4 h. ago Peak bloom for the iconic cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, is predicted for late March

The National Park Service has announced that peak bloom this year for the signature cherry blossom trees of Washington, D

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9 h. ago No confidence vote risks sending English rugby into ‘paralysis’, clubs told

Chief executive Bill Sweeney will face a vote of no-confidence at a special general meeting in late March

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42 h. ago Romanian prosecutors allowed Andrew and Tristan Tate to fly to US but say they must return when summoned – live

The brothers, who are dual UK-US nationals, were given a travel ban in December 2023 amid trafficking allegationsRomanian media Adevarul and Antena 3 CNN are both reporting from their sources that the pair are expected to report for a court hearing in Bucharest in late March.The statement from the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism says that “the two defendants of dual British-American citizenship” have been allowed to travel, but have to report when summoned and any violation of this condition could lead to stricter restrictions on their movement. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Merz warned he must change tone during Germany coalition talks – Europe live

Friedrich Merz aiming to build government before Easter but SPD co-leader says man expected to be chancellor must change courseBut, but, but before we even get to the new Bundestag in late March, there is some plotting under way to change the country’s constitutional debt brake in this parliament before it finishes its term.Once the new parliament gets in, two opposition parties – the far-right AfD and the far-left Die Linke – will have a blocking majority for constitutional changes and are unlikely to be willing to agree to fund further defence spend this way. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lindt’s central London chocolate ‘paradise’ to open in late March

The flagship Piccadilly location will feature three master chocolatiers working in-store and the UK’s largest Lindt pick and mix.

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6 d. ago ‘I forgive the girl and boy for what they’ve done. If I didn’t, the hate would eat away at me’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of her daughter Brianna

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her mother has become friends with the parent of one of the murderersThe first thing I notice about Esther Ghey is a blossom tree trailing down her left arm to her hand. There is one pink flower on the tattoo. Pink was her daughter Brianna’s favourite colour. If Brianna had got her way, the whole world would have been pink. And just after she was murdered by two teenage schoolchildren in February 2023, Ghey says, the world did briefly turn pink. The local blossom trees filled with the blossomiest blossom she had ever seen. “It really felt she was with us and that she was sending us a sign she was OK,” she says.Now Ghey has written a book, Under a Pink Sky. It’s a memoir of her and Brianna’s lives, and a manifesto of sorts; a shocking exploration of how deadly smartphones and online spaces can be....

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8 d. ago UK set for more snow in March as weather expert warns of 'very late wintry blast'

BRITAIN will be split down the middle by madcap March weather. There is set to be a balmy, almost summer-feel to spring in the South while the wild, wintry and wet North faces snow.

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1 week ago Why is Pancake Day in March? As raging Brits wonder why Shrove Tuesday is 'so late'

Pancake Day is on the minds on many Brits looking for an excuse to indulge. However, you might have noticed Shrove Tuesday isn't in February this year - we have a look as to why

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