life for hens on its farms constitutes a violation of UK consumer protection laws

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6 h. ago Spain's 'most beautiful' city that rivals Barcelona and Malaga

While Barcelona and Malaga are popular tourist destinations, another Spanish city has been branded the 'most beautiful' in Spain and boasts a number of must-see hidden gems

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7 h. ago Harry’s TV interview told us everything – and nothing. Why are the royals such terrible communicators? | Zoe Williams

Is their motto ‘never complain, never explain’ or ‘never stop complaining, never stop explaining’? Either way, it’s not working for themThe royal family’s motto has been “never complain, never explain” for as long as anyone asking anything as tedious as a question can remember. Royal watchers trot it out as a devilish smart move by a public relations master-breed. They’ve cracked the code of how to retain their dignity, their mystery, their effortless superiority and, maybe in a fair wind, even divinity: simply never say anything.Personally, I always found it a bit of an impediment to having any feelings for them. Sure, don’t explain if you don’t want to, but complaining to each other is 90% of human intimacy. It’s hard to have a relationship without it, even an imaginary one. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago iPhone 17 Air rumours from 'ugly' design update to possible return of key accessory

iPhone 17 Air has reportedly undergone a design tweak and battery and sim overhaul that is causing a bit of a stir

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9 h. ago Inside 'rare gem' Cold War bunker hidden in UK countryside up for sale at £20,000

The unique underground property was built in the 1950s to detect impending nuclear attacks - and some of its original items still remain

Economics

10 h. ago David Beckham's 50th birthday bash 'shut down at 3am after complaints'

David was celebrating his milestone birthday with his A-list pals when the noise got a bit out of control.

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14 h. ago 'It's still a bit taboo, isn't it? It's kind of a hidden work'

The Manchester Evening News sat down and spoke to PC Kirsty Jackman about her work in the red light district

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16 h. ago The Adam Idah Celtic habit everyone wants as Rangers 'mini narrative' shut down at Ibrox

Callum McGregor used every bit of his Old Firm experience to make sure the Hoops didn't slip to a third successive derby defeat

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17 h. ago Germany needs a unifier. In Merz, it is getting a chancellor whose instincts are to divide | Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes

Merz takes charge this week, as German industry buckles and social fractures deepen. He will struggle to bring a wary public with himA few weeks before Germany’s federal election in late February, Friedrich Merz was forced to backpedal after a daring gambit went awry. His attempt to win votes by forcing through a hardline crackdown on migration had caused a rebellion in his own Christian Democratic party (CDU). Instead of positioning himself as a strong leader, he undermined the entire German political establishment.Merz’s strategy involved breaking a taboo by relying on far-right nationalists to pass legislation for the first time in Germany’s postwar history. The move fractured the country’s normally consensus-driven centrist parties in the Bundestag, sparked mass protests and led to a rare public rebuke from the former chancellor and CDU leader Angela Merkel.Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes are the authors of Broken Republik: The Inside Story of Germany’s Descent into Crisis. The Ger...

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17 h. ago Woman left vomiting after biting into Cadbury Easter bunny and finding 'web' inside

A woman named Chy was left horrified after she bit into a Cadbury chocolate Easter bunny and found something rather unexpected inside - but the chocolate giant has said there is no need for concern

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18 h. ago Spain's best seaside city named and you can fly there for just £50

Spain's hidden gem, Altea, is making moves as one of the newest holiday hotspots with its vibrant atmosphere and beautiful beaches, perfect for those looking for a break from the city.

Economics

26 h. ago Furious residents in £400,000 homes on newbuild estate claim they are locked in 'fleecehold' agreements with 'hidden' service fees

Homeowners at the Norfolk estate say 'hidden' service fees could end up costing them hundreds of pounds every year.

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29 h. ago Greek hidden gems include 'floating village' and 'some of the best beaches in the world'

Google searches for 'Greek island hidden gems' have risen by 100% in the past three months, with people looking to avoid the crowds at more well-known destinations

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30 h. ago The kindness of strangers: I was injured and using crutches, when a group of scary teens offered to help me

Hobbling past them on my way to the store, I heard one of them call out. I assumed he was mocking me, then few of them ran up and offered to carry my bagsRead more in the Kindness of strangers seriesI wasn’t especially good at basketball, but I loved it. One day while playing, I broke my ankle. I needed corrective surgery and would be on crutches for months while I recovered. Getting to and from work, and running errands, was suddenly a huge struggle. I could order groceries online, but there were still a few things I’d have to manage myself.Back then, I lived in a unit overlooking a park. Every day after school, a large group of teenagers from a few different schools would sit under the tree nearest our block of units. They were a bit troublesome sometimes. Usually, they would just smoke cigarettes and the occasional doobie. But other times they’d spray paint tags on our fence or yell smartarse comments at people walking through the park. To get to the corner store for milk, I had ...

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32 h. ago Do we ever stop feeling anxious, angry or sad about relationships? Not if my older friends are any guide | Emma Beddington

The generations are more segregated than ever. Yet we have so much in commonI’ve always felt a bit pathetic for not having a proper peer group. In dark moments, it feels like a moral failing and an indictment of my social skills. In kinder moments I recognise it’s also partly a product of being sick and sad at university, then successively too pregnant, too preoccupied with babies and too peripatetic to make or maintain ties. In calmer times, I’ve forged slightly more of a social life, but mostly it’s not made up of my gen X peers, but rather people who are occasionally younger, usually significantly older. Now I’m wondering – am I lucky?This thought was prompted by an Atlantic podcast discussing the demographic moment we’re living in – the usual pyramidal population structure is becoming squarer, with similar numbers of older and younger people – and asking whether we’re making the most of it. The conclusion was we probably aren’t. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Better at everything: how AI could make human beings irrelevant

The end of civilisation might look less like a war, and more like a love story. Can we avoid being willing participants in our own downfall?Right now, most big AI labs have a team figuring out ways that rogue AIs might escape supervision, or secretly collude with each other against humans. But there’s a more mundane way we could lose control of civilisation: we might simply become obsolete. This wouldn’t require any hidden plots – if AI and robotics keep improving, it’s what happens by default.How so? Well, AI developers are firmly on track to build better replacements for humans in almost every role we play: not just economically as workers and decision-makers, but culturally as artists and creators, and even socially as friends and romantic companions. What place will humans have when AI can do everything we do, only better? Continue reading...

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33 h. ago 17 awful performances by great actors, from Robert De Niro to Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Tom Hardy feature on this list by Louis Chilton, of brilliant acting talents who at one point in their careers bit off more than they could chew...

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34 h. ago Modern castle complete with turrets for sale in perfect location for the best of all worlds

Two turreted towers, six acres of land with pool and tennis court, hidden party spaces, and luxury décor all on offer in an enviable location

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35 h. ago Woman, 24, issues warning after hidden symptom she developed while swimming in sea on holiday turned out to be rare cancer

Megan Carr, 24, was on a family holiday in Spain in July when her father noticed she had a lump growing in her neck.

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