1 hour ago I got lost and found a spectacular outdoor bar with the best views of Cardiff

It's the perfect place to enjoy a drink outside while admiring the Cardiff skyline

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3 h. ago The kindness of strangers: I thought my wages would be docked but the customer I’d overpaid returned

The till was $20 short – almost a week’s pay. It meant I’d have no money for the Christmas periodRead more in the Kindness of strangers seriesIt was Christmas Eve, 1977. I was 20 years old and working on the desk at a credit union as a teller. Management thought it was a wise idea to offer our customers a glass of champagne with their withdrawals that day, so I had been helping myself to a small glass of bubbly as I handed the customers one.By the end of the day I was unsurprisingly a bit tipsy and, when I balanced up the till, I realised I was $20 short. At the time, $20 was almost a week’s pay for me, or at least half a week’s pay, so it was a decent amount of money. I was sitting there feeling quite distressed, because if the till was down you had to make it up from your own wages – that was the deal. It meant I would have no money for the Christmas period. Continue reading...

Economics

3 h. ago Casualties in Trump’s war on the arts: the small museums keeping local history alive

Institutions in Los Angeles and beyond have seen millions in grants wiped away almost overnight. What happens when they can’t tell their stories?For the past two years, a small arts non-profit has been telling stories about the communities living alongside the Los Angeles river, one voice at a time.The organization, called Clockshop, has collected the oral histories of nearly 70 local residents, activists and elected officials. Their knowledge is compiled in a vast cultural atlas – which contains videos, an interactive map and a self-guided tour exploring the waterway and its transformation from a home for the Indigenous Tongva people to a popular, rapidly gentrifying urban space. Continue reading...

Culture

6 h. ago American makes full English for the first time but 'one thing is missing'

An American living in London decided to put British cuisine to the test by making himself a full English breakfast for the first time, but he quickly argued that one thing was lacking

Events

6 h. ago Who is the narrator of Walking with Dinosaurs? BBC voiceover explained

Walking with Dinosaurs will have a new narrator for its 2025 series 🐱 🐉

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7 h. ago Voices: My sherry amour – why it’s not just a drink for your nan at Christmas

Wine enthusiasts have been saying that sherry deserves to be more popular since Shakespeare’s day, writes Rosamund Hall. Here are four delicious recommendations – and a fantastic (and easy) cocktail to get started

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11 h. ago Voices: My Sherry’amour – Why it’s not just a drink for your nan at Christmas

Wine enthusiasts have been saying that sherry deserves to be more popular since Shakespeare’s day, writes Rosamund Hall. Here are four delicious recommendations – and a fantastic (and easy) cocktail to get started

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11 h. ago Voices: No more grandstanding: Deforestation pledges will burn in flames if we ignore inequality

With wildfires reaching new and disastrous heights, we need an end to global pledges – and more opportunities for people to make a living by protecting valuable ecosystems, writes Chris Wright

Events

11 h. ago Voices: I run Camp Bestival with my DJ husband, Rob da Bank – and this is what it’s really like

Illustrator Josie da Bank fell into festival organising by accident. Twenty-one years on, she looks back at the early iterations of Bestival – including seeing an unknown Ed Sheeran playing a set to just 30 screaming teens

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11 h. ago 'I found out I had cancer after getting food poisoning on my Christmas do

Rebecca Hind, 39, had to undergo 'the mother of all surgeries'

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11 h. ago 'I visited the bakery on the edge of Chinatown that's so good I went twice'

Opened in 2003 the bakery serves up traditional buns, celebration cakes and bubbles teas

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12 h. ago Wales, a Home from Home: untold stories of Welsh global culture – in pictures

An exhibition at the Welsh parliament from 24 May to 12 July will go on to tour Wales throughout 2025.The project, by Vision Fountain, seeks to highlight the contributions migrants have made to Welsh society – particularly at a time when migration, and migrants themselves, are it seems increasingly demonised in politics and the media.Wales was officially designated a ‘Nation of Sanctuary’ in 2019, but its tradition of offering refuge reaches back centuries. Italians settled in Wales in the 19th century, drawn not only by the familiar hills and castles but also the certainty of work and friendship.Wales: A Home From Home brings together stories from Wales’s diverse global communities, from ‘heritage’ migrants, such as the Italians, to recent arrivals escaping trauma, such as Ukrainians, Syrians and Hongkongers.While the project celebrates moments of joy and connection, it also gives voice to difficult memories: experiences of trauma, displacement and the challenges of starting anew i...

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13 h. ago Anyone who wants to look younger urged to have one drink for 30 days

The secret to looking younger than your actual age could be as simple as adding one thing to your usual drink

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14 h. ago Eggs are perfect every time in air fryer by following simple 10

If you're a fan of eggs, then you'll be pleased to know that a Michelin-trained chef has shared the 'perfect' way to cook them - and you can use an air fryer for a fail-safe method

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16 h. ago Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda and real reason why reduced stickers are bright yellow

Bargain hunting food shoppers can spot a yellow sticker a mile off - but the reason why reduced labels bear a bold colour is actually very simple

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16 h. ago Opera star Lesley Garrett: Surgery after my terrifying cancer diagnosis could have destroyed my voice

When thousands of people gathered to hear Lesley Garrett perform in Bristol for an open-air gala in July last year, few could have guessed just how significant an event it was for the star.

Events

20 h. ago FDA recalls oysters due to potential norovirus contamination ahead of Memorial Day

Diners are advised against eating frozen, raw or half-shell oysters imported from the Republic of Korea

Politics

21 h. ago We have a special obligation to Afghan heroes who fought alongside Britain

Editorial: As many as 2,000 Afghan special forces soldiers have been wrongly refused sanctuary in the UK

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22 h. ago ‘It’s the best game ever invented’: is padel the new pickleball?

Pickleball might have developed legions of new Australian fans, but padel is snapping at its heels as a contender for the best tennis-alternative in town It was Darren McMullen’s obsession with padel that led him to missing an audition and changing the course of his life. Known for his role as Alex Larden on House Husbands and for presenting shows such as The Voice Australia, he had increasingly been sucked into padel tournaments.“My agent went crazy: ‘What were you thinking? What’s your bread and butter?’,” McMullen says. “I was like, ‘God, you’re right. I should open a padel centre.’” Continue reading...

Politics

27 h. ago Voices: Angela Rayner is the Gordon Brown of this government

The deputy prime minister is serious about her ambition but, like Brown, she will have to wait, says John Rentoul

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