6 h. ago Brits urged to pack a chopped up sponge in luggage for crucial reason

A stay-at-home mom's creative hacks for guarding against germs on holiday have gone viral. In a video amassing millions of views, she shares why a sponge should be on your travel checklist.

Politics

10 h. ago Cost of looking after children in summer holidays causing concern among grandparents, survey reveals

More than half of grandparents are set to step in and look after their grandchildren this summer

Society

15 h. ago Holiday home horror as riot police called to 'gender reveal' party

More than 200 drunken revellers piled into a plush 10-bed £635,000 home after a booking was made for just eight people.

Events

16 h. ago NATO chief issues chilling WW3 warning over 'Russia and China twin attack'

NATO bosses fear China could attempt to annex the island nation of Taiwan while Russia launches an attack on the small Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Events

19 h. ago Holiday home horror as property trashed after gender reveal turns into drunken rampage

Matt Genesis, 33, says that hundreds of people turned up in a 'Project X' style disaster at the holiday let he owns in Norden, Greater Manchester, and riot police were needed to remove them

Society

21 h. ago Holiday home is trashed after gender reveal booking turns into 200

Police in riot vans were called to a 10-bed £635,000 home in the quiet village of Norden, Greater Manchester, after revellers from as far as London turned up.

Politics

23 h. ago Woman issues chilling warning to Brits buying holiday homes in Spain after squatters invade home and leave her £90k out of pocket

Louise Bawn, 53, from Bristol, has been battling to win back her €160,000 (£138,000) home in Cartama, Malaga, since it was illegally occupied in early 2023.

Events

26 h. ago Major update issued after woman mauled by LION at popular zoo

The woman, believed to be in her 50s, was working at Darling Downs Zoo near Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, at around 8.30am on Sunday, July 6, when she was attacked

Politics

54 h. ago Buy British buses to save 400 Scottish jobs at Alexander Dennis, says MP

EXCLUSIVE: Euan Stainbank said procurement rules needed reform to ensure UK manufacturers were given priority when it came to investing in public transport.

Politics

54 h. ago Woman ruins flight for other passengers with 'smelly' behaviour

A plane passenger has accused a woman of ruining their flight with her bad-smelling body issue.

Politics

3 d. ago Donald Trump sent chilling WW3 warning by Vladimir Putin as Russia's rhetoric ramps up

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump held a phone call on Thursday, with Putin issuing a chilling warning to Trump over the conflict in Ukraine

Events

3 d. ago Donald Trump sent chilling warning by Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The world leaders spoke on the phone for the sixth time since Trump's return to presidency as the topics of Ukraine and Iran were high up on the agenda

Events

3 d. ago The world will fall apart. The WHO is planning a sinister takeover. And these two countries will rule. Chilling warning from Living Nostradamus who predicted Covid and Queen's death

The image was stark, sinister and all too clear. There, amid a kaleidoscope of military maps, explosions and flashes of radiation, were two words: Cobalt Storm.

Events

3 d. ago A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan review – an immersive but imperfect coming

Subject of a fierce bidding war, this charming debut shows Trevelyan has an impressive knack for character, but is let down by a predictable plotWriting a story from a child’s perspective works like a filter over a lens. Novels such as Sofie Laguna’s The Eye of the Sheep, Craig Silvey’s Jasper Jones and Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time use a younger person’s narration to process darker, adult themes and reveal the mythologies of the adult world. Jennifer Trevelyan’s debut A Beautiful Family uses a similar framing to tell an immersive yet imperfect coming-of-age mystery set in New Zealand.It’s 1985, and 10-year-old Alix – a tomboyish, inquisitive girl who is never without her red Walkman and Split Enz cassette tape – is on holiday with her family, who have left their Wellington home for the nearby Kāpiti Coast. Her novelist mother normally prefers secluded spots, but this time she has curiously opted for a populous beach town. Between her parents’ bicke...

Politics

3 d. ago Stop the AirBNB 'tax dodgers': Battle against wealthy second homeowners 'taking the p***' in holiday hotspots as MP tables law to ease housing crisis

The law would force second homeowners with properties in the countryside or coastal beauty spots to obtain seek planning permission before registering them as rentals

Society

4 d. ago The Queen's closest confidante issued a chilling warning about Meghan in the run up to her royal wedding in 2018

The Queen's closest confidante has given the most damning verdict on Harry and Meghan yet. The late Lady Elizabeth Anson carefully documented the Queen's feelings about Meghan.

Events

4 d. ago Crete wildfire latest: Hundreds evacuated from hotels and homes in Greece as fires tear through holiday island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

Society

4 d. ago Greece wildfire latest: Hundreds evacuated from hotels and homes in Crete as fires tear through holiday island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

Society

4 d. ago One household item could save you during WW3 after government's chilling warning

The government has advised UK citizens on how best to prepare for emergencies, including packing a 'grab bag', as the world continues to teeter on the edge of all-out war

Events

4 d. ago Spain's new holiday laws 'could see collapse' in UK tourists visiting the country

Experts today warned the new rules will deter Brits from buying holiday homes in Spain - and could see prices go up by a fifth

Society