11 m. ago UK's 'most beautiful' village has coastal walks, proper pubs and is perfect for an autumn break by the sea

This seaside village is an ideal spot for a coastal walk, a pub lunch, or an epic seafood platter enjoyed on the harbour.

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98 m. ago Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Margaret Thatcher 'had TWO affairs' while married to husband Denis, new book claims

The Iron Lady described Denis as 'the golden thread running through my life' and, indeed, there was barely a whiff of scandal across the decades they spent in the public eye.

Culture

3 h. ago Prince Andrew has massive decision to make as 'the game is finally up'

Pressure continues to grow on Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, following allegations he told paedophile Jeffrey Epstein they were "in this together" in an email

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4 h. ago Ragdoll at Jermyn Street Theatre review: short, snappy and hugely enjoyable

Katherine Moar’s second play touches lightly on questions rather than furnishing decisive answers, but is buzzing with interesting ideas

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6 h. ago Reeves takes aim at ‘blockers’ using judicial review to halt major projects

The Government will cut the amount of time it takes for judicial reviews to move through the system, Rachel Reeves announced.

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9 h. ago Chicago TV journalist’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Moment giant wave wipes out tourists on Tenerife as Brits scream and holidaymakers run to avoid getting sucked out to sea

This is the terrifying moment a giant wave wiped out several tourists on a Tenerife beach. 

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11 h. ago SARAH VINE: I know what pathetic Prince Andrew must do next... and it might even salvage some of his reputation

Following further damning revelations about the Duke of York's relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein, the question is once again on everyone's lips: how do you solve a problem like Prince Andrew?

Politics

11 h. ago Lady Hale warns against politicising judiciary after Jenrick criticism of judges

Robert Jenrick vowed to put ministers back in charge of judicial appointments, claiming the system had allowed ‘political activists’ on to the bench.

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11 h. ago Russian and US generals swap WW3 threats with plot to 'wipe out UK in nuke tidal wave'

US and Russian generals are trading warnings of an Armageddon reality, with Moscow accused of plotting to wipe out Britain and Nato vowing to crush any Russian move on Poland

Events

12 h. ago D’Souza faces ban after raising 20mph speeding tickets with Met commissioner

Lady D’Souza used House of Lords headed paper to query her offences with the Metropolitan Police chief.

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12 h. ago Former lord speaker faces suspension for ‘improper influence’ over speeding offence

Frances D’Souza wrote to Met commissioner in apparent attempt to evade sanction for exceeding 20mph speed limitFormer lord speaker Frances D’Souza is facing suspension from the Lords after writing to the Metropolitan police commissioner to try to “influence a police investigation into alleged speeding offences”.Lady D’Souza wrote to Mark Rowley saying she feared she would have to give up attending parliament if she were banned from driving for exceeding the limit in a 20mph zone. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Albert Herring review – ENO heralds new era with witty staging of Britten’s story of a mummy’s boy

Coliseum, LondonEnglish National Opera’s first shared production between London and Salford is a fluent and finely sung take on Britten’s 1947 comic opera. Antony McDonald’s lively staging gives the slender tale a sitcom feelThis is English National Opera’s first production shared between London and Greater Manchester – where the company has been obliged to plan to move its base, following Arts Council England’s diktat. The choice of a relatively small-scale opera – necessary in the circumstances – means it was never going to be the kind of show to announce the new era with a bang. Albert Herring is Britten’s 1947 work based on a slender 19th-century French story about a mummy’s boy suddenly finding freedom calls for only a small orchestra and no chorus, so the company won’t be heading en masse to Salford next week. It’s regular fare at music colleges thanks to its large and even cast, but this staging, surprisingly, is an ENO first.Billing Antony McDonald’s production as a semi-sta...

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13 h. ago Watch that Lord Nelson was wearing as he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar to sell for £1.2million with his trusty lieutenants' timepieces

Nelson's watch was inserted into its current brass carriage clock case by his niece, Lady Bridport, in the 1840s. It was salvaged from his body

Economics

13 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'only just realising' where they have seen Pete Lang before

Soap fans were quick to uncover newcomer Andrew Hayden-Smith's TV past

Politics

14 h. ago A Democrat candidate vanished at sea. Republicans fought to keep him on the ballot

Republicans fought to keep missing Democrat candidate Petros Krommidas on the ballot, but his supporters still want him to be elected

Politics

14 h. ago Critically endangered sea creature rescued after being washed up on Scots beach

Flapper skates are given policy protection under the National Marine Plan.

Events

15 h. ago Only one news outlet has signed on to Hegseth’s media loyalty oath — even Trump

‘Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter,’ the network stated on Monday. ‘We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon with review the matter further’

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