86 m. ago What happened when we ditched the Canaries for a more sustainable family trip to Paris

After years of beach breaks, Robin McKelvie’s decision to swap the Canary Islands for a no-fly break in France proved a roaring success – and even passed muster with his teenage daughters

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87 m. ago Why the way I booked a May Day train works for me – but not the rail industry

Train Talk: ‘Open access’ is a boon for travellers and should be free to be commercial

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2 h. ago Boston judge could face brutal punishment for letting illegal migrant slip out of court to avoid ICE

Judge Shelley Joseph may soon face a brutal punishment for allegedly allowing Jose Medina-Perez, an illegal immigrant originally, walk out a back door of her courtroom in 2018.

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2 h. ago Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review – the horror is still breathtaking

This dreadfully suspenseful four-parter about the killing of the innocent Brazilian man reveals the staggering number of blunders that led up to itIn Britain, we are not short of stories of police incompetence, malfeasance or deception, but the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes stands out because the manner of his death is so shocking. De Menezes, a 27-year-old Brazilian working as an electrician in London, boarded the tube at Stockwell station on the morning of 22 July 2005. Moments later, before the carriage doors could close, armed police sprinted on to the train and shot him seven times, point blank, in the head. De Menezes had been mistaken for a suicide bomber; he was entirely innocent of any crime.Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a four-part drama by Jeff Pope, portrays the horror of that moment with breathtaking clarity. The sheer power and speed of the killing are viscerally startling: De Menezes (Edison Alcaide) is tackled, pinned and shot before he can ...

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2 h. ago Gardener named plants you must prune right now for plenty of flowers in summer

A gardening expert has shared his top tips for pruning plants in spring, including lavender, buddleia, and ornamental grasses, to ensure a beautiful display of flowers in the summer

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2 h. ago Idyllic Scottish Borders cottage with 'beautiful gardens' for sale

The garden features a lovely timber summerhouse.

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3 h. ago The beautiful woodland walk you can reach by steam train, which ends at a roaring waterfall

You will find stacked bridges, a boutique hotel, unique chocolate and a waterfall trail

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4 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: UN slashes humanitarian aid after ‘sharp’ fall in funding

Official says UN and its partners have ‘reprioritised’ operations in Ukraine, amid wider drop in aid funding from the US. What we know on day 1,162Faced with a drastic drop in funding, the United Nations will scale back its humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine, an official from its humanitarian affairs office said on Tuesday. In January, the UN appealed for $2.63bn in funding to assist 6 million people who need aid in Ukraine. But due to a “sharp contraction” in humanitarian funding, “the UN and its partners have further reprioritised” operations in Ukraine to reach 4.8 million people with $1.75bn, Joyce Msuya of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told the UN security council.“The objective is to reach those most at risk and most in need, centring on four core response priorities: people near the frontline, evacuations, emergency response after strikes, and aid to the most vulnerable among the internally displaced people,” she said. “Without increased supp...

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4 h. ago RSPCA puts out plea after bucket of dead puppies were found buried at allotment site and dogs' bodies were discovered dumped in separate counties just days apart

The seven dead puppies were found at the allotment site after they were dug up by a wild animal at the Grovebury Walk allotments, in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.

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5 h. ago Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’ at rally to celebrate 100 days in office

President holds campaign-style event in Michigan, attacks Democrats and ‘communist’ judges, and repeats 2020 election lieDonald Trump has celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan and an attack on “communist radical left judges” for trying to seize his power, warning: “Nothing will stop me.”The president also served up the chilling spectacle of a video of Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious prison in El Salvador, accompanied by Hollywood-style music and roars of approval from the crowd. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago RSPCA puts out plea after bucket of dead puppies found buried at allotment site and dogs' bodies found dumped in separate counties days apart

The seven dead puppies were found at the allotment site after they were dug up by a wild animal at the Grovebury Walk allotments, in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.

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7 h. ago New ‘vibrant’ train design celebrates ethnicity of workforce

Digital artist Baraka Carberry created the work for Avanti West Coast.

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7 h. ago Gen Z most likely to be hit by trains due to phone distraction as shocking CCTV released

Gen Z's phone distraction could cost them their life after experts warned they are the most likely group of people to be hit by a train, as Network Rail release shocking footage

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7 h. ago Walking sticks to be replaced by special 'exoskeleton' clothes that support us in old age

OAPs are set to wear 'exoskeletons' instead of 'unsightly' canes and zimmer frames that would stiffen and relax as you walk, supporting weakened muscles according to an expert

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8 h. ago Arsenal star claims Gunners mostly 'dominated' PSG despite semi

Gunners need Paris comeback next week to reach first Champions League final since 2006

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8 h. ago Wayne Rooney takes aim at Arsenal and accuses fans of thinking they'd 'walk' into final

Wayne Rooney was critical of Arsenal after their 1-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in thr first leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Emirates Stadium

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10 h. ago UK has hottest day of the year and could reach 30C at earliest point on record

The Met Office said the highest temperature recorded on Tuesday was 24.9C in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire.

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10 h. ago Death in Paradise fans cry 'I'll do anything' as BBC issue huge update about show future

An Instagram post shared a photo of a clapperboard, detailing that filming began this week on the beautiful tropical island of Guadeloupe

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11 h. ago Arne Engels counts his Celtic trophies as what £11m man thinks about debut season isn't shared by 'everyone'

Not everyone has called him a roaring success but Engels is feeling good with two trophies in the bag already

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11 h. ago Chanel takes a cruise around Lake Como with glamour fit for a grand hotel

Show dips into lucrative holiday market with butter-yellow, lilac and gold lamé outfits reflecting beauty of the backdropChanel has a fresh-faced, avant garde new designer but it still stands for classic glamour. This was the loud and clear messaging at the first Chanel show since Matthieu Blazy took up his role. The show was held at Villa d’Este, the Lake Como palace hotel where Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich holidayed and which Alfred Hitchcock, who filmed The Pleasure Garden there, pronounced the most beautiful place on earth.The location, booked a year in advance, provided the theme: life in a grand hotel. Think White Lotus on Lake Como, art directed by Slim Aarons. First on to the pebbled catwalk weaving through the hotel’s terrace was a white bathrobe-style coat. Then there were capri pants in the butter yellow of the hotel parasols, and a lilac tweed suit to match the wisteria trailing overhead. Models swung tote bags big enough for pool towels, while gold...

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