3 h. ago Wombats, wallabies and whales: four days walking in Wilsons Promontory national park

It’s one of Victoria’s favourite national parks for good reason. Hiking the park’s south reveals stunning coastlines and complex history, topped off by a night in a lighthouseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWe left the Wilsons Promontory Lightstation with one last look out to sea, admiring the chain of islands leading like stepping stones across the Strait. They’re the remnants of a landbridge between the Prom and Tasmania’s Freycinet, a link easily seen in the areas’ shared beauty: fine white sand, rough granite and bright orange lichen contrasting with a startlingly blue sea. It’s the nature, the beauty and the walking that brought us here, as well as a sense of unfinished business.My husband and I had been coming to Wilsons Prom for decades, for day walks and multi-day hikes. But we’d never made it to the lighthouse, or stayed in the cottages converted to walkers’ accommodation. To tackle the trip, we booked two bunkrooms and roped in the Schultz family. It would be th...

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32 h. ago Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith hits out at 'ridiculous' eating trend and says it's causing childhood obesity

The beloved Great British Bake Off judge, 85, who originally hails from South Africa, revealed her thoughts on the UK's obesity crisis in an interview with The Sun.

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3 d. ago The RCT and Merthyr transport schemes set to get their share of nearly £50m next year

Welsh Government has revealed the projects in south east Wales that will get their share of £47m in grants next year

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6 d. ago Captain Scott's 'last supper' revealed: Signed menu from farewell meal attended by explorer before doomed South Pole expedition emerges 115 years later

Robert Falcon Scott and his fellow explorers were given a farewell dinner before they left for the British Antarctic Expedition in June 1910.

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8 d. ago Cause of deaths of three people including girl, four, and her mother, 30, killed in horror blaze at Grade

Emma Conn, 30, and her daughter Mayci Fox, four - both from Desborough - died along with Louie Thorn, 23, at the Grade II-listed property in the village of Rushton, near Kettering.

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9 d. ago Previous execution reveals how South Carolina will put 2nd inmate to death by firing squad

A few more details are known about South Carolina's firing squad as the state prepares to carry out its second execution by that method

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1 week ago Hollyoaks spring trailer spoilers: Fire horror, DI Banks exposed and Lucas death fears

Lucas Hay is rushed to hospital and left needing surgery in upcoming Hollyoaks scenes and DI Banks' looks set to be rumbled as the Channel 4 soap drop its explosive spring trailer

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2 w. ago The death toll in the North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 60 after a burn victim dies

North Macedonia's health minister says a critically injured burn victim from a nightclub fire last month in an eastern town has died while receiving treatment in Lithuania

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2 w. ago I live in a 7t lorry complete with a flatscreen TV and a king

A firefighter from the south of England has revealed how his home is a 7.5ft lorry, which boasts a king-size bed, 43' TV, underfloor heating, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

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2 w. ago I live in a 7ft lorry complete with a flatscreen TV and a king

A firefighter from the south of England has revealed how his home is a 7.5ft lorry, which boasts a king-size bed, 43' TV, underfloor heating, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

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2 w. ago Beautiful South singer Briana Corrigan's bold reason for new music 30 years after success

Former Beautiful South singer, Briana Corrigan, has revealed why now was the right time to create new music over 30 years on from her success with the band and tunes like A Little Time

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2 w. ago At least 18 people killed after explosion sets off building collapse in India

Five workers injured in blast in western Gujarat state

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3 w. ago South Carolina inmate chooses to die by firing squad like the last condemned inmate before him

A second South Carolina inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets

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3 w. ago Olympic star, 25, dies with his dad in mystery fire at hotel banned from having guests

Berkin Usta, who represented Turkey at the Winter Olympics, has died alongside his father after a blaze broke out at the hotel they were staying in

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3 w. ago Palestinian death toll rises as Benjamin Netanyahu under fire from Israelis

More than two dozen Gazans were killed in just 24 hours as Israel shows no let-up in attacks, also opening fire on Hezbollah in Lebnaon and targets in Syria as the Middle East conflict continues

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3 w. ago South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis

Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 26 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites Authorities in South Korea are battling wildfires that have doubled in size in a day in the country’s worst ever natural fire disaster.At least 26 people have died and hundreds of buildings destroyed in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang, with the country’s disaster chief saying the fires had exposed the “harsh reality” of global heating. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread againAt least 18 people have died and another 19 injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, according to government officials.Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, said five days of fires had caused “unprecedented damage” and asked agencies tackling the disaster to “assume the worst-case scenario and respond accordingly”, according to Yonhap news agency. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago North Macedonia nightclub fire: cause, death toll and Wales match armband tribute

Its could be an emotional night when Wales face North Macedonia on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Woman accused of murdering her Cal Fire captain wife after she tried to end marriage arrested after month

Yolanda Marodi was arrested Saturday in Mexico a month after her wife, Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death

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4 w. ago Inside the hellish nightmare as madman attacks stranded crew at isolated Antarctica research station

A researcher at a station in Antarctica allegedly turned into a violent madman, leaving his team living in fear and revealing a terrifying culture of violence developing at the South Pole.

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