7 h. ago Brit is arrested on remote Indian Ocean paradise island 'for sexually assaulting woman, 30, who had her drink spiked at scuba diving resort'

The UK national has been accused of raping the 30-year-old Indian tourist at the Govind Nagar beach on Swaraj Dweep, also known as Havelock Island, on February 26, Indian media reports.

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56 h. ago Tropical Scottish island beach crowned one of 'best in the world'

A Scottish island beach with a "tropical feel" has ranked among the top across the globe

Politics

6 d. ago ‘I want to see that movie’: Brighton Beach residents on Anora’s Oscar triumph

Mikey Madison called out the Brooklyn seaside setting on Oscar night. How did locals feel the morning after?Anora’s Mikey Madison may have won the Oscar for best actress, but the real star of Sean Baker’s madcap anti-love story was New York’s Brighton Beach.Situated on the southern shore of Brooklyn, next to Coney Island, the tight-knit Russian and eastern European enclave retains a midcentury, pre-gentrification charm. In the film, it is the fairytale setting for Madison’s Anora, a sex worker who falls for and marries the childish son of a Russian oligarch. When the honeymoon period abruptly ends, Anora’s husband runs away and leaves her the hostage of his father’s goons – and Brighton Beach’s boardwalk begins to feel more sinister. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Breathtakingly beautiful' Scottish beach crowned among best in the UK

A Scottish island beach featuring a mix of soft sand and rock has been crowned one of the best in the UK, with the experts describing it as "breathtakingly beautiful".

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2 w. ago Scenic Scottish island with 'unspoilt' white sand beach for sale for £350,000

An uninhabited island close to a popular beach in Lewis is being sold for offers over £350,000.

Economics

2 w. ago Video: Mass stranding sees more than 150 false killer whales wash up on Australian beach

More than 150 false killer whales — a species of dolphin — lay on a remote beach in Australia's island state of Tasmania in a mass stranding event on Wednesday, 19 February.

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2 w. ago More than 150 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state

More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania

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