20 h. ago Tiny town just 30 minutes from Manchester named England's best place to retire

The market town has been crowned England's top retirement spot, with affordable care costs, high life expectancy and stunning scenery on its doorstep

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30 h. ago Gogglebox's Andrew in tears minutes into episode after husband's emotional message

Gogglebox stars Andrew Nicolls and Alfie Mulhall had viewers reaching for tissues during Channel 4's New Year's Day special

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4 d. ago ‘It’s like you’re sitting in front of an oven’: surviving the summer in one of Australia’s hottest towns

When the hot winds hit Roebourne, as many as 16 people pile into Yindjibarndi elder Lyn Cheedy’s home – one of the few with air conditioningFew places are more exposed to extreme weather than Roebourne, a tiny cyclone-prone town on the Western Australian coast, where public housing residents endure 50C heat without air conditioning.Lyn Cheedy, a Yindjibarndi elder, takes her grandson to the pool most afternoons. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Named and shamed, England's worst councils for dealing with fly

Using statistics extracted from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), our map shows the rate at which every council in England hands out fines and pursues prosecutions.

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9 d. ago Ben Stokes calls for 'empathy' for Ben Duckett after 'drunk' social media video backlash

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Ben Stokes has pleaded for 'empathy' after Ben Duckett was named in England's team for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.

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9 d. ago Quaint town just 30 minutes from Manchester named best place to retire

The market town has been crowned England's top retirement destination in a new study, offering affordable care, stunning scenery and a wealth of activities

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1 week ago ‘I’ve waited for this movie my whole life’: Guardian readers’ best films of 2025

From the surreal fairytale The Ice Tower to the revenge western Tornado, our readers share the films that had the biggest impact on them this yearThe 50 best films of 2025Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the yearMore on the best culture of 2025I still can’t get over Sinners. It’s what the cinema was made for. It looked amazing; its sound was so rich and textured; and the juke joint dance sequence was a genuine WTF surprise that could have been grim but was utter genius. And if you haven’t seen it, please stay for the scene that comes mid-credits: it has to be my favourite five minutes of film all year. Michael, Manchester Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tiny Scottish town that celebrates New Year on January 11 with a unique fire festival

The village is situated on the Moray Coast and has a population less than 2,000

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1 week ago ‘The Manchester of Spain’ is only 30 minutes from a major city and flights are very cheap

SABADELL in Spain is often referred to as 'Catalan Manchester', because it has a textile heritage with many of its chimneys still maintained today. In fact, the city was once the largest producer of wool textiles in the whole of Spain. Today, the city is known for being a centre for business, innovation and knowledge....

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2 w. ago Bishop is named by the Pope as new head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales

Bishop Richard Moth becomes the 12th Archbishop of Westminster, the Church confirmed on Friday.

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2 w. ago Richard Moth appointed Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster

Moth, 67, bishop of Arundel and Brighton, becomes leader of 6m Catholics in England and WalesThe new leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has been named as Bishop Richard Moth.Moth, 67, was appointed by Pope Leo to replace Cardinal Vincent Nichols as archbishop of Westminster and leader of about 6 million Catholics in England and Wales. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bishop Richard Moth named new leader of Catholics in England and Wales

He is the 12th Archbishop of Westminster, replacing Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

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2 w. ago Horror as dad dies minutes after 'joking around' on Corfu beach

An inquest could not provide answers for his family

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2 w. ago England’s Sarina Wiegman named women’s coach of the year at FIFA awards

Wiegman led the Lionesses to Euros glory.

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2 w. ago England name team for third Ashes Test and make change to bowling unit

Josh Tongue replaces Gus Atkinson in Adelaide with England again preferring Will Jacks ahead of Shoaib Bashir

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3 w. ago ‘If we build it, they will come’: Skövde, the tiny town powering up Sweden’s video game boom

It started with a goat. Now – via a degree for developers and an incubator for startups – the tiny city is churning out world-famous video game hits. What is the secret of its success?On 26 March 2014, a trailer for a video game appeared on YouTube. The first thing the viewer sees is a closeup of a goat lying on the ground, its tongue out, its eyes open. Behind it is a man on fire, running backwards in slow motion towards a house. Interspersed with these images is footage of the goat being repeatedly run over by a car. In the main shot, the goat, now appearing backwards as well, flies up into the first-floor window of a house, repairing the glass it smashed on its way down. It hurtles through another window and back to an exploding petrol station, where we assume its journey must have started.This wordless, strangely moving video – a knowing parody of the trailer for a zombie survival game called Dead Island – was for a curious game called Goat Simulator. The game was, unsurprisingl...

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3 w. ago Pep Guardiola pulls out of his Manchester City press conference at the last minute for 'personal reasons'

Kolo Toure stepped in to replace the Spaniard ahead of Manchester City's clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday. His absence will not impact the Premier League match at Selhurst Park.

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3 w. ago England: March opponents revealed in final games before Thomas Tuchel names World Cup squad

England boss is set to select his squad in May

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3 w. ago London borough named in top five most peaceful places to live in England

Area of London is among the country’s most zen-inducing, survey finds

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3 w. ago Furious Paul Scholes tells Man United star 'embarrassing' Casemiro where to go

Kobbie Mainoo has been linked with a move away from Manchester United this January as the midfielder continues to struggles for minutes under Ruben Amorim

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