43 m. ago Would YOU ban tipping? Majority of Britons would, after London pub slaps 4% automatic tip on pints

The figures come after a London pub, the Well & Boot in Waterloo, announced a four per cent 'optional' tip, slapping an extra 30p on the cost of a pint of beer or cider.

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44 m. ago ‘True flavours and honest hospitality’: readers’ favourite food experiences in Europe

From a herring festival in The Hague to the best pizza in Rome, our tipsters share their perfect foodie travel moments• Tell us about a community travel experience – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherDespite its name, Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag) in Scheveningen – a seaside resort close to The Hague – is actually more about fresh herring. Fishmongers bring in the first catch of the year in June, the hollandse nieuwe, and mark the start of the herring season with festivities, marching bands, wearing traditional costumes, and even an auction of the first vat of fish to raise money for charity. Don’t miss the chance to share a jenever (gin) with a Scheveninger, who will tell you how this year’s herring compares with last year’s.Olivia Continue reading...

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44 m. ago ‘I visited foodie paradise city with most Michelin stars per person for one simple dish’

While northern Spain may not attract as many tourists as it's resort-packed neighbours in the south, one city is attracting a whole new set of visitors looking to try some of the best food the country has to offer

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58 m. ago New Māori queen brings hope for New Zealand in first speech: ‘Being Māori is forever’

In her first public address, Nga wai hono i te po spoke of unity and said Māori must ‘walk a new path’Who is New Zealand’s Māori queen?It was the moment thousands had waited a year to see: New Zealand’s new Māori Queen speaking to her people for the first time since being crowned. As a light rain fell, Nga wai hono i te po, the 28-year-old monarch, urged Māori to come together and “walk a new path”.Nga wai hono i te po, the only daughter and youngest child of the former Māori King, ascended the throne a year ago after her father died peacefully in his sleep. A one-year period of mourning ensued, with custom requiring the queen to withhold speaking publicly. Continue reading...

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65 m. ago US oil titan fires a quarter of its staff as jobs bloodbath spreads from retail and technology

The oil company is set to layoff up to 25 percent of its workforce in an extravagant cost-cutting drive. 

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66 m. ago Promise and peril drive the fascination with rain in the parched deserts of the United Arab Emirates

Rainfall long has fascinated the people of the United Arab Emirates, a desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula

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82 m. ago Peak District is named among UK’s best countryside escapes for autumn

With dozens of walking routes, rugged moorland and cosy pubs, it's perfect for a rural getaway

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94 m. ago Andy Robertson makes heartbreaking Diogo Jota claim in first public comments on death

Liverpool star Diogo Jota tragically died in July at the age of just 28 and the Portugal international's friends and colleagues are still coming to terms with the loss

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3 h. ago SNP refuse to back ban on energy drinks for kids after Labour Government crackdown

EXCLUSIVE: Public Health Minister Jenni Minto said “evidence” does not support mandatory curbs

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3 h. ago The historic Scottish abbey near Glasgow where you can find Alien 'Xenomorph' gargoyle

The perfect spooky walk to kick off your autumn.

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5 h. ago Somalis defy militants with processions to mark Prophet Muhammad's birthday

Somalis have marked the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday with a government-declared public holiday, reviving an old tradition of merriment once banned by extremist militants who reject such public spectacle

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5 h. ago My posts on transgender activists were in the public interest, Father Ted creator tells court

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan, 57, denies harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks, 18, in a series of posts last year, which she said left her 'alarmed and distressed'.

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5 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Why Walking Dead star's neighbours hit the roof

Have David Morrissey's neighbours spent too much time watching The Walking Dead, the American horror drama he starred in that was set after the collapse of modern civilisation?

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5 h. ago Eagles’ Jalen Carter ejected seconds into NFL season after spitting on Cowboys’ Dak Prescott

Defensive tackle acts seemingly without provocationCowboys score on drive following Carter’s ejectionPhiladelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected just six seconds into the first game of the NFL season after spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.Carter, one of the best players on the defending Super Bowl champions, approached Prescott as the teams lined up for the first play of the game from scrimmage and, after the pair exchanged words, spat on his opponent. Prescott looked shocked as a gob of phlegm landed on his chest and Carter was immediately sent from the field. He shook his head and smiled as he walked to the tunnel but did not argue with the decision as Eagles fans booed. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Zara McDermott left 'petrified and scared' after near arrest in Thailand while filming BBC documentary

Zara McDermott has recalled the terrifying time she almost got arrested in Thailand for filming her BBC documentary, Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise.

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7 h. ago Which infamous pair turned Clare Balding off for giving walkers a bad name?

Clare Balding answers our burning questions, what's she reading now, what would she take to a desert island, what gave her the reading bug, and what book left her cold?

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7 h. ago John Lewis Partnership to hire 13,700 Christmas staff in major recruitment drive

The seasonal roles will include 3,000 across 35 John Lewis stores and 8,500 within Waitrose shops.

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7 h. ago John Lewis reveals plans to hire record 13,700 workers – here's how to apply

John Lewis has become one of the first to kick off its Christmas hiring spree - with a record recruitment drive despite tough trading on the high street

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9 h. ago DOJ reveals items taken from John Bolton’s house during FBI raid including folders labeled ‘Trump I

Federal agents also seized two iPhones, a hard drive, two USB drives, a Dell Precision Tower computer, a Dell XPS laptop and a Dell Inspiron computer

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9 h. ago STEVE REED: No ideas Nigel Farage and his clueless crew don't have a plan for Britain

Environment Secretary Steve Reed warned that 'the hardworking public are going to pick up the tab for Nigel Farage’s vagueness, slogans and vacuity' ahead of Reform UK's conference

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