54 h. ago Should you take your dog on holiday? We went on a European road trip with our border terrier to find out

Dogs have a sense of adventure, don’t they? We thought Missy would enjoy exploring France and Spain. She had other ideasPlus tips on travelling with dogsWhen, two years ago now, our dog sitters cancelled on us just 24 hours before we were due to go on our summer holiday, we felt more than a little put out. Aware that we couldn’t leave Missy, our border terrier, home alone with a tin opener, we sent out frantic texts and made urgent phone calls before at last finding someone, a friend of a friend of, I think, another friend, and simply hoped for the best. What else were we to do? The flights were non-refundable.It all turned out fine, but it was not an experience we were keen to repeat. And so, the following year, we took Missy with us. Dogs are portable, after all, and have a nose for adventure. Also, this was to be an extended holiday, away for a full month – working part time in order to fund it – and we couldn’t be apart from her for that long. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago ‘Lots of bumps in the road’: Keir Starmer faces testing month before one

From spending review to China audit to assisted dying vote, June’s events have potential to lift or darken Labour moodAs Keir Starmer approaches his first anniversary in Downing Street, there will be several things he wishes he had done differently. But before he can contemplate that July milestone, he faces a busy month strewn with political bear traps.June has proven a difficult time for successive prime ministers: Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak all had to contend with deeply unhappy parliamentary parties reeling from heavy local and European election losses. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago King Charles' very telling question to David Beckham two weeks before knighthood

Football icon David Beckham's long wait for a knighthood is finally over and it seemed he knew for some time as King Charles asked a very cryptic question last month

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3 d. ago How You Can Ride A Vintage 1930s Train on the London Underground Next Month

How You Can Ride A Vintage 1930s Train on the London Underground Next Month  Time Out

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3 d. ago Families of dead pensioners could be chased by taxman to recoup winter fuel payment

'Unforeseen consequence' of Treasury’s plans to restore the payments as a universal benefit would see a six-month lag - and some pensioners could die during that time

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5 d. ago Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month

Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’

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7 d. ago Viva Vitinha: how PSG’s deep conductor proved Lionel Messi wrong | Barney Ronay

Midfield fulcrum was not rated by the Argentinian maestro or Wolves but was central to Champions League triumph“Not only are you bad, but you’re hurting me.” The words, there, or so it was claimed, of Lionel Messi; and however you spin it, a fairly tough six-month performance review from the greatest player of all time and your own footballing idol.Back in February 2023 Vitinha was very quick to deny that any such training ground altercation had taken place between himself and Messi, whatever the reports in the French football press at the time (another version of that conversation has Messi saying: “Do you see? This is why you’re shit.”). Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Chelsea face Olivier Giroud reunion at Club World Cup after Los Angeles FC win dramatic play

Blues to open Stateside campaign against LAFC in Atlanta this month after extra-time thriller

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9 d. ago Rory McIlroy's new UK mansion has footballers, oligarchs and Sultan of Brunei as neighbours

Rory McIlroy is set to move his family from Florida to the UK next month, with the five-time major champion and his wife Erica Stoll having spent millions on renovations to their Surrey mansion

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9 d. ago Rory McIlroy now has some very famous neighbours after making London move

Rory McIlroy is set to move his family from Florida to Surrey next month, with the five-time major winner and his family set to have some famous faces as neighbours

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9 d. ago Biden speaks about cancer diagnosis and urges Americans to defend democracy

Ex-president gave speech to commemorate fallen service members and said he had ‘no regrets’ after election lossUS politics live – latest updatesJoe Biden on Friday spoke out in public for the first time since being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer earlier this month to say he was optimistic about his prognosis and also to urge Americans to defend US democracy.“All the folks are very optimistic The expectation is we are going to be able to beat this,” he said of the cancer, at an event in Delaware. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Silvertown tunnel will be closed for 17 evenings over the next month: full list of dates

The Silvertown tunnel will be closed for 17 evenings over the next month: full list of dates  Time Out

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1 week ago Royal Navy tracks Russian vessels in UK waters 'to ensure security of critical sea

Warships and helicopters activated in five-day operation to escort Russian vessels through UK waters

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1 week ago Russian vessels in UK waters tracked by Royal Navy for second time this month

Warships and helicopters were activated ‘ensure the security and integrity of the UK’s critical sea-lanes’.

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1 week 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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2 w. ago Xabi Alonso, ‘one of the greatest legends of Real Madrid’, appointed as head coach

Former player at Spanish giants signs three-year contractLeverkusen head coach will join Spanish giants on 1 JuneXabi Alonso has been appointed as Real Madrid’s new manager on a three-year contract. The Spaniard and former Madrid midfielder, who announced he was leaving Bayer Leverkusen earlier this month, will replace Carlo Ancelotti, who is becoming Brazil’s first foreign head coach.Ancelotti led Madrid to a farewell 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday and Alonso will now take over in time for the Club World Cup, which begins next month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Evil twins and vivacious nonagenarians in this month's popular fiction; MONA ACTS OUT by Mischa Berlinski, BAD INFLUENCE by C J Wray, JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang

Buckle up for a rip roaring good time with the best popular fiction books out this month

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2 w. ago Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite objections from government

Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider

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2 w. ago Doctor reveals four tips for Masturbation Month – from how often to best time of day

It's May and that means it's International Masturbation Month. So, let's take a look at how you can effectively do the self-deed with a little advice from a doctor

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3 w. ago The Who sack drummer Zak Starkey for a second time after sharing huge update on their retirement plans following shock U

The Who's drummer Zak Starkey has been fired from the band for a second time, just one month after he was fired then quickly reinstated.

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