4 h. ago 'I went to UK's best seaside town but was stunned by what I found'

Whitby, North Yorkshire, is one of the UK's most famous seaside resorts, but an urban explorer found it was eerily quiet and had many closed shops when he visited

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10 h. ago Our quiet seaside village is being wrecked by celebrities and second home owners who buy our humble properties for stupid prices and turn them into monstrous retreats

Cate Blanchett and Jason Statham are among those who have homes in Mawgan Porth, a peaceful former fishing village.

Society

1 week ago Wrexham’s success shows that content is now truly king in football

The Welsh club’s third successive promotion was powered by a hit docuseries, not the other way aroundThe filming started before the bid to buy Wrexham from its supporters’ trust was even formalized. Which means that Welcome to Wrexham, the docuseries tracing the stunning rise of a fifth-tier Welsh club under the ownership of a pair of Hollywood celebrities, existed as a show before it was actually a sporting project.It was always content first. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Rob McElhenney identifies 'tragic flaw' in Wrexham's Premier League dream

Wrexham's promotion to the Championship has led to huge celebrations in North Wales, but club co-owner Rob McElhenney has highlighted a downside to their meteoric rise

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2 w. ago Wrexham stars 'trapped in lift' during wild promotion party laid on by Ryan Reynolds

Wrexham are currently toasting a third successive promotion in Las Vegas courtesy of their famous co-owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney - and they've been celebrating hard

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2 w. ago Nation's favourite pet decided as ownership grows rapidly among men and Gen Z

The nation's favourite pet has been revealed as pet shop retailers have noticed a shift in pet owners' buying habits - and celebrities have influenced the surge in the furry friends

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2 w. ago How cats became Britain's favourite pet — thanks to celebrity owners from Taylor Swift to Katy Perry

Britain’s biggest pet retailer predicts there will be more cats than dogs within two years

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3 w. ago Every resident of quiet seaside village offered rape alarm after spate of 'flashings'

A spate of 'very, very concerning' reports of flashing in the picturesque seaside village of Chestfield have led the local parish council to hand out free rape alarms to everyone who wants one

Events

4 w. ago Ryan Reynolds goes wild in stands as Hollywood star celebrates Wrexham’s promotion

Wrexham co-owner and actor Ryan Reynolds shared a video celebrating in the stands after the Welsh club’s promotion to the Championship on Saturday, 27 April.

Culture

4 w. ago ‘It makes me sick’: the Amsterdam shops closing because of soaring rents

As Dutch capital prepares to celebrate 750th anniversary, small business owners fear for independent retailThe floral perfume of tea and coffee fills the air in ‘t Zonnetje (The Sun), as – behind the counter – Marie-Louise Velder weighs out loose leaf tea, parcelling black leaves into paper packets. Mahogany-coloured shelves are stacked with pots containing beans from Ethiopia, Java, India, alongside bric-a-brac, such as vintage tea tins and old master-style pictures.But in less than two months, the sun will set for good on this cosy shop in Amsterdam, which was founded in 1642. For the owner, the rent is just too high. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham promoted as he gets on the beers with Blake Lively and fans

The Hollywood megastar and wife Blake Lively joined Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney to celebrate with fans as the Red Dragons clinched promotion from League One to the Championship

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