8 d. ago Emma Raducanu beams in sunny getaway as she enjoys impromptu holiday before teaming up with Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open

The British No 1 took to social media to share a series of photos of her short trip to Martha's Vineyard, an popular tourist destination in Massachusetts.

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9 d. ago I went to a festival an hour from Manchester – and it might have been the best weekend of my summer

Aidan McCartney made the short trip to Y Not Festival in the Peak District and was able to soak up a weekend of indie, pop and even some sunshine

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9 d. ago We once loved pigeons. We might not remember that, but they do | Joseph Earp

The gentle, beautiful curiosity of humans led to the discovery that these birds are able to differentiate between paintings by Monet and PicassoA month or so ago, my partner and I went on a painfully short trip to northern Tasmania. Tucked away in a tiny cabin in the middle of nowhere, we lit fires, watched sunlight dip over the mountains; and, as avid birdwatchers, saw an abundance of avian life, nestled in the trees, awash with golden light.So at first, returning to our home in Sydney, where we live in a flat on a major street, triangulated between three different vape shops, my overwhelming feeling was one of despair. Gone were the rolling hills, replaced by convenience stores selling AI-generated posters of monkeys smoking cigars. Suddenly, everything I observed about city life became evidence for a growing theory that the human race had gone terribly, unavoidably wrong. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ryanair, easyJet and TUI cabin bag that's 'perfect for short trips' now just £17

"Great bag, I was amazed at how much stuff I was able to pack into it."

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3 w. ago Ryanair, Jet2, easyJet and TUI latest passport rules for summer

Airlines have their own sets of rules for passengers to follow when travelling domestically and abroad

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3 w. ago 'Spacious' Ryanair cabin bag 'perfect for a weekend stay' reduced in Antler sale

The luggage retailer has launched a summer sale with 40 percent off selected styles.

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4 w. ago Ryanair, TUI, BA and easyJet bag pooling guidelines and what it means for Brits

Now with the summer holidays, a travel perk known as 'bag pooling' can be a lifesaver when your bags are overweight, but not every airline accepts this - and here's why

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last month The shining: my trip to the G7 summit with Emmanuel Macron | Emmanuel Carrère

Deeply unpopular in France, President Macron relishes the international stage, where he projects himself as the leader best placed to handle Trump. Seven years after our last encounter, I joined him as he prepared for battleNuuk, the capital of Greenland, is a small jumble of orange prefab buildings and low grey apartment blocks nestled on a stony outcrop on the edge of the ocean. There are no trees, but there’s a hill topped by the statue of Hans Egede, the Danish-Norwegian missionary who evangelised the world’s biggest island in the 18th century and which, as such, is threatened with removal by Inuit anti-colonialists. It was at his feet that I awaited the helicopters bringing back the Greenlandic prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron – referred to throughout this trip as “PR”, short for président de la république – from their excursion on the ice. Continue reading...

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last month The shining: my trip to the G7 horror show with Emmanuel Macron | Emmanuel Carrère

Deeply unpopular in France, President Macron relishes the international stage, where he projects himself as the leader best placed to handle Trump. Seven years after our last encounter, I joined him as he prepared for battleNuuk, the capital of Greenland, is a small jumble of orange prefab buildings and low grey apartment blocks nestled on a stony outcrop on the edge of the ocean. There are no trees, but there’s a hill topped by the statue of Hans Egede, the Danish-Norwegian missionary who evangelised the world’s biggest island in the 18th century and which, as such, is threatened with removal by Inuit anti-colonialists. It was at his feet that I awaited the helicopters bringing back the Greenlandic prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron – referred to throughout this trip as “PR”, short for président de la république – from their excursion on the ice. Continue reading...

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