39 h. ago Sun, sea and smugglers: The scourge of narco gangs delivering drug shipments on Spain's tourist beaches in full view of holidaying families

As sunbathers looked on and children played in the sand, a speedboat roared up to a busy Marbella beach - its masked crew leaping ashore to unload bulging packages before racing back to sea.

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62 h. ago Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on ‘Hermione’s handbag’

Trio honoured for developing revolutionary materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug deliveryThe Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists who created revolutionary porous materials that can harvest water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide from industrial facilities and remove toxins from water.Susumu Kitagawa, of Kyoto University, Richard Robson, of the University of Melbourne, and Omar Yaghi, of the University of California, Berkeley, shared the 11m Swedish kronor (about £871,400) prize awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on porous materials

Trio honoured for developing revolutionary porous materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug deliveryThe Nobel prize in chemistry 2025 has been awarded to three scientists for developing revolutionary porous materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug delivery.Susumu Kitagawa, at Kyoto University, Richard Robson, at the University of Melbourne, and Omar Yaghi, at the University of California, Berkeley, share the 11m Swedish kronor (about £871,400) prize announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Police issue update as air ambulance lands at 'major incident' on UK beach

A heavy police presence was previously seen as a 'major incident' took place at popular tourist hotpot, Weymouth, with the beach completely evacuated to make way for an air ambulance

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6 d. ago What to do on a weekend in Barcelona according to locals – from hotels to restaurants

Barcelona is the perfect city break destination, with sun, sea, history and culture, along with everything you expect from a modern city – and all just a couple of hours' flight from the UK

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2 w. ago Tortured, raped and murdered on live stream: Ruthless narco gang chop girl's fingers off and butcher her along with two women in horrific 'revenge killing' film

Detectives say they believe around 45 people watched the sadistic scenes, in which one woman had her fingers amputated and another was suffocated with a plastic bag.

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2 w. ago Baywatch is BACK – but will megabucks reboot recapture magic of 90s hit or be woke joke?

BAYWATCH is back. Like an out-of-his-depth surfer dude on Venice Beach, the sun, sea and CPR saga is being hauled on to shore and resuscitated for a brand new series. US TV network Fox has ordered a dozen new episodes of the show that thrust Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra and all the other hubba-hubba hotties...

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3 w. ago Triple dose of Novo Nordisk drug delivers 19% weight loss in trials

Danish pharma group seeks to broaden options and stay competitive with Eli Lilly

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4 w. ago Revealed: The very popular (and surprising) holiday destinations where tourists are most at risk of food poisoning

It should have been a perfect evening; watching the Spanish sun slowly easing into the deep blue sea while eating dinner with a loved one.

Society

4 w. ago The European country with incredible beaches 'like the Maldives'

If you're craving sun, sea, sights and a slower pace of life this autumn - a southern Italian gem, with 20C weather throughout September, might be for you.

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