25 h. ago King Charles' visit highlights SXSW London's 2025 debut, a year after royals visit Austin

King Charles' visit highlights SXSW London's 2025 debut, a year after royals visit Austin  Yahoo

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57 h. ago What time do tickets go on general sale for Drake UK and Europe 2025 tour including Co

Drake is set to visit Manchester Co-Op Live in July as part of 2025 Europe and UK tour

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6 d. ago ‘An electrifying moment’: Charles and Camilla visit sparks Ravenna tourism boom

Queen enthralled by Italian city’s museum dedicated to poet Lord Byron, who wrote Don Juan thereIf the most satisfying thing for anyone giving a guided tour is speaking to an enthusiastic and curious listener, then Diego Saglia felt he royally hit the jackpot when he met Queen Camilla in Ravenna.The queen, who was in the northern Italian city with King Charles during a state visit to the country in early April, was so enamoured of her visit to a museum dedicated to the British poet and satirist Lord Byron that she kept her husband waiting in the courtyard. She lingered over Byron’s original manuscripts, locks of his curly hair and the love letters he wrote to Countess Teresa Guiccioli. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Tory peer proposed delay on heated tobacco ban after Philip Morris visit

Industry giant paid for Lord Vaizey’s trip to Switzerland before he tabled amendment to tobacco and vapes billA Conservative peer proposed delaying the UK’s proposed ban on heated tobacco, weeks after a leading cigarette company paid for him to visit its research facility in Switzerland.The tobacco and vapes bill would gradually raise the age at which consumers can buy cigarettes and other tobacco products, making the UK the first major economy to chart a course towards phasing out tobacco altogether. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The underrated and wondrously wild Greek island that's been named best to visit in 2025

A gorgeous Greek island that's 'well beyond the usual tourist radar' has been named as one of the best of the country's islands to visit in 2025.

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9 d. ago Charles has pushed the boundaries of politics as king – and got away with it | Martin Kettle

Right now, the monarch’s political leanings appear in sympathy with the mood of Britain. But what if the public moves further to the right?It requires an effort to keep reminding yourself of the sheer historical oddity of monarchy’s healthy survival into the modern democratic age. Yet so rooted is the monarchy in the mental furniture of Britain that most people in our politics barely think about it. This week, however, the modern British monarchy has stood up and demanded to be counted, doing something new and perhaps genuinely consequential.Judged by any yardstick, Charles III’s visit to Canada was an audaciously disjunctive event. The idea that a vibrant democracy such as Canada, with a highly sophisticated sense of its own complex identity, might summon an elderly hereditary monarch from across the ocean to provide a focal point for its resistance to Donald Trump’s existential threat takes some believing. Yet that was exactly what played out this week, when the king travelled to ...

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9 d. ago In Canada, Charles pushed the boundaries of politics as king. So far, he has gotten away with it | Martin Kettle

Right now, the monarch’s political leanings appear in sympathy with the mood of Britain. But what if the public moves further to the right?It requires an effort to keep reminding yourself of the sheer historical oddity of monarchy’s healthy survival into the modern democratic age. Yet so rooted is the monarchy in the mental furniture of Britain that most people in our politics barely think about it. This week, however, the modern British monarchy has stood up and demanded to be counted, doing something new and perhaps genuinely consequential.Judged by any yardstick, Charles III’s visit to Canada was an audaciously disjunctive event. The idea that a vibrant democracy such as Canada, with a highly sophisticated sense of its own complex identity, might summon an elderly hereditary monarch from across the ocean to provide a focal point for its resistance to Donald Trump’s existential threat takes some believing. Yet that was exactly what played out this week, when the king travelled to ...

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9 d. ago The Greater Manchester museum named Europe’s best in 2025 you need to visit this half term

Manchester Museum has won this year's European Museum of the Year Award

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1 week ago Crown questions to fore as king visits Canada amid tensions with Trump

Charles to open parliament in show of support at a crucial time – but that has not quieted a chorus of critical voices The decision by King Charles to formally open Canada’s parliament on Tuesday reflects his role as a “steadfast defender” of the country amid threats to its sovereignty, says prime minister Mark Carney.But Indigenous leaders say the rare visit is also a reminder that Canada’s founding relationship between the monarchy and the country’s first peoples cannot ever be “forgotten or displaced or broken”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Insanely beautiful European city named cheapest place to fly to with £2.50 pints

This city in Germany has been named as the number one spot to visit in 2025, and their cheap flights aren't the only thing that makes it worth the visit for hopeful travellers

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2 w. ago Canada high commissioner to UK says King’s visit will help to counter Trump’s threats

King Charles’s sojourn will ‘make it clear that Canada is not for sale now, is not for sale ever’King Charles’s visit to Canada will “reinforce” the country’s sovereignty against threats from Donald Trump, the Canadian high commissioner in the UK has said.Ralph Goodale reiterated his country’s independence as Charles and Camilla visited Canada House in central London on Tuesday ahead of their trip to Ottawa later this month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago King’s visit to Canada will help counter Trump’s threats, says envoy

King Charles’s sojourn will ‘make it clear that Canada is not for sale now, is not for sale ever’King Charles’s visit to Canada will “reinforce” the country’s sovereignty against threats from Donald Trump, the Canadian high commissioner in the UK has said.Ralph Goodale reiterated his country’s independence as Charles and Camilla visited Canada House in central London on Tuesday ahead of their trip to Ottawa later this month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago English football policing head tells fans not to visit Bilbao without final ticket

Predictions of 80,000 fans in city ‘not unreasonable’Uefa warns fans second-hand tickets will not be acceptedThe head of English football policing, chief constable Mark Roberts, has urged Tottenham and Manchester United fans not to travel to Bilbao if they do not have a ticket for the Europa League final on Wednesday.Tens of thousands of ticketless fans are expected in the city and Roberts says Uefa, local organisers and police share a “real desire” to make the event work for supporters after the chaos of recent Champions League finals in Paris and Istanbul. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Huge UK city named best place to visit in 2025 and it's not London

If you're looking to take a trip in the UK this summer then look no further than this not-so-hidden gem - this underappreciated British city has just been named one of the nation's finest

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3 w. ago 42 record fairs coming to Scotland all music collectors should visit across Summer 2025

Over 40 record fairs to check out in Scotland over the summer for the ardent collectors out there

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3 w. ago King Charles is 'flabbergasted' by famous magician's trick during royal visit to Bradford with Queen Camilla

The King was 'flabbergasted' by magician Steven Frayne, who turned newspaper into £20 notes, during a royal visit to Bradford on Thursday.

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3 w. ago 7 of the best places to visit in Cyprus for a holiday in 2025

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus offers much more than a good beach holiday, with vineyards, mountain hiking trails and ancient sites to discover

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3 w. ago Sweet moment Queen Camilla is greeted by an excited supporter in Bradford as King Charles is wowed by famous magician's tricks

Queen Camilla was greeted by an excited supporter in Bradford today as King Charles was wowed by magician Steven Frayne's impressive tricks.

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3 w. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Bradford to a cheering crowd as they visit the 2025 UK City of Culture

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived to a cheering crowd as they were warmly welcomed to the City of Culture Bradford.

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3 w. ago The best beer gardens in Greater Manchester: Tell us your favourite pub or bar for a sunny visit in 2025

Whether it's city centre social points or quaint little spots overlooking countryside, we want to know about them

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