3 d. ago Tax hikes will kneecap economic growth next year, Reeves warned

Britain could be set for a sharp slowdown in economic growth next year as the country braces for another bruising Budget in two weeks' time.

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4 d. ago Londoners mourn key aspect of 'forgotten city' that they miss dearly

Buildings that once housed bustling communities or shops with lines out of the door, are now holding other businesses or remain completely untouched

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5 d. ago Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith

The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced prioritiesYou know a country by its values. By what a country values. And it turns out that what a country values can change over time. Sometimes, though, there’s a sort of cognitive delay between the country you think you are in, and the country you’ve actually become. For example, you can keep selling yourself, to foreigners, as the country of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, and luring busloads of tourists to Stratford-upon-Avon and Bath, and put a statue of George Orwell in front of the BBC, and imagine yourself a cultured and literate nation, which the rest of the world admires for its devotion to the written word – but if you then chronically underfund your cultural institutions, and treat your cultural workers with contempt, many people will suspect you of being full of it. And as the decades pass – and fewer and fewer Shakespeares and Austens and Orwells emerge from your little isl...

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8 d. ago At least six killed as massive inferno engulfs perfume warehouse as horror vid shows blaze rip through depot in Turkey

AT LEAST six people have been killed after a massive inferno tore through a perfume warehouse in Turkey. Emergency services were called to reports of a thrashing fire and "several" explosion at around 9am local time in the country's Kocaeli province. Dramatic footage shows the blaze ripping through the depot as its charred walls cave...

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9 d. ago UK weather: Snow to hit three nations with up to 56cm forecast

Weather maps have revealed which parts of the UK could be pummelled by snow as freezing temperatures are set to hit the country in just a few days time

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1 week ago Prince of Wales pledges to back those ‘standing up and defending nature’

William is visiting the South American country for the first time to stage his Earthshot Prize.

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1 week ago Gorgeous 'frozen in time' town with cobblestone streets is oldest in the country

The town is the oldest in the country and was the capital for several hundred years, with wealthy merchants flocking to the thriving trading hub which is well preserved today

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1 week ago Scottish star Charlie Aldridge grabs recognition after stunning mountain bike season

The 24-year-old punched his ticket to the top of the World Cup podium for the first time in 2025, winning maiden golds in both the cross-country and short track formats.

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1 week ago Brit drug mule Bella Culley 'freed' from hellhole prison as she avoids giving birth behind bars

Bella Culley, 19, was expected to be sentenced to jail time in Georgia after admitting to smuggling drugs into the country earlier this year but now it has emerged that she will be freed

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2 w. ago Man City 3 Bournemouth 1: Erling Haaland scores twice and unveils brilliant new celebration as City go second

ERLING HAALAND resumed his scoring spree by firing Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Bournemouth - and unveiled his new robot celebration at the Etihad. Aston Villa snapped his 12-match netting streak for club and country last time out in the Premier League, but he returned to form with a first-half brace against the...

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2 w. ago Wives, mothers, fighters, activists: the millennial women keeping Ukraine going

Born into an independent Ukraine, the lives of these young women changed for ever when Russia invaded their country, forcing them to shoulder huge burdens of responsibilityPhotographs by Julia KochetovaUkraine is increasingly a country held together, behind the military lines, by women. Those in their 30s – millennial women born into an independent Ukraine, raised in economic turbulence and thrust into adulthood on the wave of revolution and war – are shouldering huge burdens of responsibility. They are fundraising for the army, or sometimes serving in it. They are running civil society organisations, advocating for their country abroad and becoming activists.At the same time, unlike their male counterparts who are forbidden from leaving the country and are eligible for conscription, they have choices – to join the army, or not; to stay in the country, or not. For some, the question of whether to have children, when the war shows no sign of abating, looms large. For many of them, ex...

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2 w. ago Broadway stars emphasize 'now is the time' for all to act philanthropically at Town & Country summit

Some of Broadway's biggest stars emphasized that everyone can donate something of their time, talent or treasure at Town & Country's annual Philanthropy Summit on Tuesday

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2 w. ago ‘Drinking was big!’ Pub landlords – one gen Z, one 66 – discuss how they stay open in an age of sobriety

Last year, more than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales, as rising costs kept customers at home and drinking rates among young people declined. Can any remain afloat? Two landlords from different generations discuss the problems and possibilitiesThirty-eight years separate pub landlords Coby Morton, 28, who runs the Dolphin Inn in Shrewsbury, and Jason Osborne, 66, who operates four pubs across the country, including the Raven in central London. In that time, our drinking habits and the fate of our pubs have changed dramatically. After a stagnant period in the 1980s, alcohol consumption soared in the late 1990s until, by 2004 – a year termed “peak booze” by The New Statesman – Britons drank 9.5 litres of alcohol per person.In recent years, our appetite for drinking has dwindled, especially among young people. Earlier this year, a survey carried out by Savanta found nearly half (43%) of 18-34-year-olds in Britain do not drink alcohol. This, combined with rising costs, has had a hug...

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3 w. ago Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch review – It’s such a delight spending time with this pair

The sibling stars of ‘This Country’ are back together on screen, and this time they’re scoping out the nation’s most haunted spots

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3 w. ago Posh and Becks' new multimillionaire neighbours! Meet the Australian self

It looks like there are some new neighbours Posh and Becks can mingle with during their time in their country escape.

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3 w. ago ‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read

Bloodthirsty ghosts, sadistic supercomputers, creepy childhood games ... Mariana Enríquez, Paul Tremblay, Daisy Johnson and others on the tales that kept them up at nightThe Summer People by Shirley Jackson I read this years ago and it’s a story that’s truly haunted me ever since. The titular “summer people” are the Allisons from New York, who rent the same off-grid country cottage each year. This time, instead of heading back to the city, they decide to extend their holiday for a month longer – something that seems to unsettle everyone in the nearby town. All pass on the same veiled caution that nobody has ever stayed at the lake beyond Labor Day. Nonetheless, the Allisons are determined to remain, and that’s when things start to get increasingly weird. The man who delivers the kerosene won’t sell to them. No one will deliver groceries to the cottage, and when the Allisons attempt to drive into town, the car won’t start. A storm gathers, the batteries in the radio fade, and as dark...

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3 w. ago Lithuania shuts airports and Belarus border after weather balloon incursion

Vilnius and Kaunas airports closed down after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this monthLithuania closed its two biggest airports on Friday and shut crossings on its border with Belarus after helium weather balloons drifted into its territory, the third such occurrence in the Baltic state this month.European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and other air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen, Munich and the Baltic region. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Crisis alert as world's most dangerous pest invades previously safe territory

Scientists are sounding the alarm after the world's most dangerous insect has been found to adapt in places like never before, allowing it to find new 'victims.'

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3 w. ago Will Arsenal break Chelsea’s record of conceding only 15 goals in a season?

Arsenal are on course to break one of the most impressive records in Premier League historyBy Opta AnalystIn an era when human performance and sports science continue to advance at a remarkable pace, there are very few football records that remain truly untouchable. But Chelsea’s 2004-05 Premier League campaign remains one of the great exceptions. José Mourinho’s side conceded only 15 goals on their way to winning the title, a record that has stood unchallenged for two decades.No team has come close since. Chelsea themselves conceded 22 times the following season and, along with Manchester United in 2007-08 and Liverpool in 2018-19, came closest to the magical 15 number. But even then, those three teams were still seven goals shy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time – now just one country remains untouched

There's only one country left that doesn't have mosquitoes, after the blood-sucking critters popped up in the freezing cold glaciers of Iceland recently

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