6 h. ago ‘All around us was the low hum of contented diners’: readers’ favourite places to eat in Europe

Opulent omelettes, plump scallops and a ‘confessional’ fondue are among our tipsters’ happy culinary memories, from Athens to the AlgarveSarajevo has to be one of the most underrated cities in Europe. A real east-west cultural melting pot with recent raw history, it’s also one of the best places for Bosnian burek, delicious rolls of filled filo pastry that are served up cheap and quick in the cities numerous buregdžinica. You typically get a choice of three fillings: spicy potato, meat, or spinach and cheese, and you can order by weight (go for 500 grams for full satisfaction, about £5). A dollop of yoghurt perfectly complements this most addictive of staples, best washed down with a pivo (beer).Matt Lunt Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Usher at London’s O2 Arena: bag policy, banned items and cloakroom for PAST PRESENT FUTURE tour shows

Usher at London’s O2 Arena: bag policy, banned items and cloakroom for PAST PRESENT FUTURE tour shows  Time Out London

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48 h. ago Foreign Office reveals new Spain travel advice ahead of Easter including key safety app

The UK Foreign Office has updated guidance for British holidaymakers heading to Spain, including information about a key app, that could help keep tourists safe

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50 h. ago Oodie launches new pyjama collection with buy two, get 20% off offer until end of April

Oodie has launched a colourful new pyjama collection – and there’s a limited-time offer to get 20% off when you buy two items.

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67 h. ago Flatpack housing could help solve temporary accommodation costs bankrupting London councils, developer argues

Boroughs in the capital spend a collective £4million a day on housing homeless families

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2 d. ago Torturous nut crackers and slippery tongs: six kitchen gadgets that aren’t worth the money

Gathering dust in drawers everywhere, these useless utensils make home cook and former caterer Elizabeth Quinn particularly twitchyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI’ve written about kitchen tools I think every home cook should own, and gadget game-changers, such as bog-standard supermarket whisks. Now, with some trepidation and a notional trigger warning, I present the villains of the cutlery drawer. These items seemed like a good idea at the time and have ended up being totally useless, at least in my opinion. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Reading 2025: Your guide to this year’s event including travel, accommodation, banned items and opening times

Everything you need to know about this year’s Reading Festival - including what time to arrive

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6 d. ago George Foreman, boxing champion and entrepreneur, dies aged 76

The death of the heavyweight champion boxer was announced by his family in a post on InstagramBoxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur George Foreman has died at age 76, his family has announced in an Instagram post on his account.“With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by loved ones,” the post read. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Step into the Drama – WIN a Star Tour of the Emmerdale Village!

Calling all Emmerdale fans, we have three Star Tour Experiences at the Emmerdale Village Tour for you and a loved one. With £100 travel costs included, it is the perfect soap fan experience.

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7 d. ago How to get a passport quickly including one service that can do it in four hours

If you need a new passport quickly there are two accelerated services that can help. Here's how to get your passport in as little as four hours

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7 d. ago Karren Brady feels 'watched' after burglar raided her home 'four times in 16 hours'

Baroness Karren Brady has been left feeling 'vulnerable and unsettled' after a burglar raided her £6million Belgravia home four times in 16 hours, stealing valuable designer items

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7 d. ago EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks

Show of unity marred by Viktor Orbán refusing to back declaration of support for UkraineEU leaders – apart from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – say they are ready to increase pressure on Russia through further sanctions, as summit talks exposed a geographical divide on rearming Europe.Meeting in Brussels, the bloc agreed it was ready to levy further sanctions on Russia and strengthen existing measures after talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joined by video link. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Never fails to make my day’: readers on their feelgood movies

As Guardian writers continue to share their go-to comfort films, we asked for your picks, which range from a ghostly sports drama to a Hitchcock thrillerMy parents’ favorite, too. So much so they allowed me to watch it on a school night. I loved the arch dialogue (Deborah Kerr), especially the request for “pink champagne” that I used for years to torture my younger sister whenever she wanted to know what I was doing. Why, drinking pink champagne, of course! It’s on Netflix again so am enjoying it for the umpteenth time in all its glorious technicolor. Deepavali70 Continue reading...

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9 d. ago AI and US tariffs expected to fuel fresh surge in secondhand fashion sales

Use of hi-tech search tools enables shoppers to find items they want, while trade war pushes up prices of new clothesArtificial intelligence will spur on sales of secondhand clothing, according to the boss of one of the biggest online resale sites, after global sales rose 15% last year – more than four times faster than the wider market.Pre-loved clothing items now account for $227bn (£175bn) or 9% of total fashion sales, according to a report by analysts at GlobalData for online the clothing reseller ThredUp. The figure represents a big leap over the past five years and has led to resellers eating into the market share of major clothing retailers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gold hits record high over $3,000 amid rising geopolitical tensions and weakening US dollar – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as gold hits $3,017 per ounceIn the City, shares in banking group Close Brothers have tumbled after it reported that the UK’s motor finance scandal dragged it into a loss.Close Brothers reported an operating pre-tax loss of £103m for the six months to 31 January 2025, and a loss after tax ofo £111.8m. Continue reading...

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1 week ago This Flash Sale Has 30% Off 6 Iconic European Cities—Including London, Paris, and Amsterdam

This Flash Sale Has 30% Off 6 Iconic European Cities—Including London, Paris, and Amsterdam  Travel + Leisure

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1 week ago 'I reversed my social media 'brainrot' after picking up this common hobby'

Are you suffering from 'brainrot'? In a bid to read more books in 2025, I've managed to improve several aspects of my life span in a multitude of unexpected ways

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1 week ago Home Bargains £30 wall art 'transforms' your garden as fans say 'mine is great'

The budget store has launched a brand new garden item that homeowners are rushing to snap up in time for spring

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1 week ago If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up | Stewart Lee

Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinionWake up grandad and put your opinions in the pedal bin! If you even think you are well informed you are living a lie. What the world believes today depends on who is controlling legacy media’s last feeble news fronts, like the head-bobbing slaphead Jeff Bezos’s supine Washington Post, and on who programs digital social media sluices, such as Ketamine Ken’s Twitter, currently X, essentially an ape with a megaphone standing in a crowded marketplace shouting unsubstantiated rumours at babies, and showing pornographic photographs to children.But was it ever thus? Did it just take the unalloyed unpleasantness of Elon Musk to make us see ourselves as we always were, toilet paper people fluttering on the whims of wealthy men’s media outlets, 8 billion dogshit golems, Frankingsteins made of farts? Continue reading...

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1 week ago The big question on Ukraine: is Trump ready to push Putin into peace?

Russian leader’s antagonism to Zelenskyy and lack of interest in a ceasefire leaves colossal task for USDavid Lammy: Trump’s right, Putin can take the hard or easy wayOn paper, everyone is in agreement: Donald Trump says he wants a ­ceasefire; Kyiv’s ­negotiating team has already agreed to a 30-day ceasefire ­proposal at marathon talks with the Americans in Jeddah; and Vladimir Putin says he accepts the idea, albeit with a few “nuances”.But Putin’s so-called nuances are bigger than mere wrinkles, and at the end of an intense week of diplomacy around Russia’s war in Ukraine, a ceasefire – never mind a sustainable peace – still looks to be something of a distant prospect. Continue reading...

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