13 h. ago The best holidays to book for August 2025, from Somerset staycations to Corfu beach breaks

Whether looking for a break close to home or dreaming of something further afield, here’s some inspiration for your peak summer escape

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3 d. ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025: The biggest gigs to see at the festival in August, including Pete Doherty

With acts including Pete Doherty, The Boomtown Rats and Ezra Collective all set to perform, here are our picks for gigs at the 2025 Fringe.

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5 d. ago End of an era for Springholm Nursery as manager set to retire in August 2025

Rose Jackson initially took on the role temporarily in 2020 but has held the role for nearly five years.

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5 d. ago Choose comfort, ditch boring and prioritise pleasure – how to find the perfect beach read

It’s easy to dismiss holiday novels as pulpy, but relaxing with a book you enjoy has huge health benefits. Here’s how to read yourself happy this summerLeo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina is a masterpiece. It has never been out of print. Luminaries from William Faulkner to Jilly Cooper have remarked on its brilliance. It is usually within the top 10 of any list of the “100 books you simply must read before you die”. However, I would argue that it’s a singularly poor choice of a book to bring with you for 10 days on the beach in Tenerife. Especially in hardback.I really tried. Every day, I’d read two or three pages before realising I’d read the same pages the day before, and it simply hadn’t stuck. I kept drifting off during the more complex descriptions of 19th-century property law. I simply couldn’t see what Anna saw in Vronsky; he seemed dreadful, just a slightly different kind of dreadful from her husband, Karenin. My arms ached, the sand seemed unusually gritty, and on day four, a...

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1 week ago Florida beauty queen hit by draconian punishment after saying trans women should be banned from pageants

Kayleigh Bush, winner of Miss North Florida 2025, was crowned in August of last year before she claims her title was taken away from her in November by organizers, who have denied doing so.

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2 w. ago Flights are 'almost always cheaper' on two days of the month

A travel expert has revealed the best time to book a holiday, including the perfect time to get the cheapest flights and hotels - and it's not as far in advance as you might think

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Festival 2025: Here are 15 politicians speaking or performing in August this year including Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn

Planning your trip to Edinburgh and wondering who to see? We have you covered.

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3 w. ago Skyscanner says 'avoid' these 'peak days' to book holiday flight tickets

The travel search engine has explored its historical flight price data, revealing the optimal and least favourable times to book vacations

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3 w. ago Queen Camilla makes surprise book awards appearance and reveals holiday reading list

Queen Camilla dropped into an event ahead of the 30th annual Women's Prize for Fiction awards, where she met authors as well as book lovers and let them know what she had been reading

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3 w. ago Queen Camilla reveals holiday reading list as she makes surprise book awards appearance

Queen Camilla dropped into an event ahead of the 30th annual Women's Prize for Fiction awards, where she met authors as well as book lovers and let them know what she had been reading

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4 w. ago Expert warns 'never book a holiday' without one specific item

A Which? travel expert has shared the one thing she'd never book a holiday without

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4 w. ago The Hollywood inspired UK seaside villa that oozes 1930s glamour you can book to stay at this summer

Families and friends can book out the National Trust villa for a holiday

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last month Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Allan Langlands, Scottish oncologist who made a big impact in Australia

Professor Allan Ogilvie Langlands AM, cancer treatment pioneer. Born: 1 August, 1931 in Edinburgh. Died: 28 March 2025 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, aged 93

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