4 d. ago New online safety rules spark angry backlash from campaigners who say they will put children and danger and have put the profits of Big Tech firms first

New online safety rules put the profits of Big Tech firms ahead of children's safety, campaigners warned last night.

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5 d. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton's unexpected anniversary plans on remote island

The Prince and Princess of Wales will be spending their 14th wedding anniversary on the Scottish island of Mulll next week on a two day visit - and they've booked unexpected accommodation for the trip

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6 d. ago Boat trip to Welsh island is like being on a Greek holiday with an amazing surprise at the end

A shingle cove is where you wait for a boat to whisk you on a picturesque journey to a remote island with a wildlife surprise

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7 d. ago William and Kate to spend 14th wedding anniversary on remote Scottish island

Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary soon and will mark the milestone with a visit to a remote Scottish island, the Isle of Mull

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7 d. ago Hell is not other people – it’s being stuck in the ninth circle of an automated telephone service | Hilary Freeman

Tuvalu is celebrating its first ATM, but here’s a warning from the UK, where human contact has been lost to the self-service age Life is about to change on the remote island nation of Tuvalu. And not, in my opinion, for the better. To great fanfare, Tuvalu – an entirely cash-based society – has unveiled its first ever ATM, marking its move towards financial modernisation. But while the 10,000 people living in that country may be celebrating no longer having to queue at the bank, I fear their happiness will be short-lived. It’s the start of the slow erosion of human contact that heralds the dehumanisation of yet another society.The world’s first ATM was introduced in Britain in 1967, but for me the tyranny of machines that promise convenience but erode human contact really began about 20 years ago, in the form of self-checkouts in our local Sainsbury’s. Having watched the Terminator movie franchise during my formative years, I railed prophetically against them, aware that it was just...

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1 week ago Private island off the coast of Northern Ireland for sale for less than the price of a London flat

Get away from it all by buying your own private island and working remotely – or commuting between the two – just a three-hour round-trip from London

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1 week ago Net closing in on world's most famous missing dog which has been on the run for 500 days

Missing dachshund Valerie has been spotted in new footage after more than 500 days at large in the wild on remote Kangaroo Island, giving her owners fresh hopes of a reunion

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1 week ago Tuvalu marks ‘momentous occasion’ with unveiling of its first ATMs

All banking in the Pacific nation used to be done in cash but that is about to change on the main island of FunafutiTuvalu, one of the world’s most remote nations, has unveiled its first ever ATMs, at the headquarters of the National Bank of Tuvalu in the village of Vaiaku on Funafuti, the country’s main island.Tuesday’s ceremony marked a historic shift for the island nation of 12,000 people, which has never before had access to electronic banking. Attended by prime minister Feleti Teo, the governor general, traditional leaders, members of parliament and representatives from the diplomatic and business sectors, the event celebrated a long-anticipated move toward financial modernisation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Katie Price, 46, continues to spark concern with her weight loss as she promotes fitness brands online

Fans of the former glamour model, 46, have pleaded for her to 'get help' after she was seen with a slimmer frame while sporting black exercise gear.

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2 w. ago 'Breathtaking' remote Scots island beach previously dubbed 'best in country'

If you are looking for a quick getaway during the Easter holidays, why not visit this beautiful Scottish beach with views you won't believe.

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2 w. ago French presidential hopeful sparks outrage with bizarre remote island migrant plan

Even far-right leader Marine Le Pen criticised Laurent Wauquiez's Saint Pierre and Miquelon idea

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2 w. ago The heavenly and remote Scottish island hotel that's on sale for offers over £1.4million

This hotel is about to open for the season, and you could be its new owner

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3 w. ago PenguinsAgainstTrump: Tariffs on remote island spark online movement

PenguinsAgainstTrump has trended online after last week’s tariff announcement.

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3 w. ago Live and work on a remote Scottish island with less than 20 residents this summer

A rare chance has opened up to spend summer 2025 working in one of the country's most special places

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3 w. ago Not that Norfolk! Mislabelled shipments led to Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands and remote outposts with no US trade

Exclusive: Aquarium systems, Timberland boots and recycling plant parts were mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islandsTariffs send US markets tumbling to worst day since Covid crashTrade tariffs imposed on tiny Australian territories that are either uninhabited or claim to have no trading relationship with the US appear to have been calculated based on erroneous trade data.The data relates, at least in part, to shipments mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island, or Heard Island and McDonald Islands, instead of their correct countries of origin, the Guardian can reveal. Among the erroneously-labelled shipments over the past five years from the island territories are shipments of aquarium systems, Timberland boots, wine and parts for a recycling plant. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago American tourist arrested for sailing to remote island and giving can of Coke to world's most isolated tribe

The man was detained in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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3 w. ago US tourist arrested for leaving a can of Coke for untouched tribe on a remote island is a wannabe travel influencer who spent time with the Taliban

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, creates YouTube videos under the username Neo-Orientalist. He seemingly teased his visit to North Sentinel Island online five months before making the journey.

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3 w. ago Tourist tries to give world's most isolated tribe a can of Coke

Mykhailo Polyakov reportedly sailed 25 miles to the remote island before entering a notorious tribe's area – and leaving a can of Coke and coconuts behind as an offering

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3 w. ago US base and 4,000 of its troops are 'at risk of complete destruction' if Trump decides to strike Iran, state newspaper warns as it lays out how Tehran would launch attack with long

Iranian armed forces-run Defra Press claimed that Iran 'certainly has sufficient weapons' to attack Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean where the US has recently bolstered military presence

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3 w. ago 'Idiotic' US tourist is arrested for sailing to remote island and leaving a can of Coke for the world's most isolated tribe to try

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, was arrested in the India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands after he allegedly visited a prohibited tribal reserve on North Sentinel Island without authorization.

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