13 h. ago Revealed: Sisters made 'surprise trip from London to visit grandmother for her birthday' before dying in Air India crash

Dhir and Heer Baxi, who are both in their 20s, travelled from the UK capital to Ahmedabad for the visit and were returning to Gatwick when their plane crashed.

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14 h. ago Oti Mabuse makes 'really tough' admission as Strictly Come Dancing star sister supports

It came as she admitted to entering a 'whole new world' as a performer and a doting mum

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16 h. ago The grand tour: one playwright’s quest to set foot in every African country before turning 60

Worried that he didn’t understand the continent of his heritage, Femi Elufowoju Jr challenged himself to visit all 54 of its nations. His trip took him from bustling Ghana to the tranquility of Tanzania – and sparked the idea for a playAt 53, I made myself a promise. Having built a reputation as the go-to authority on African culture in UK theatre, I realised with uncomfortable clarity that my knowledge barely scratched the surface of the continent’s vast complexity. What followed was an extraordinary seven-year quest to visit all 54 African nations before my 60th birthday – a journey that would ultimately transform into my ambitious new theatrical project, 54.60 Africa.The catalyst came during a 2015 world tour with theatre company Complicité that took me to Cape Town. Standing in the shadow of Table Mountain, I confronted a paradox that had long troubled me: despite my Nigerian ancestry and theatrical expertise, my understanding of Africa remained frustratingly...

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36 h. ago Ancient standing stones in Scotland you can visit on a summer solstice day trip

Interest in Scotland’s standing stones has surged, with VisitScotland updating its guide to help visitors experience the solstice at these ancient sites

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4 d. ago Oti Mabuse says it 'brought everything home' as she makes emotional trip after daughter's premature birth

The former Strictly Come Dancing star's daughter, who she shares with husband Marius Iepure, was born 10 weeks premature

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4 d. ago 'No mother wants to experience that’: Oti Mabuse returns to neonatal unit after premature birth of daughter

The former Strictly pro dancer shared an emotional video diary after travelling to Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa with Unicef to see how they are supporting life-saving treatment for premature babies and their families

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4 d. ago Oti Mabuse says trip to visit mothers in Cote d’Ivoire ‘brought everything home’

The former Strictly professional dancer spoke about the premature birth of her own daughter.

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7 d. ago The Director by Daniel Kehlmann review – the author’s best work yet

This portrait of German film-maker GW Pabst and his moral struggles under the Nazis has the darkness and ambiguity of a modern Grimms’ fairytaleGeorg Wilhelm Pabst was one of the most influential film directors in Weimar Germany, probably best known on the international stage for discovering Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks. His radical approach earned him the nickname of “Red Pabst”, and when Hitler was elected to power in 1933, Pabst reacted by taking his family to the United States. He intended to emigrate permanently, but what was supposed to have been a brief trip back to Austria to visit his sick mother saw Pabst detained inside the Third Reich for the duration of the second world war. This unfortunate turn of events had a dramatically detrimental effect, not only on Pabst’s immediate situation but on his entire postwar career.Daniel Kehlmann has frequently used historical events as the basis for his fiction, most famously in his breakout 2005 novel Measuring the World,...

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1 week ago Oti Mabuse details trying to 'lose the baby weight' ahead of 'intense' dance return

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse has spoken out about her return to the dancefloor, as she is set to go on tour with her former co-star Flavia Cacace

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2 w. ago Duke of Sussex makes unannounced trip to China in first visit to country

Harry was promoting sustainable tourism at an event in Shanghai.

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2 w. ago Prince Harry makes surprise trip to China just as Charles starts historic Canada visit

Prince Harry has travelled under the radar to Shanghai in China where he made an appearance at a global conference on travel and tourism - just as King Charles and Queen Camilla begin their own historic trip to Canada

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3 w. ago David Lammy forced to deny having a GUN with him during French ski trip visit as taxi row deepens

Lammy has been plunged into a humiliating row after taxi driver Nasim Mimun, 40, claimed Mr Lammy and his wife, Nicola Green, refused to pay the fare for a 360-mile journey from Italy to France.

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3 w. ago Kevin De Bruyne ‘probably won’t play’ for Manchester City at Club World Cup

Midfielder criticises Fifa for timing of competitionFinal home game on Tuesday is ‘going to be weird’Kevin De Bruyne has revealed he “probably won’t play” for Manchester City in this summer’s Club World Cup, with the Belgian critical of Fifa for staging the competition when contracts are still running.City’s decision not to offer De Bruyne fresh terms means Bournemouth’s visit to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday and Sunday’s trip to Fulham on the final day of the Premier League season will be his final games for the club he joined 10 years ago. City play their three Club World Cup Group G games in June and De Bruyne’s deal finishes at the end of that month, so he could participate but has decided not to. Continue reading...

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