13 h. ago Perthshire’s hidden gem: Scottish hospitality at its best, AA Rosettes, championship golf, luxury pods & more

This stunning countryside retreat of a hotel is about to get even better, with luxury holiday pods and a spa and leisure club to add to the extensive facilities

Sport

18 h. ago Welcome to Britain's kindest village: Volunteers run shop, library and post office, pub is locally

Residents of Trawden in Lancashire run their own community centre, pub, shop and post office and hold regular friendship meetings for the elderly in what must be Britain's kindest village.

Politics

49 h. ago Charity faces legal action after relocated elephants in Malawi allegedly kill 10 people

People living near Kasungu national park say they are living in fear after translocation of 263 elephants by International Fund for Animal Welfare People living on the edge of a protected area in Malawi are taking legal action against an NGO that moved more than 250 elephants into the area, which they say have killed at least 10 people.Villagers near Kasungu national park, which is Malawi’s second largest and crosses the Zambian border, say they are living in fear for their livelihoods and safety after 263 elephants were introduced in July 2022, causing a sharp spike in human-wildlife conflict. Ten people claiming to be affected by the translocation from Liwonde national park have begun legal action against the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), demanding that the conservation NGO construct adequate fencing to protect the 167 villages around the park and compensate local people for the damage caused by the elephants. Continue reading...

Events

67 h. ago How to join the yacht set for less so you can live the luxe life at sea

My husband Phil was brought up sailing, but even so I had reservations about chartering a yacht for just the two of us - yet somehow or other we not only survived... we thrived.

Politics

3 d. ago Luxury holiday Airbnb faces being knocked down after village locals had enough of wild parties

The local council has been bombarded with complaints from furious locals complaining about noisy guests disrupting the peace and tranquillity of the rural village

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3 d. ago The idyllic seaside village at war: Holiday let and second home owners complain 'noisy' fishermen are ruining their peace and quiet...putting centuries

Holiday let and second home owners have complained that activity at a yard where fishermen store boats and equipment is ruining their peace and quiet.

Society

3 d. ago The idyllic seaside village at war: Holiday let and second home owners complain 'noisy' fishermen are ruining their peace and quiet...putting centuries

Holiday let and second home owners have complained that activity at a yard where fishermen store boats and equipment is ruining their peace and quiet.

Society

3 d. ago Seaside paradise village split between locals and holiday let owners over 'noisy' fishermen

Holiday let and second home owners have complained that activity at a yard where fishermen store boats and equipment is ruining their peace and quiet.

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4 d. ago Why TikToker from Pakistan with 3.4m followers buys a property in a small Yorkshire village... and what locals think about their new neighbour

A Tiktoker's first restaurant outside Pakistan is being welcomed by a village in Yorkshire.

Culture

5 d. ago Murderer who went on luxury holiday with killer lover after brutal gun and acid attack loses appeal

Rachel Fulstow was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum tariff of 30 years

Events

6 d. ago Beautiful European village with £28 flights from UK and quaint cobbled streets

Whether you're wanting a week filled with history and grand architecture, or want to eat your weight in local cheese and meats - this charming village is off most tourists' radar, but is well worth a visit

Economics

6 d. ago Horrifying final moments of teenage girl as crocodile drags her to death in front of friends

Being near the water's edge is commonplace in a local Zimbabwe village and often, children are sent to fetch water or clean crockery, but on one fateful day, the children weren't alone

Events

8 d. ago ‘Like kidnapping your grandpa’: why relocating orangutans threatens their survival

The endangered great apes of Malaysia and Indonesia struggle when translocated despite efforts to protect them, finds researchWhen authorities were called about reports of an orangutan in an Indonesian village, they arrived to find it bound with ropes by concerned local people. Worried about the animal’s proximity to humans, plans for translocation were made: removing it to an undisturbed forest habitat, far from human settlements, where it could peacefully live in the treetops. But when they finally identified the 20-year-old male, they found it had been relocated before, but, instead of settling in the new site it had travelled about 130km (80miles) away.Researchers are starting to realise that many great apes struggle when they are moved far from their homes, despite well-intentioned efforts to protect them. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘He threw body piercing parties and lay on a bed of nails’: the wild life of body modification guru Fakir Musafar

A new documentary explores how the pioneer of the ‘modern primitive’ subculture used painful BDSM practices to access new spiritual planes – outraging conventional societyIn the opening moments of A Body to Live in, a documentary by American film-maker Angelo Madsen, we are confronted with two black-and-white photographs. Taken in 1944 by the teenage Roland Loomis, they show him stripped to his underwear, his waist heavily restricted by a leather belt, a rope wrapped several times around his neck.Loomis later renamed himself Fakir Musafar and became one of the founders of the modern primitive movement – a subculture that revolves around body modification practices including branding, suspension, contortion and binding. A Body to Live in, which premieres internationally at London’s BFI Flare film festival this week, dissects Musafar’s body of work, which explored the tension between masculinity and femininity, pain and pleasure, spirituality and S&M. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago 'Wee and poo attacker' found dead in UK village as locals discover true identity

Sahnoun Daifallah was jailed for nine years in 2009 and was branded a 'potentially very dangerous man' after he was convicted of spraying a mixture of urine and faeces from a 1.5 litre container

Events

1 week ago Loch Rannoch Hotel development unanimously approved despite SEPA's flood risk objection

Perth and Kinross councillors approved the application for holiday apartments at the luxury Kinloch Rannoch resort

Events

1 week ago ‘Everybody does it’: Why we all love a good gossip, from The White Lotus, to books and podcasts

Sharing secrets is a natural human instinct – and the boom in audio is providing new platforms for the juiciest storiesIn the latest series of The White Lotus, childhood best friends Laurie, Kate and Jaclyn arrive at a luxury Thai hotel for a girls’ ­holiday. The trio appears to have a perfect dynamic, but on the first night, two friends descend into a gossiping session about the third, crystallising unspoken tensions in the group.Gossip drives all kinds of dramas – it’s the central force behind every series of Bridgerton, the beating heart of teen drama Gossip Girl. Where would Jane Austen’s characters, or even Hilary Mantel’s imagining of Thomas Cromwell, be without insider secrets? Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Three North Koreans are tied to stakes and riddled with NINETY bullets each in public execution, with their bodies torched in front of horrified onlookers after failed bid to flee country

The trio were brutally murdered before an audience of terrified locals, including children, in the village of Songjong-ri, for daring to flee to the 'democratic' South.

Events

2 w. ago 'I don't think anyone is bothered': Locals react to 'Barbie' Margot Robbie buying home in Scottish village

Some residents said they probably wouldn’t recognise the Barbie actress if she passed them in the village.

Events

2 w. ago Caravans transformed into luxury homes using online bargains

A couple has transformed a 'drab' 20-year-old caravan into a luxury holiday home using cheap purchases found online. Holly and James transformed their dated caravan into a beautiful modern space using stick-on tiles, soft furnishings and chair covers bought online.

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