29 h. ago Inside Benidorm's 'British Street' as local warns tourists of 'dark side'

Calle Gerona in Benidorm, Spain is often referred to as 'British Street' and is home to almost all of the resort town's most iconic nightlife spots - but one locals warns there is a 'dark side'

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7 d. ago Holy Cow review – warmhearted story of smalltown teen turned champion cheesemaker

An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s warm-hearted and optimistic dramaIt doesn’t get more French than a drama about cheese. Holy Cow is the feature debut from director (and part-time farmer) Louise Courvoisier; it’s a social-realist drama that is the opposite of grim and miserable in its warm and often funny telling of a coming-of-age story about a teenager from a struggling family of comté-makers in the remote region of Jura. Courvoisier warms things up nicely with her idealism and optimism, and she gets brilliant performances from her non-professional cast, cows included. The opening scene features a calf sitting in the driver’s seat of a car staring out of the window.Newcomer Clément Faveau (a poultry farmer in real-life) plays 18-year-old Totone, first shown at a country fair so drunk that he jumps on a table and strips naked. Totone lives with his dad, a cheesemaker who drinks heavily, and his wise se...

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7 d. ago Holy Cow review – warmhearted story of smalltown teen turned competition cheesemaker

An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s warm-hearted and optimistic dramaIt doesn’t get more French than a drama about cheese. Holy Cow is the feature debut from director (and part-time farmer) Louise Courvoisier; it’s a social-realist drama that is the opposite of grim and miserable in its warm and often funny telling of a coming-of-age story about a teenager from a struggling family of comté-makers in the remote region of Jura. Courvoisier warms things up nicely with her idealism and optimism, and she gets brilliant performances from her non-professional cast, cows included. The opening scene features a calf sitting in the driver’s seat of a car staring out of the window.Newcomer Clément Faveau (a poultry farmer in real-life) plays 18-year-old Totone, first shown at a country fair so drunk that he jumps on a table and strips naked. Totone lives with his dad, a cheesemaker who drinks heavily, and his wise se...

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7 d. ago Iconic clothing shop in Merthyr town centre forced to close because of the costs it faced

Paula Owen said it had been a pleasure and the customers had been amazing

Economics

8 d. ago CBB viewers flabbergasted as Chesney Hawkes strips off during launch show

Celebrity Big Brother viewers were left saying the same thing after watching the 2025 series launch as Chesney Hawkes stripped naked just minutes into the ITV show

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8 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans are left stunned as Chesney Hawkes strips naked just MINUTES into launch night

The star-studded instalment of the iconic reality show returned to British screens on Monday, with huge names signed on - including actor Mickey Rourke.

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8 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans say show has 'peaked already' as Chesney Hawkes strips naked

Chesney wasted no time is opening up about his pastimes

Politics

1 week ago ‘Everyone is affected’: UK town with Jaguar Land Rover plant reacts to Trump’s tariffs

In Solihull, where the factory employs 9,000 workers, there are fears for an ailing industry and wider communityFrom mountainsides to deserts, or even just to get around town, Land Rovers are used the world over. For a time however, many of the sturdy vehicles’ distinctive oval plates were branded with the name of a West Midlands town.“It’s an icon for Solihull and it was synonymous with Britain,” said Robert Mills, 70. The town is home to the 121-hectare (300-acre) Jaguar Land Rover car plant, which employs more than 9,000 people and is one of the last bastions of the UK’s waning automotive industry. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – a father and his autistic son bond through music

An honest and intensely moving book about the struggle of parenthood and the power of connectionOne of my favourite books growing up was my dad’s copy of The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics. I spent hours flicking through images of an eyeless, trombone-mouthed golden man swallowing naked bodies, and a full-page, black-and-white comic strip by legendary psychedelic artist Rick Griffin. It didn’t matter that I hadn’t yet listened to most of the songs – the surreal visual riffs felt like dispatches from an undiscovered country. Later, the Beatles became my favourite band. I chain-listened to the albums, read endless books, watched the movies and recited Beatles’ lore to anyone within earshot. “Oh dear,” said my mum one morning, as I reeled off an account of how a 40-piece orchestra improvised the rising crescendo in A Day in the Life, “you’ve become a Beatles bore.”Maybe I’m Amazed opens with John Harris’s 15-year-old son, James, ecstatically absorbed in a...

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2 w. ago UK town of iconic TV show where 'a bit of sun comes out and everyone strips naked'

Setting for fictional TV show Byker Grove, the real Byker is a lot tougher and rougher – home to the 'UK's worst high street' where youths face constant exposure to drugs and violence

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3 w. ago Amanda Knox says she was 'groped' by a prison guard and forced to strip naked while she was held over British student Meredith Kercher's murder 

Amanda Knox claims she was groped by a prison guard while locked up over the killing of British student Meredith Kercher.

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