2 h. ago 'There's nothing you can do about it': Traveller issues chilling threat during stand

Adventurer Ed Stafford witnessed the heated argument near a car park in Cornwall as he spent 60 days with Romani gypsies and Irish travellers across the UK.

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4 h. ago Health warning for Australians and their pets after rare virus kills 28 in Queensland

Bacterial infection that thrives in wet soil and stagnant water has hit particularly hard in regions affected by flooding earlier this year

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10 h. ago Sister Europe by Nell Zink review – all the ideas Trump deems most dangerous

This comedy of manners set among Berlin’s cultural elite is a prescient interrogation of language, identity and powerOn 7 March 2025 the New York Times published a list of words that the Trump administration was systematically culling from government documents and educational materials. This list, which includes the words “gender ideology”, “affirming care”, “confirmation bias”, “ethnicity”, “identity”, “immigrants”, “racism”, “prostitute”, “political”, “intersectional” and “privilege”, reads like a bingo card for Nell Zink’s astonishingly prescient new novel, Sister Europe, in which a large cast of racially, economically and gender-diverse characters convene over the course of a single evening to attend a literary awards ceremony in Berlin.On its surface, Sister Europe is a comedy of manners set among Berlin’s exclusive and elusive cultural elite. The prose is searingly quick, revelatory and funny: Zink’s dialogue reads like our best plays. Entertaining banter could ...

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17 h. ago Teen girl struck by lightning recalls the moment 'everything went numb' as her house was hit by wild storms

Bloom, 17, had been texting on her phone when 'everything just exploded'.

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25 h. ago Doorman jailed for life for frenzied knife murder of estranged wife

Paul Antony Butler, 53, stabbed university lecturer Claire Chick, 48, in a frenzied attack outside her home in Plymouth in January this year

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29 h. ago Energy bills forecast to fall this summer in rare good news for millions of households

Industry experts Cornwall Insight is predicting that regulator Ofgem’s price cap will fall by nearly 9% in July, from the current £1,849 a year to £1,683

Economics

30 h. ago Tiny UK island dubbed 'Britain's secret paradise' with Caribbean

A stunningly beautiful island off the coast of Cornwall has been described as 'Britain's secret paradise'.

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35 h. ago From penis straws to puppy yoga: Inside the ‘zen do’ revolution

As wedding season approaches, Olivia Petter reports on the rise of the chilled out hen do, aka the ‘zen do’, a soothing alternative to an age-old tradition defined by hedonism and vodka

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48 h. ago Police ‘considering other possibilities’ in murder probe over death of woman, 22

Devon and Cornwall Police said they were contacted on Wednesday regarding an initial report of an incident involving a pedestrian on the A379.

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49 h. ago Amazon shoppers are rushing to buy £50 Dryrobe alternative that feels 'like a feather'

This waterproof jacket, which is a fraction of the Dryrobe price, is perfect for swimming, dog walking and surfing.

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50 h. ago The best Airbnbs for surfing around the world, from Cornwall to Queensland

Practicality meets radical style at these Airbnbs at world-class surfing spots in Australia, Hawaii and more, Surf’s up!

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53 h. ago China confirms bombshell plan to build nuclear base on MOON – and Vladimir Putin’s involved too

China's ambitious Chang'e-8 mission will aim to build a lunar base, and explore the use of a robotic arm and potentially a humanoid robot sent up to the moon to explore its surface

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53 h. ago New aerial photos lay bare how idyllic Cornish coastline has been turned in to 'Hollywood on Sea' by string of million

Mawgan Porth in Cornwall has attracted celebrities including David Beckham, Kate Winslet, Noel Gallagher, Jason Statham, Jamie Dornan and Chris Martin in recent years.

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56 h. ago Emmerdale fans 'seal' John Sugden's deadly fate and say 'it can't continue'

John's lies have started to make their way to the surface as he begins to lose control over his secret past

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57 h. ago National Trust for Scotland lodges proposals for improved car parking at Culzean Castle

The charity group has lodged a planning application in an attempt to change the surface material on the estate’s events field overspill car park.

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66 h. ago ITV CBB's Angellica Bell in tears after Patsy Palmer speech as 'clash' rumours surface

The housemates shared a heartwarming moment in the house - but things allegedly took a turn

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2 d. ago Giant prehistoric kangaroos preferred to ‘chill at home’ and didn’t like to go out much, scientists say

Fossil teeth show species of protemnodon that roamed Australia between 5m and 40,000 years ago lived and died near Queensland cavesGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastDespite their immense size, species of prehistoric giant kangaroos from a site in Queensland were probably homebodies with a surprisingly small range compared to other kangaroos, according to new Australian research.Protemnodon, which roamed the Australian continent between 5m and 40,000 years ago and is now extinct, was significantly larger than its modern relatives. Some species weighed up to 170kg, making them more than twice as heavy as the largest red kangaroo. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Murder investigation launched after police responded to serious collision report

A 22-year-old woman was seriously injured and, despite the efforts of paramedics, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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3 d. ago ‘I spent five days in hospital’: Surge in swimmers falling ill from polluted UK waters

Diseases such as dysentry and Weil’s disease have led to swimmers and surfers becoming seriously unwell

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3 d. ago Queen Camilla tells King Charles 'stop' over cheeky comment made about actress at dinner

The then Prince of Wales allegedly told Carli Norris that she had 'very sexy legs' after watching her in a play - but his comments left his wife Camilla, now Duchess of Cornwall, fuming

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