6 h. ago Best Top and Bottom Dwelling Tropical Fish 2025: Here are 20 species of fish to add colour to every part of your aquarium

Pop these fish in your aquarium and there will always be colour at the top and the bottom of the tank.

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10 h. ago Freewheeling family fun in the Netherlands: a cycling and camping trip along the Maas river

The Maasroute is the ideal entry-level, multiday bike trip for young children – flat with plenty of riverside cafes, family-friendly campsites and ice-cream stops en routeAs early as I can remember, I’ve always got a thrill out of poring over a map, tracing wavy river lines with my fingers, roads that connect and borders that divide – all the routes I could take. The freedom of heading out on my bike and not knowing where I’m going to pitch my tent that night. Now that my children are aged seven and nine, I wanted to introduce them to the liberation of this kind of adventure. They adore a day out on their bikes, but this was to be our first multiday bike trip as a family of four, so it was crucial to find a route easy and fun enough to captivate them.The Maasroute follows the course of the Maas River as it meanders for 300 miles (484km) through the Netherlands, from the inland city of Maastricht to the Hook of Holland, then loops back to Rotterdam. It forms part of the much longer M...

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26 h. ago The Open 2025: It's another family affair for rising star Connor Graham

Blairgowrie player has come a long way since last Claret Jug joust at Royal Portrush

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29 h. ago Rarest Dog Breeds 2025: Here are the 16 least popular breeds of adorable dog according to the UK Kennel Club

You’re unlikely to see many of these types of dog down the local park.

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53 h. ago How to book a stay at ITV Emmerdale star's Fletchers' Family Farm in 2025 and 2026

Since the show has aired, the popularity of the renovated Stag Cottage has taken off considerably with Kate Fletcher saying that the volume of bookings has "gone above and beyond our expectations"

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3 d. ago Dog Thefts 2025: These are the 10 breeds of adorable dog most often stolen

With dog ownership at record levels, tragically thefts are also on the up – particularly when it comes to these specific breeds.

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3 d. ago Tropical Fish Aggression 2025: Here are the 18 most and least aggressive species of colourful pet fish

Different species of tropical fish tend to have very different temperaments.

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5 d. ago Pep Guardiola parties with Gallagher family at Oasis homecoming gig

Manchester City manager pictured backstage with children of Liam and Noel Gallagher at Heaton Park showThe homecoming of Oasis in their long-awaited Manchester gig turned into a family affair with the children of Noel and Liam Gallagher pictured together backstage for a gig many in the city thought would never happen.More than 70,000 people descended on Manchester to witness the concert in Heaton Park, with the Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, among the crowds. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Kitten Names 2025: Here are the 10 most popular cat names of the year

Stumped for a name for your new cat? Here are some ideas.

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6 d. ago Experience: a postcard delivered 121 years late led me to my long

Davies is the fifth most common surname in the UK, with a huge concentration in Wales, so it’s a wonder it found meI n August last year I received a message on Ancestry.com. A lady called Rhian, who shared my surname, had sent me a link to a recent BBC news story, which I read with mounting interest.The head office of the Swansea Building Society, the story said, had recently received a postcard postmarked 1903 and originally sent to a girl called Lydia Davies, who had lived at the address. Having mysteriously received the postcard 121 years after it was posted, staff were hoping to trace one of her descendants. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Mum missing in Tenerife after failing to return home as police dogs used in search

Merlene Davies was reported missing by her family in the hours of July 7, 2025, after she failed to return to her home in Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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7 d. ago Puppy Names 2025: Here are the 10 most popular 'human' names for adorable dogs this year

Rover, Rex and Lassie are all very well, but sometimes a dog just needs a name that’s a little more ‘human’.

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7 d. ago You be the judge: my mum says our family should share towels, but I think it’s gross. Am I right to protest?

Ava thinks everyone should have their own towel, but Lynsey says that means extra laundry and is bad for the environment. You decide who should throw in the towel• Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorI have firm boundaries around personal hygiene – and bacteria thrive on wet towelsI always shared towels with my family growing up – older generations don’t worry about this stuff Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Relaxed Dogs 2025: Here are the 13 most calm and gentle breeds of adorable dog

These lovable pooches are known for being particularly chilled.

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8 d. ago Latest Daniel Craig Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man will open London film festival

Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis also star in third murder mystery featuring Craig as private eye The latest Knives Out film in the popular sleuthing series starring Daniel Craig as private eye Benoit Blanc will open the 2025 London film festival, it has been announced.Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the third in the series written and directed by Rian Johnson. Like its predecessors, it is inspired by Agatha Christie murder mysteries but in 2023 Johnson said of the film: “The goal is to strike out in a completely new direction tonally and thematically”. While Craig is returning as Blanc, Johnson has assembled a new cast including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Most Popular Cats 2025: Here are the world's most in demand breeds of adorable feline

These are the breeds of cat that we love the most.

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1 week ago Barking Dogs 2025: Here are the 20 noisiest and quietest breeds of adorable dog

If you love the idea of owning a dog but are concerned about moise levels then this will make interesting reading.

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1 week ago ‘No empty words’: Kumanjayi Walker’s family prepare for coroner’s final report with call for ‘real action’

Findings will be handed down almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of YuendumuGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe inquest findings into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker will be handed down in Yuendumu on Monday, almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community.Zachary Rolfe shot Walker three times while trying to arrest him on 9 November 2019 in Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice Springs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan review – an immersive but imperfect coming

Subject of a fierce bidding war, this charming debut shows Trevelyan has an impressive knack for character, but is let down by a predictable plotWriting a story from a child’s perspective works like a filter over a lens. Novels such as Sofie Laguna’s The Eye of the Sheep, Craig Silvey’s Jasper Jones and Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time use a younger person’s narration to process darker, adult themes and reveal the mythologies of the adult world. Jennifer Trevelyan’s debut A Beautiful Family uses a similar framing to tell an immersive yet imperfect coming-of-age mystery set in New Zealand.It’s 1985, and 10-year-old Alix – a tomboyish, inquisitive girl who is never without her red Walkman and Split Enz cassette tape – is on holiday with her family, who have left their Wellington home for the nearby Kāpiti Coast. Her novelist mother normally prefers secluded spots, but this time she has curiously opted for a populous beach town. Between her parents’ bicke...

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2 w. ago 'We've tested hundreds of 2025's best cars and our favourite is near

Car experts from the magazine Auto Express tested out hundreds of 2025's best cars and chose electric family car the Skoda Elroq as their favourite, calling it "near-faultless"

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