78 m. ago Travel: How Robert Louis Stevenson visited the Cévennes but missed all the best bits

Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous visit to the Cévennes could have been very different if he’d turned right instead of left at a critical moment, writes Roger Cox

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96 m. ago Trump warns Putin he is 'playing with fire' in explosive new warning over Ukraine war

President Donald Trump delivered a fresh warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Russians spent the weekend showering Ukraine with missile and drone strikes.

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2 h. ago Meghan Markle reveals she gained 65 pounds during each of her pregnancies

The Duchess of Sussex said she still had to wear ‘five-inch, pointy-toed stilettos’ while pregnant

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2 h. ago Missouri to hold special session on aid for tornado victims plus Chiefs and Royals stadiums

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is calling lawmakers into a special session to consider aid for tornado victims and incentives for stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals

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3 h. ago Brit man who vanished in Europe pictured as parents blast 'no contact' from Spanish cops

Matthew Chapman, 24, set off to Europe in a van from Manchester, which was later found abandoned north of Barcelona and has left his mum and dad fearing for his safety

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3 h. ago Police give major update about missing Faye Reagan weeks after adult star vanished

EXCLUSIVE: Faye Reagan was declared missing by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Detail on Wednesday, May 7 - the 36-year-old once dominated the adult scene

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3 h. ago IMF lifts UK growth forecast for 2025; markets welcome US delay to EU 50% tariffs – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF releases latest healthcheck on UK economyRachel Reeves should ease fiscal rules to prevent emergency spending cuts, IMF saysEU hopes for quick deal to resolve US trade war after Trump delays 50% tariffsToyota to move some GR Corolla production to UK from JapanOuch! Germany’s economy is on track for its worst performance in post-war history, a new report shows.The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) predicted this morning that Europe’s largest economy will contract by 0.3% this year, Reuters reports. That would be the third annual contraction in a row, although not as bad as the 0.5% fall in GDP which the DIHK predicted back in February.“A mood of cautious relief is spreading after the long weekend, amid hopes for more fruitful trade negotiations between the United States and its global partners. There are no post bank holiday blues for the London market, with the Footsie in striking distance of the record ...

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4 h. ago How to wear a summer dress and trainers – the dos and don’ts

Fashion experts give their top tips for styling dresses and trainers

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4 h. ago Ban on Ukraine firing missiles into Russia secretly lifted months ago under Joe Biden

Ukraine escalation fears as it emerges western ban on Kyiv's missile targeting into Russia was secretly lifted in November and not restricted to the defence of Kursk as previously thought

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4 h. ago Missing Brit tourist Matthew Chapman's last movements from Manchester before vanishing in Catalonia

Matthew Chapman, 24, was reported missing almost a month ago after he set off from Manchester in a van

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4 h. ago North Korea warns US Golden Dome missile shield risks 'space nuclear war'

North Korea has criticised the US' plan for a futuristic 'Golden Dome' missile shield, saying it could 'turn outer space into a potential nuclear war field'

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4 h. ago I tried Sony’s new wearable air conditioner – does it really work?

The new device automatically reacts to the temperature to keep you cool

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4 h. ago Biggest Films of 2025: Here are the 11 hit films topping the box office charts so far this year

‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ is out this week and is likely to be one of the biggest films of the year - but can it beat these 11 titles?

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4 h. ago UK heatwave as 'Caribbean jet stream' to blast Britain but 23 counties to miss out

A huge chunk of the UK is set to sizzle in a 48-hour mini-heatwave driven by a Caribbean jet stream - with some areas reaching possible highs of 27C and others missing out on the sunshine

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4 h. ago Supreme Court rejects appeal of Massachusetts student who wanted to wear 'only two genders' T

The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders

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5 h. ago Liverpool crash witness recalls car missing him by inches: ‘Panic, screaming, commotion’

Witnesses to the Liverpool FC parade car crash recalled the terrifying moment the vehicle missed them by just inches, as “panic, screaming, and commotion” set in amongst crowds gathered in the city centre on Monday (26 May).

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5 h. ago A cargo ship that ran aground in Norway, narrowly missing a house, is being towed to a nearby harbor

A cargo ship that ran aground in a Norwegian fjord and narrowly missed a house is being towed to a nearby harbor

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5 h. ago The Oura ring is my favorite fitness tracker and it has a rare $100 saving

As a fitness editor, I’ve tested lots of wearables, but this one remains top-tier

Economics

5 h. ago Charlie Woods sums up attitude with response to missing out on US Open qualifying

Charlie Woods missed out on US Open qualifying earlier this month for the second time, and his response in the first round of the Team TaylorMade Invitational says it all about the young star

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5 h. ago Trump’s flattery and bullying of Putin have been equally ineffective – and it’s obvious why | Rajan Menon

Putin has tied his political survival to the war, and he believes Russia is winning. The US president will not make progress on peace until that changesRajan Menon is senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace StudiesThree-plus years into the war in Ukraine, much remains uncertain, including when the bloodshed will cease and on what terms. But we can be sure about one thing: although no one took seriously Donald Trump’s boast that he would end the war within 24 hours – perhaps not even Trump himself – it’s now evident that his efforts to stitch together a political settlement have failed. Last weekend’s Russian drone and missile strikes against Ukraine, reportedly among the largest since the full-scale invasion began, show us that the conflict isn’t likely to come to a sudden end.That’s because Vladimir Putin remains committed to his goal of conquering Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson provinces. So far, he controls virtually all of...

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