49 m. ago Veteran cruisers reveal how to choose the best cabin on a ship

With summer cruise season in full swing, thousands of holidaymakers are setting sail to explore destinations far and wide - but cruisers warn where you sleep can make or break your trip.  

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70 m. ago Council tax warning as thousands of households could be due £1,000s in refunds

If you suspect you might be on too high of a council tax band, you may be able to challenge it and lower your bills going forward

Economics

99 m. ago Six newbuild homes will be torn down after feral teenager's utterly mindless' JCB rampage

The 16-year-old, who can't be named due to his age, caused thousands of pounds of damage after going on an 'utterly mindless' rampage at the Hurworth Moor estate in Darlington in April.

Science

1 hour ago Thousands of drivers escape £180 fines for not paying Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

Grace period in place for a month, letting drivers who dodged tolls of up to £4 per crossing off the hook

Economics

2 h. ago Scientists develop methanol breathalyser that could prevent thousands of poisonings each year

Prototype is able to detect small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breathAustralian researchers have developed a prototype methanol “breathalyser” capable of detecting small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breath.Methanol poisoning is a problem that affects thousands of people every year, killing 20-40% of victims, according to Doctors Without Borders. In November, Australian backpackers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, along with British lawyer Simone White, were among six tourists to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago These 500,000 pensioners to miss out on winter fuel payments as income limit freezes

The government is to freeze the threshold which will cut off winter fuel payments meaning hundreds of thousands will lose out gradually

Economics

3 h. ago ‘They went too far’: Musk says he regrets some of his posts about Trump

Tesla share price rises as former head of president’s ‘efficiency’ drive seems to retreat from explosive falling outBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk has expressed contrition for some of his tweets about Donald Trump last week, in an apparent effort to retreat from an explosive falling out that has threatened to damage the Tesla boss’s business interests.Musk was by far the biggest donor to Trump’s presidential campaign, but tensions between the two erupted into public view last week and rapidly escalated, as the world’s richest man called for the president’s impeachment and mocked his connections to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a series of posts. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Major Madeleine McCann breakthrough as cops told 'musk, guns, and 80gb hard drive need investigating'

Forensic science boffin Prof Robert Green believes the discovery of a 'mask, guns and hard drive' warrants a more 'thorough' probe into Christian Brueckner's background and past

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3 h. ago Major Madeleine McCann breakthrough as cops told 'mask, guns, and 80gb hard drive need investigating'

Forensic science boffin Prof Robert Green believes the discovery of a 'mask, guns and hard drive' warrants a more 'thorough' probe into Christian Brueckner's background and past

Events

3 h. ago Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Highlights: Here are all 17 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners returning this year

With thousands of shows to choose from it can be hard to decide what to book at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. All these comedians are tried-and-tested comedy champions.

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3 h. ago Otters posing for selfies in Japanese cafes may be linked to illegal trade, experts warn

The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hotspots in ThailandPosing for selfies on the laps of excited visitors, the otters of Tokyo’s animal cafes have learned to play their part in their online stardom. In thousands of social media videos, the aquatic mammals wriggle through the outstretched hands of adoring customers who reward their attention with food.But the booming demand has raised major concerns among conservationists, with a study published in the journal Conservation Science and Practice linking the small-clawed otters in animal cafes in Japanese cities with wild populations in poaching hotspots in Thailand. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Donald Trump shows off US military might with choppers and missiles as WW3 fears grow

The US president repeated lies and conspiracy theories to troops as he threatened to "crush" the country's enemies and portrayed protesters as part of a “foreign invasion”

Events

3 h. ago 'Hidden city' from Book of the Dead found beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids

Team of Italian researchers claim to have unearthed evidence of a hidden structure dating back tens of thousands of years

Events

4 h. ago Scots football fans humbled by African Mission as Ayr United supporters help thousands

Supporters of the Honest Men have helped to make a huge difference in Zambia as part of link-up inspired by a star signing and social media.

Sport

4 h. ago An expert trainer says these are the three best exercises for longevity, helping you ‘live better for longer’

A personal trainer tells Harry Bullmore how you can easily build a fit and functional body, improve your posture and enhance metabolic function

Politics

5 h. ago Popeyes to give out 10,000 free snacks in Manchester this Parklife weekend

Two stores in Greater Manchester are handing out thousands of freebies

Politics

5 h. ago Something in the water: how kelp is helping Maine’s mussels boom

When a US firm saw the seaweed was making their shellfish the ‘biggest and best’ scientists realised they’d hit upon a natural way to combat ocean acidificationPhotographs by Greta RybusMore on this story: A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world’s seas?On a glimmering May morning, Tom Briggs pilots a 45ft aluminium barge through the waters of Casco Bay for one of the final days of the annual kelp harvest. Motoring past Clapboard Island, he points to a floating wooden platform where mussels have been seeded alongside ribbons of edible seaweed.“This is our most productive mussel site,” says Briggs, the farm manager for Bangs Island Mussels, a Portland sea farm that grows, harvests and sells hundreds of thousands of pounds of shellfish and seaweed each year. “When we come here, we get the biggest, fastest-growing mussels with the thickest shells and the best quality. To my mind, unscientifically, it’s because of the kelp.”Zoe Benisek, oyster l...

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5 h. ago Customers of three UK banks issued warning over change starting today

A significant change will come into play from Wednesday that will affect thousands of money-minded consumers

Events

5 h. ago 'My voice annoys thousands of people every day, that makes me laugh'

Alison Parsons was paid to record 26 phrases that regularly wind people up

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5 h. ago Global fast food brand looks set to move into Stirling's newest drive thru

ChicKing is heralded as the first fully Halal international quick service restaurant - and is now hoping to open a drive thru branch in Springkerse.

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