89 m. ago The tiny Welsh cove steeped in folklore that feels like your own private mini beach

Get the timing right and it can feel like your own little patch of beach to stretch out and soak up the sun

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2 h. ago Three surprising mistakes that are making homes too hot during this heatwave

As we experience warmer summers, many households are finding their homes uncomfortably stuffy. Temperatures are regularly reaching over 30 degrees and, without air conditioning, these hot days can feel unbearable.

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5 h. ago Crocs 'no rub' £30 sale sandals may be more glamorous than clogs but still feel like 'walking on air'

"Walked about in these for hours with no rubbing - very happy so far. 11/10."

Economics

5 h. ago 'Silent' brain condition lurking behind migraines common in mothers. It destroys careers and marriages

As a mother of three, I knew what exhaustion felt like. But this was different. The kind of fatigue that made me feel like I was wading through concrete. Then came the migraines - sharp, relentless, blinding.

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6 h. ago How to make your old Nintendo Switch games feel new again on Switch 2

Here’s a breakdown of how original Switch titles work on Switch 2, explaining everything from free Switch 2 updates to inbuilt backwards compatibility and the paid Switch 2 Edition upgradesOutside of the phenomenal Mario Kart World and next week’s Donkey Kong Bananza, there isn’t much new Nintendo software to keep early Switch 2 adopters occupied. Thankfully, Nintendo has seen fit to improve a heap of existing Nintendo Switch games on the shiny new system, both in the form of graphics-boosting free updates and more substantial paid reworks. The different options can be confusing, however, so here’s an explanation of how it all works. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Football transfer rumours: Spurs, Newcastle and Napoli to tussle over Jack Grealish?

Today’s fluff is moving slowly and breaking thingsAt last, the Mill can report action on the Jack Grealish front. The winger, left twiddling his thumbs at home while his Manchester City teammates fried at the Copa Gianni, is now attracting serious interest from Tottenham, Newcastle and Napoli after City slapped a cut-price £40m yellow sticker on a player who cost them two-and-a-half times that three years ago. The Sun reports that Grealish’s £300,000 weekly wage could prove a sticking point but the interest in him is real, nor is a move back to Aston Villa ruled out.It feel as if Hugo Ekitike has been closing in on a Premier League move all summer, and Liverpool’s interest in the Eintracht Frankfurt forward – who has been strongly linked with Manchester United – is now being talked up. The English champions are reported to have been in dialogue with Eintracht since April but have already splurged heavily on strikers in this window. A deal for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi may be likel...

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7 h. ago Salvable review – Shia LaBeouf unexpectedly on hand for gritty British boxing drama with melancholy feel

Toby Kebbell is excellent as an ageing fighter (and care-home worker) getting sucked into crime, with a vivid LaBeouf as his childhood friendBlue-collar chancer gets drawn into criminal underworld; it must be one of the most well-worn plots in cinema, and if debut directors Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta don’t exactly make it fresh in this character study, then they undeniably lend it a heartfelt vividness. That’s thanks in no small part to lead actor Toby Kebbell, who as ageing boxer and care-home worker Sal holds our attention with a loquacious naivety, despite having been around the block many times. Yakking his way in and out of various marital, family and felonious situations, Sal is a man fundamentally in negotiation with himself.Living in a trailer, Sal is first and foremost trying to salvage his relationship with his 14-year-old daughter Molly (Kíla Lord Cassidy), irritating his ex-wife Elaine (Elaine Cassidy) in the process. Despite his thickening waist, he’s still a f...

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8 h. ago My boyfriend is almost perfect – but he’s too vanilla in bed

He is kind, caring, romantic and makes sure I always have a healthy packed lunch. So why am I fantasising about sex with more adventurous partners?I’m a woman in my early 30s, and after dating my male partner for seven months I’ve become frustrated by his vanilla and mundane sexual preferences. This makes me feel bad about myself, because he is perfect in all other ways. Not only are we intellectually compatible and share many interests, but he is also kind, caring and romantic. He makes sure I never leave for work without a healthy packed lunch and is full of fun ideas for our outings. He makes me feel safe and secure. I had an unstable childhood and am not on speaking terms with my father. With my boyfriend, I am able to open up about this.In the past, I dated difficult and unreliable men with whom I could nonetheless indulge in kinky sex, role-playing and other experimentation – and I always loved that part of the relationship. When I try to initiate this with him, he rejects it;...

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9 h. ago ‘They feel cleansed, they cry some really don’t like it!’ The 12

Inspired by club culture and reincarnation, Tianzhuo Chen and Asian Dope Boys have devised a mesmerising show that unfolds in six two-hour chapters. Prepare to enter hell and then be healedNaked performers covered in paint roll around atop dirt and foliage. Menacing sculptures hang from the ceiling and walls. The costumes have a beastly quality. At one point, a stream of feathers are strewn across the stage; at another, pink petals float down from above. This is Trance, an immersive psychedelic experience inspired by an eclectic mix of influences from electronic music and rave culture to Buddhism, cartoons and Japanese Butoh dance theatre.When 39-year-old Chinese artist and director Tianzhuo Chen first had the idea for Trance in 2019, it was to accompany a solo exhibition of his work at M Woods Museum in Beijing. The initial result was a three-day performance with each fraction spanning 12 continuous hours. It has since been whittled down to a single 12-hour-long production. This mo...

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14 h. ago Dita Von Teese, 52, admits she WANTS to feel 'objectified and sexualised' and says the subject still feels 'taboo' after stunning fans with her racy Diamonds and Dust burlesque show

The burlesque star, 52, has been taking to the stage in her Diamonds And Dust show , which features 'high glamour, bold women, and dangerous games' at the Emerald Theatre in London.

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15 h. ago Amazon knocks 75% off 'amazing' Foreo cleansing brush from £120 down to £30

The Foreo Luna Mini 2 is now reduced in Amazon's sale, offering a huge saving of nearly £90

Economics

24 h. ago Top cop calls for cannabis crackdown as the smell is 'sometimes enough'

Even the smell of weed is a 'sign of crime' says leader of the College of Policing Sir Andy Marsh and many police feel 'unsafe' when they smell it

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24 h. ago Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old who poisoned her in-laws with death cap mushrooms, killing threeFull report: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relativesFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonSeveral hours after a person eats death cap mushrooms and becomes violently unwell, there is a period of relief. They feel as if they are improving. They are not.This pause soon gives way to “a relentlessly progressive and quite frightening rapid deterioration into multiple organ failure”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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28 h. ago ‘I want to put socks on without being in pain’: Millie Bright on missing Euro 2025

Centre-back is recovering from knee operation ‘I feel better in my mind and ready to support the girls’“There’s more than just England under consideration when it came to that decision,” says Millie Bright on stepping away from the Lionesses ahead of their European title defence. “There’s me being able to walk down the stairs after I’ve played 90 minutes of football, there’s me in the future when I have children being able to walk around properly, being able to bend down and pick up toys, there’s me being able to do normal life things like put on socks without being in pain and, for the first time in a long time, I genuinely didn’t think about the response of the public because that just wasn’t a priority.”Chelsea’s Bright is discussing her decision to step back from this summer’s Euros for her mental and physical health with the former England international and close friend Rachel Daly. The pair have recently launched a podcast that leans into the chemistry they have as friends. Co...

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28 h. ago 10k race organisers criticised after slowest finishers go without medals

Self proclaimed 'steady runners' feel 'demoralised' and 'discriminated against' after the Porthcawl 10k because organisers ran out of medals

Politics

30 h. ago ‘I’m rooting for them’: why American Movie is my feelgood movie

The next in our series of writers drawing attention to their favourite comfort films looks back to a funny and touching documentary from 1999“I was a failure and I get very sad and depressed about it. I really feel like I betrayed myself. Big time. When I was growing up, I had all the potential in the world. Now I’m back to being Mark with a beer in his hand who is thinking about the great American script and the great American movie. This time I cannot fail. I will not fail.”As far as opening monologues go, you couldn’t have scripted a more perfect introduction to a film that captures one of the purest pursuits of the American Dream ever set to film. But these were not written for a character, but instead straight from the heart of Mark Borchardt in a 1999 documentary. It’s rare that documentaries are associated with feelgood movies, which is odd because they are remarkable vehicles for generating warmth, empathy and humor from spending time in the company of real life people who y...

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35 h. ago Anne Reid on fame, desire and ambition at 90: ‘The most wonderful things have happened since I was 68!’

In her 20s, the actor says, casting directors didn’t rate her. In her 60s, she got her big break. She discusses fun, family, optimism, regrets – and wild sex on screen with Daniel CraigAnne Reid wants to get one thing straight from the off. She adores working with the director Dominic Dromgoole. “He treats actors like grownups. Some directors feel as if they’ve got to play games and teach you how to act. But a conductor doesn’t teach a viola player how to play the blooming instrument, does he?” She talks about directors who get actors to throw bean bags at each other and go round the room making them recite each other’s names. “Blimey! I want to be an adult. I think I’ve earned it now.” She pauses. Reid has always been a master of the timely pause. “You can’t get more adult than me and be alive really, can you, darling?”Reid turned 90 in May. She celebrated by going on a national tour with Daisy Goodwin’s new play, By Royal Appointment. I catch up with the show at Cheltenham’s Every...

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39 h. ago Top police chiefs say smell of cannabis is a 'sign of crime' that can make even them feel 'unsafe'... and frontline officers should 'do something about it'

Sir Andy Marsh (left), the country's longest-serving chief constable admits the smell of the drug is a 'sign of crime and disorder' which makes even him 'feel unsafe'.

Events

49 h. ago Festival Safety: What to do if you find yourself in a crowd crush at one of this summer's events

Feel safer heading into the crowds during the summer festival season with these tips if you’re involved in a crowd crush

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52 h. ago Greater Manchester set for 29C as Met Office forecasts 'widespread heatwave' in UK

The UK is set for another heatwave as temperatures climb next week – and this time northern parts of England could also feel the heat

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