12 h. ago Back on the piste – at 83: Hilary Bradt and her ‘gang of oldies’ go skiing in Austria

It’s four decades since the travel writer last ventured on to the slopes. A resort in the Tirol is the perfect place to rediscover the joys of skiing‘You’re mad!” Caroline the greengrocer said cheerfully when I told her I was going skiing. A reasonable reaction since not so long ago I was shopping on crutches following a hip replacement. My sister’s friends were more concerned: “How old are you? 80? I don’t think this is a good idea. You’ll fall and break something.” My brother, Andrew, 86, decided it was better not to tell anyone.For at least two decades I’d had a half-buried wish to experience one more ski trip. A final fix of blue sky, frosty air and the exhilaration that comes with finding yourself still intact at the bottom of a snow-covered slope. I was never much good, and hadn’t skied for decades, but that wasn’t the point. At 83, I needed to see if I could still do it. And if I could do it, how about inviting my sister, Kate, one-third of our Old Crones group who ...

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54 h. ago Father wins lottery because his daughter begged him to buy her sweets

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3 d. ago Steven Gerrard in 'secret Glasgow trip' before Rangers snub as two issues scrutinised before final answer

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9 d. ago Frenkie de Jong gives Man Utd final answer after Old Trafford chiefs made transfer trip

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1 week ago Gavin and Stacey creators reveal deleted fishing trip scene details

Gavin and Stacey creators James Corden and Ruth Jones have finally explained what happened on the infamous fishing trip, after a deleted scene was unearthed

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1 week ago Gavin and Stacey creators finally explain what happened during fishing trip

Gavin and Stacey fans have been desperate to know what happened during the notorious fishing trip

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1 week ago Gavin and Stacey fishing trip scene unveiled as creators finally explain what happened

Gavin and Stacey creators James Corden and Ruth Jones have finally explained what happened on the infamous fishing trip, after a deleted scene was unearthed

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1 week ago Unaired Gavin and Stacey fishing trip scene finally revealed – read full script

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1 week ago Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains

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2 w. ago Wallabies look to end Rugby Championship on high with turbulent times ahead | Jack Snape

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2 w. ago Las Vegas hold off Indiana in overtime to reach third WNBA finals in four years

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3 w. ago Brendan Rodgers makes six Celtic changes but two rarely seen stars overlooked in predicted XI vs Partick Thistle

The Hoops boss could shuffle the pack for the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final trip to Firhill

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last month Watch live: Trump meets Starmer at Chequers for crunch talks as US pledges $150bn investment

Watch live as Donald Trump visits Sir Keir Starmer's country retreat Chequers for talks with the prime minister on the final day of his trip to the UK on Thursday, 18 September.

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last month Donald Trump tells King Charles he ‘hopes’ this will be the ‘final UK state visit’

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