6 h. ago 37 best Amazon Spring Sale deals we'll be shopping before offers end today

Amazon's huge Spring Deal Days 2025 sale will soon drawing to a close, but there's still time to bag a bargain. Here's what our shopping experts will be adding to their baskets today...

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10 h. ago Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

Brief moment of relief as rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay after a five-hour operationMyanmar earthquake: What we know so farA woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free people from buildings collapsed following Friday’s huge earthquake, which killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Volunteer rescuers race to find survivors two days after Myanmar earthquake

Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedRescue volunteers, many of them poorly equipped local people, raced to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings across central Myanmar, two days after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.Red Cross officials said Myanmar was facing “a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia”, after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the centre of the country on Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Giant collectible Harry Potter Lego set slashed to under £100 in Amazon’s spring sale

Amazon Prime’s Spring Deal Days sale has just reduced a huge Harry Potter Lego set to less than £100, saving you almost 25% on the 1600 piece Malfoy Manor building kit

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35 h. ago Scots council chiefs sent death threats over huge pay rises on day bills set to soar

“We didn’t vote on rises, yet are the ones spat at in the street, sent nasty emails and told we should be dead."

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63 h. ago KIDS GO FREE with Days Out With The Kids, plus huge discounts at over 100 attractions!

We’ve teamed up with Day Out With The Kids VIP Pass to give your family amazing discounts for the biggest and best attractions across the UK!

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3 d. ago Our shopping expert's best Amazon Spring Sale deals including beauty, tech and homeware

Amazon is one of our go-to places to shop for everything from home appliances and gadgets to beauty bargains, and its huge Spring Deal Days sale is now running across the site

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3 d. ago Top Tech: Google Pixel 9 is £100 off and even Amazon's Spring Sale can't beat it

The Google Pixel 9 has been given a huge discount in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale, but there's an even better deal available at a rival retailer

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3 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 Direct start time and how to watch the official console reveal

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is on its way, and as the new console is revealed, the company will step into a brand new era of games and hardware.

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3 d. ago Blackstone Edge fire LIVE updates as crews begin second day tackling huge beauty spot blaze

Flames soared from the scene in Rochdale overnight

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3 d. ago Nintendo Direct 2025: Everything announced during Nintendo's March presentation

From Nintendo’s own news app to a new Tomodachi Life game, here’s what we’ve learned from Nintendo Direct.

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4 d. ago Nintendo Direct March 2025: all the big Switch game announcements

We got new looks at Metroid Prime 4 and Pokémon Legends: Z-A, along with some surprise announcements

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4 d. ago Nintendo shows Switch 2 isn't only reason to be excited with console send

The Nintendo Switch 2 event is just days away, but today's Nintendo Direct was a more than fitting sendoff for the 2017 original – and shows that the company's portfolio has never been stronger

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4 d. ago Nintendo reveals huge Switch 2 feature that fans have wanted for years

The new Virtual Game Card system that Nintendo announced at today's Nintendo Direct is a huge boon for Switch 2 buyers – and shows Nintendo being ahead of the curve

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4 d. ago H Samuel Mother's Day sale drops with up to 50% off designer watches and jewellery

H.Samuel has launched a huge Mother's Day sale with up to 50% off designer watches and jewellery - but you'll need to be quick if you want to snap up a bargain

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4 d. ago Swahili? Mandarin? The UK is increasingly multilingual – yet our politicians won’t talk about it | Laura Spinney

Even the census ignores them, but multilinguals could hold the key to Britain’s social and economic futureLaura Spinney is a science journalist and the author of Proton: How One Ancient Language went GlobalAs the chancellor searches for ways to stimulate growth, here’s a reminder to her – on the International Day of Multilingualism – that she’s sitting on a huge pot of gold. In 2014, the all-party parliamentary group on modern languages estimated that the UK’s untapped linguistic potential was worth£48bn. It’s £8bn more than Reeves added to the tax bill last year, and if anything it has grown, since Brexit has re-oriented “global Britain” towards customers beyond Europe. Ask any native English speaker who trades internationally: if you’re buying, English will do, but if you’re selling, better to speak the client’s tongue.The UK’s language teaching has been in steady decline for 30 years, and a big cause is a lack of qualified language teachers. That’s one reality. Another is that, o...

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4 d. ago Nintendo Direct March 2025 start time and how to watch the last showcase of the Switch era

Nintendo is squeezing in one last victory lap as it reveals a last-minute showcase of games set to come to the Nintendo Switch.

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4 d. ago Amazon slashes price of giant Nestlé chocolate biscuit box by 31% in spring sale

The Nestlé Kitkat and Friends Big Biscuit Box, which is currently on offer as part of Amazon's huge Spring Deal Days sale, is packed with 69 treat-size bars of five types of chocolate biscuits that are bound to be quickly devoured.

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4 d. ago Surprise Nintendo Direct announced for Thursday – how you can watch it

Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon Legends Z-A could lead the surprise showcase

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5 d. ago Nintendo confirms plans for huge Direct presentation just days before Switch 2 reveal

The Nintendo Switch 2 event is next week, but Nintendo still has plenty to talk about with its current console — so it's holding an extra event tomorrow, March 27

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