9 h. ago Thousands of visitors expected at Lapeca Scottish Landscape Awards exhibition in Kirkcudbright

More than 100 pieces from this year’s awards have gone on display at Kirkcudbright Galleries.

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12 h. ago 'I visited the UK's most photographed road, what I found there terrified me'

An avenue which looks eerily haunting also has its own ghostly goings-on according to visitors - thousands of whom have been flocking there to photograph it after it appeared in Game of Thrones

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38 h. ago Glasgow Pride 2025 set to shine with parade, parties, and Pride hub

Scotland’s biggest celebration of LGBTQ+ life and culture returns this summer as Glasgow Pride 2025 rolls out the rainbow carpet from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20, drawing tens of thousands of locals and international visitors to the city.

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53 h. ago This seaside village has sandy beaches, dolphins and one of Wales’ best ice creams

Come here on a balmy day when the skies are blue, and the sea is sparkling, and you'll see why Abersoch attracts thousands of visitors

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2 w. ago Eerie 'ghost town in the sky' theme park lies abandoned amid 'curse'

Ghost Town Village in the hills of North Carolina once thrived with thousands of visitors but is now a shadow of its former self with empty saloons, rotting wooden buildings, and rusting rides

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2 w. ago Is this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self

The South African artist has exhibited everywhere, bagging awards in art and theatre, while his work sells for millions. So why did he find becoming an artist so unnatural? Ahead of a major British show, he reveals allYou only have to glance at William Kentridge’s family tree to realise why he is such an outsider. His maternal grandmother, Irene Geffen, was South Africa’s first female barrister while his mother, Felicia Geffen, became an anti-apartheid lawyer. Then there’s his father, Sydney Kentridge, the indomitable QC who represented Nelson Mandela in the 1960s and fought for justice for Steve Biko in the 70s. Studying law would have been the obvious path. “Public speaking, thinking on my feet, were natural and easy skills,” said Kentridge back in 1998. “Being an artist was a very unnatural and hard thing for me to do.”That’s quite a statement. Because in the three decades since, Kentridge has conquered the international art world with the oomph and verve of an emerging twentysom...

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3 w. ago Trans ruling has 'changed landscape' of tribunal after nurse suspended in single

The ruling stated said the words “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex, which has implications for access to single-sex spaces.

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3 w. ago King Charles makes Ascot appearance as best dressed watch his horse Reaching High

The King and Queen arrived smiling in their carriage during the 200th royal procession, to kick off five days of top class racing at Ascot racecourse as thousands of visitors arrive

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3 w. ago Flying high at Glasgow Prestwick Airport as local pupils win big in national engineering competition

An awards and exhibition event was held on June 13 in Prestwick, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland South West region for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition.

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3 w. ago Overwhelmed and understaffed, the Louvre shuts its doors — a warning sign for global overtourism

The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines

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3 w. ago ‘On a peak under a blue sky’: the joy of summer in Europe’s mountains

Our writer recalls his favourite mountain experiences, from hard-won views to splendid isolation and the comforts of simple refugesAfter a tough scramble to the summit of Rhinog Fach, we look down into the deep valley holding the chilly waters of Llyn Hywel, then west across several miles of heather, bilberry and bare rock to the Welsh coast. Turning my gaze north, there is the entire Llyn peninsula leading east to the peak of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), no doubt weighed down by thousands of visitors. Up here there are just two of us in an utterly peaceful landscape. No clouds on the horizon. No surprises.I lie down for a few minutes and feel myself drift off. There are no human voices to be heard, only birds. Summer has come early to these mountains and I wouldn’t be anywhere else, drinking in that particular kind of tranquillity to be found on a peak under a blue sky. Continue reading...

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last month Appleby Horse Fair aftermath as travellers abandon caravans and desert their rubbish

A quaint town has been left in a state of 'carnage' after thousands of travellers and visitors descended for the Appleby Horse Fair – abandoned caravans and fields strewn with rubbish are what's left

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