63 h. ago Wrestler stepping into home town ring for first time as part of PBW event

Danny Clarke, from Cairnhill, is "very excited" to perform in front of family and friends at Airdrie Town Hall on June 20.

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7 d. ago 'I went to an east London town for the very first time and discovered its treasures'

'I went to an east London town for the very first time and discovered its treasures'  East London Advertiser

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7 d. ago Dark history of abandoned town ‘like Chernobyl’ where 70,000 homes stand frozen in time

The housing estate of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga has become a no-go area, with gang violence a regular feature of an abandoned project that is now crumbling into the ground

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7 d. ago I visit a seaside town just an hour from London all the time — it's better than Brighton

I visit a seaside town just an hour from London all the time — it's better than Brighton  Daily Express

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1 week ago Warning to UK drivers as town gets new speed limit for 'first time in two years'

The B5605 Wrexham Rd/High Street, in Johnstown and the A525 Bryn-Y-Grog Road have returned to 30mph following public consultation. Local residents have spoken of their frustration at the delays

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1 week ago Jack Maynard and his heiress wife Lily Mackie tie the knot for a second time in a lavish ceremony in France with a star

The YouTuber and I'm A Celeb star, 32, and heiress Lily, 30, got married for the first time at Chelsea Old Town Hall in front of their loved ones last month.

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3 w. ago The moment I knew: once her migraine had subsided, I told her I loved her

As Sam Heatley rubbed Olwen’s temples on a busy street, he realised looking after her was his sole priorityFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesIn 2016 a breakup sent me spiralling into a period of deep introspection. I was 25 years old and knew it was time to “do the work”, as they say. I knuckled down and spent a long, lonely winter sorting myself out as best I could. By the spring my mood was thawing, and on the dancefloor at a Chicago house night at Melbourne Town Hall I clocked Olwen for the first time.When we ran into each other and introduced ourselves at an after party, a frisson ran through me. That brief interaction with her left me so discombobulated I had to leave the party early. I was on the mend, but I definitely wasn’t ready for whatever that was. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Scottish town home to iconic monument is perfect for first time buyers

Falkirk’s strong links to Edinburgh make it one of the UK’s top up-and-coming places to buy, with Aberdeen also featured on the list.

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3 w. ago The new pope is the internet’s biggest meme. What does that say about us? | Tayo Bero

Social media has been fun for the first time in years. But the joy of this moment is about more than just jokesWhile most good Catholics spent the early days of this week in solemn contemplation, praying that the church’s new leader would be a person of character and someone who could unite us in these tense, ungodly times, the rest of us were on X cackling at our screens and reposting chimney memes.Social media has been having a field day since Pope Francis passed and the race was on for a new pope. And now that Pope Leo XIV from Chicago has been selected, the jokes have been top-tier – references to the TV show The Bear, videos of the new pope walking out to music by the Chicago legend Chief Keef, Spike Lee somehow making this a win for the New York Knicks – I don’t remember the last time I had this much fun in the hellish digital town square formerly known as Twitter.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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