22 m. ago The stunning Welsh wedding venue that used to be a farm in heart of picturesque valley

The breathtaking country wedding venue has always been more than a venue - it's a home, a family, and a labour of love for those who have cared for it for 25 years

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24 m. ago From New Girl to Colin from Accounts: your favourite TV romcoms ever

Which TV show has the greatest onscreen kiss of all time? Which is so good it saved someone’s marriage? Guardian readers pick their most beloved romcomsTummy-flipping kisses and a chlamydia love story: TV’s best ever romcomsThe ultimate TV romcom. I still remember watching the episode with Nick and Jess’s first kiss for the first time, and in my opinion (as well, I believe, as that of many of my generation) it remains the greatest TV kiss. While Nick and Jess are the centre, the comedy between the friends and the other romances along the way mean that I never tire of rewatching. Kate, 35, Liverpool Continue reading...

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29 m. ago Duncan James finds love with a male stripper two months after his split from boyfriend of six years

The Blue singer, 47, is said to be dating Alexander Roque, a performer with strip show Forbidden Nights and has previously appeared on Britain's Got Talent.

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37 m. ago Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows

LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump saysThe first half of 2025 was the costliest on record for major disasters in the US, driven by huge wildfires in Los Angeles and storms that battered much of the rest of the country, according to a climate non-profit that has resurrected work axed by Donald Trump’s administration that tracked the biggest disasters.In the first six months of this year, 14 separate weather-related disasters that each caused at least $1bn in damage hit the US, the Climate Central group has calculated. In total, these events cost $101bn in damages – lost homes, businesses, highways and other infrastructure – a toll higher than any other first half of a year since records on this began in 1980. Continue reading...

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52 m. ago ‘Life changing’ romcom is still fans’ comfort watch after 11 years

The 2014 film stars Lazarus actor Sam Claflin

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67 m. ago Slow Horses star Christopher Chung's real life love story: Roddy Ho actor is married to stunning Olivier

He is best known for playing the arrogant, unlucky-in-love tech whiz, Roddy Ho. But Christopher Chung's off-screen love life couldn't be further removed from his  Slow Horses character.

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70 m. ago Who is Mark Bonnar on Celebrity Traitors? Fans ‘love’ how invested actor is in BBC hit

Mark Bonnar has been one of the breakout stars on Celebrity Traitors 🚨📺

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73 m. ago New study proves what we all suspected about cold and flu season

The study also squares with older research that found that young kids play a key role in spreading respiratory viruses at home

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73 m. ago The Harvey Nichols beauty advent calendar is a stellar Christmas countdown – here’s why

The department store’s Christmas countdown is worth more than £1,000

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74 m. ago Uber at war with black cab drivers as car company demands legal case is thrown out

Lawyers for the mobile ride-hailing company argue a claim made by black cab drivers was brought too late

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97 m. ago Katie Price claims she once kissed Eminem as she adds rapper to her list of celebrity flings in latest wild confession

She has made headlines with her wild love life - but in her latest wild confession, Katie Price has revealed she once had a cheeky snog with American rapper Eminem.

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1 hour ago Parents of woman, 24, murdered in her home hail 'major step forward' on stalking laws

Clive and Sue Ruggles, whose daughter Alice Ruggles was murdered in 2016 by her ex-boyfriend, have welcomed a new judge-led review into stalking laws

Society

2 h. ago Top Christmas spectacle coming to Greater Manchester for the first time with four shows

Get ready to hear songs from Love Actually and The Nutcracker like you've never before

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2 h. ago Heathrow’s third runway moves step nearer as Government launches review

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said her department is committed to making a decision on Heathrow expansion ‘within this Parliament’.

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2 h. ago Michael J Fox compares Parkinson’s to a bully: ‘It’s all about how you stand up to them’

‘It’s about your resilience and your courage’ says Back to the Future actor

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2 h. ago During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest

A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs

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2 h. ago The inventor of Communism 'exaggerated' class divides in Victorian Britain before condemning the 'cruelty' of capitalism, study finds

University of Cambridge historian Emily Chung discovered that Manchester was not nearly as divided into rich and poor enclaves as Engels had suggested.

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2 h. ago NATO scrambles warplanes after devastating Russian strike on Ukraine

The devastating strikes follow reports that a proposed meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is off after the Russian President refused to halt his war on Ukraine

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3 h. ago Hundreds of Russian troops stranded and starving in ‘death zone’ on Ukraine’s Dnipro river

Russian troops have been forced to drink river water as they lie marooned on the Dnipro delta

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3 h. ago Woman shot dead as part of drug gang turf war, murder trial told

Joanne Penney, 40, was shot in the heart when she opened the door of a flat in Talbot Green, near Cardiff.

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