92 m. ago Quiet village left 'shocked and horrified' by what turned up

The village is near the banks of the Mersey

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4 h. ago Pope Francis thrills St Peter's Square crowds as he greets faithful on Easter Sunday as he recovers from pneumonia hospitalisation

The 88-year-old pontiff delivered his 'Urbi et Orbi' benediction from a balcony overlooking the square following mass to mark the holiday.

Science

4 h. ago The 'forgotten' village on Manchester's doorstep that's popular with walkers and cyclists in the know

It is located just north of Bolton, Greater Manchester

Sport

5 h. ago The seaside resort residents say is plagued by prostitution and noise

People living in Blackpool say their lives are being blighted by anti-social behaviour

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6 h. ago BGT dubbed 'Britain's Got Accidents' by ITV viewers after act falls off stage

Korean magician Manho Han took a nasty tumble off the stage at the start of his act on Saturday night's Britain's Got Talent - but fans were even less impressed by what followed

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6 h. ago UK tourists visiting Canary Islands issued wind warning as gusts reach 70kmh

Brits visiting the Canary Islands over Easter weekend have been warned of strong winds on the coast

Events

7 h. ago Don't listen to the moaners... we LOVE tourists: Inside the Cornwall seaside town that can't get enough of staycation crowds

EXCLUSIVE: When MailOnline visited the tiny village of Looe, Cornish shop owners said they couldn't wait for the summer and said tourists were more than welcome.

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7 h. ago Britain's Got Talent in 'set up' row as fans slam 'blatantly fake' TV history moment

Britain's Got Talent made TV history last night when audience member Max Fox got up on stage to sing. He ended up winning a golden buzzer in a magical moment but fans of the show are saying it is "blatantly fake"

Culture

7 h. ago Notes on chocolate: elegant treats for when the Easter eggs are gone

There’s still time for a little sweetness after the big dayIt’s Easter and this seems the right time to be talking about Christmas. Only joking! I’ll not be eating very much chocolate today because, see past columns and just how much Easter chocolate I have tested.My big weakness at the moment is Luisa’s Sicilian Orange. Although for Easter this came in a flat egg or bunny shape (both were £10.50), it’s the bijou bar I really love, £5.25. It’s made using 75% cocoa chocolate (I would actually love it if Luisa went even higher in this), but with studs of candied Sicilian orange peel throughout. It’s the perfect mix. I tuck a little bar of this in my bag when I go travelling to keep me company and I know that, at 50g for the whole bar – the pieces are pleasingly chunky, it will last me two days. I do wish she’d do this in a bigger bar, but then it would spoil the mini-magic. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago There’s a deep ugliness and some slippery ethics behind the snail slime beauty boom | Catherine Bennett

If gastropods are lucky, another cheap and unlovable source of age-defying secretions will come along soonApologies. As a reasonably attentive student of generational divides, I’m still late to one of the most dramatic divergences yet: the normalisation of snail slime.At some point, maybe around the time I stopped believing in face cream miracles, smearing on snail mucus, in serums or lotions, was hailed by newcomers to Korean-made skin products as transformative, almost immediately. Its most cherished effect being, as an industry spokeswoman told British Vogue in 2023, “a radiant youthful glow”. Today, thanks more to rhapsodising influencers than age-defying evidence, the slime phenomenon persists, gathers converts and withstands objections from snail supporters, who do not, sadly, seem that numerous. What snails need now, perhaps more than any other animal, is celebrity allies, supposing there are any willing to sacrifice the magical power of slime. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Neighbours at war over 'one inch of land' after couple knock down boundary fence in picturesque village

Darren and Debbie White, of Chelmsford, Essex, have been accused of trespassing and harassment since they demolished the wall between their property and the Alder family's in 2016.

Events

8 h. ago Gruesome details of 'fire seat' death said to be 'the most horrific known in human history'

Historians have identified one specific execution in Hungary that they say stands out from the crowd for its complexity, cruelty as well as its sheer barbarity.

Events

8 h. ago The unseen Judgement Day moments as grim attendance figure shows something must change

Judgement Day played out in front of the lowest crowd attendance the event has ever seen at the Principality Stadium

Events

8 h. ago Greater Manchester’s five latest property hotspots where you should look to buy your next house

These five areas are in high demand - including one which was named amongst the UK's 'poshest' villages

Society

9 h. ago Noble cause: meet the drag kings holding court in Australia’s queer spaces

As drag queens find a place in the mainstream spotlight, their counterparts are taking back the underground scene with theatrical performances that celebrate a marginalised communityGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s just past 11pm on a warm Wednesday night at Sircuit bar in Smith Street Collingwood, in Melbourne’s inner north. The venue is filling up with an assorted crowd of predominantly punky and boyish-looking people of all genders. There’s no shortage of fauxhawks, baseball caps and mullets in the room.Holi Dae Knight, introducing the drag king show tonight called SlayBoy, has just taken to the stage in a green sequined dress, hot pink hair and a full moustache and bushy beard performing Cher’s Believe. It’s the last night of a three week season of SlayBoy and the crowd is here to see drag kings. The first performers are Justin Sider and Johnny Cocksville doing a version of Right Said Fred’s I’m Too Sexy – they strut wildly on stage simulating raunchiness but it’s...

Events

9 h. ago The Piano series 3: where was this week’s episode filmed? Explained

The Piano is heading to the seaside this week 🎹

Culture

10 h. ago Why is 'sorry' still the hardest word for politicians proved so hopelessly wrong on gender ideology?

The women who endured years of abuse, threats, sackings and even assaults for arguing that men cannot magically become women deserve apologies

Politics

15 h. ago Magical UK seaside village brimming with charm and without crowds of tourists

If you want to experience a magical blast from the past, then look no further than this true hidden gem which has been named one of Britain's least crowded and loveliest villages

Politics

16 h. ago Holidaymakers warned as new tourism protests to wreak chaos at top destination

Tourists planning to go to Spain are being warned of new protests that could cause chaos for holidaymakers as anti-tourism activists have announced a wave of demonstrations

Events

20 h. ago Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda

Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend’s effort to ‘protect democracy’Protesters poured into the streets of cities and towns across the United States again on Saturday, in the second wave of protests this month, as organizers seek to turn discontent with Donald Trump’s presidency into a mass movement that will eventually translate into action at the ballot box.By early afternoon, large protests were under way in Washington, New York and Chicago, with images of crowds cascading across social networks showing additional demonstrations in Rhode Island, Maryland, Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, California and Pennsylvania, among others. Americans abroad also signaled their opposition to the Trump agenda in Dublin, Ireland, and other cities. Continue reading...

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