3 d. ago Melting makeup, sweaty tuxes and overheating guests are shifting summer weddings

Some people spend their entire lives dreaming of that one special day where they walk down the aisle to be married

Society

4 d. ago Kayaker who faked own death to meet woman overseas to spend 89 days in jail

He overturned his kayak, paddled back to shore in an inflatable raft, then fled on an ebike

Events

5 d. ago Wisconsin missing kayaker who faked his own death is sentenced to 89 days in jail

A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 89 days in jail for faking his own drowning to meet a woman in the country of Georgia

Events

5 d. ago Erin Patterson WILL die in jail: The mushroom murderer has a target on her back in notorious women's prison where she'll spend years in fear and silence... until her day comes

For all her book smarts, delusional Erin Patterson seemed to somehow believe her slapdash plot to murder her estranged husband and his relatives would lead to happiness and prosperity.

Events

7 d. ago The village that is one of the best places anywhere to spend a sunny day

'We said to the kids one year, abroad or Llangrannog, you pick. They all said the same thing'

Politics

8 d. ago How to make pumpkin spice lattes at home for 53p as Starbucks brings back popular drink

Starbucks' much-loved Pumpkin Spice Lattes will be back on the menu in just a few days, but you don't have to wait – or spend a lot of money – to experience the autumnal flavour

Politics

9 d. ago ‘These are Ukrainian lands’: people in Donetsk pour scorn on Putin’s territorial demands

In Kramatorsk, 12 miles from the frontline, daily life goes on amid the constant threat of attacksIn a branch of the Ukrainian coffee chain Lviv Croissants in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, there is a noticeboard where people leave coloured Post-it notes with simple hand-drawn messages. One just says “Kramatorsk”, with red hearts below and a yellow and blue semi-circular fan above, the colours of Ukraine.Among those looking at the notes is Bohdan, a 26-year-old, who has been serving in the army for the past three years. The soldier, now in logistics, has chosen to spend his one day off in Kramatorsk with his dog Arnold to photograph for himself recent Russian bombing on a city where he was based for 18 months. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Fears for more victims as new bodies exhumed from doomsday cult graves

Paul Mackenzie instructed his followers to starve themselves to death in order to ‘meet Jesus’

Events

1 week ago Brits love talking about the weather so much they spend two days discussing it

The Met Office analysed how long the UK spends talking about the weather. Six in 10 people said it's their go-to topic for small talk, ahead of current affairs, families and holidays

Politics

1 week ago Why Britons spend more than two days a year talking about weather

Met Office figures show UK set for record hot summer, with temperatures 1.5C above average

Politics

1 week ago Man planned to spend day 'on the beer drinking 16 pints' before meeting woman he's accused of murdering, court told

Christopher Barlow denies murdering Mariann Borocz

Events

2 w. ago Brits spend more than two whole days a month procrastinating, study finds

A study of 2,000 adults found the nation typically avoids 'tedious' tasks 17 times a week - with 32% declining to do certain jobs for several months or more

Politics

2 w. ago Tourists visit 'most boring place in the UK' to see if it deserves reputation

Two tourists decided to spend a day in a 'boring' British location to see if it really was as bad as people make it out to be – and they were surprised by what they found

Politics

3 w. ago British woman who vanished from Greek beach while her husband slept in the sun 'was used to swimming in cold water and going on hours

A British woman who vanished from her sunlounger on a beach in Greece while her husband was asleep was 'used to swimming in cold water', and would often spend a whole day rambling

Politics

3 w. ago Drivers 'lose' 500 hours of their lives dealing with car admin and maintenance

Motorists spend the equivalent of a full day each year thinking about service schedules, MOTs, and potential issues

Economics

3 w. ago BMW's Proactive Care aims to save drivers 565 hours on car admin

Drivers spend on average a full day each year thinking about service schedules - time that could be better spent doing or thinking about other thing

Transport