66 m. ago Willkommen, bienvenue! New festival celebrates translated fiction from Cameroon to Slovakia as sales boom

Co-organised by translator Polly Barton, Translated By, Bristol will feature conversations between writers and their translators, plus a ‘translation duel’A new festival of translated literature is being launched in Bristol next week amid a sales boom in translated fiction in the UK.Translated By, Bristol is the brainchild of Polly Barton, author and translator of the award-winning Butter by Asako Yuzuki, and Tom Robinson, owner of Gloucester Road Books, which is organising the festival alongside Barton and another independent Bristol bookshop, Storysmith. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Pembrokeshire Street Food Festival returns this summer to Tenby's South Beach

Pembrokeshire Street Food Festival is back for 2025 and this year they're returning to stunning Tenby South Beach

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28 h. ago Gin, Rum & Vodka Festival 2025: £9 tickets now available across 29 UK cities

Sip your way through the UK’s top spirit-tasting festival with tickets now just £9 — from Manchester to Edinburgh, this gin-fuelled day out is shaking things up

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44 h. ago Win a luxury ticket package for two to this year’s Wilderness Festival – courtesy of Audi

Winner will receive a pair of complimentary festival tickets and boutique accommodation in a luxury cabin

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46 h. ago AD FEATURE: Spice up your life at this returning Welsh Chilli and Chocolate Festival

The Merthyr Tydfil Chilli and Chocolate Festival returns for 2025 - can you handle the heat?

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47 h. ago Festival packing list 2025: What to bring to Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury and more

From tents and camping chairs to dry shampoo, SPF and wellies, tick off this list while you pack

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67 h. ago ‘A very real possibility of being detained’: LGBTQ+ Australians cancel travel to US for World Pride

Mik Bartels is among those fearful of Trump’s America, partly because their research includes 20 words on US government’s list of banned termsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueer Australians are axing travel plans to Washington DC’s World Pride festival, as Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ rights leads to fears of discrimination at the US border and potential attacks.People skipping the international event join other Australians and travellers from around the world who are avoiding the US after Trump’s inauguration and a string of controversial policies enacted in the early months of his second term as president.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Hong Kong’s Bun festival and Seoul martial arts: photos of the day – Tuesday

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2 d. ago 13 alternative European festivals in 2025 and how much to travel to them

If the United Kingdom festival scene has been “completed,” here’s a few European festivals to check out instead.

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3 d. ago The Independent announces inaugural content partnership with Latitude 2025

Stars and experts in music, debate, science, wellness and comedy will join journalists from The Independent in a range of discussions

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6 d. ago The 14 best UK music festivals, from Glastonbury to Mighty Hoopla

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8 d. ago Beltane Fire Festival 2025: 19 spectacular pictures of Edinburgh's Calton Hill lit up by fire

Organisers couldn’t have hoped for better weather for the event.

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8 d. ago ‘Radical joy’: Cambodians in California celebrate Khmer culture 50 years after Killing Fields

In Long Beach, city with the largest diaspora of Cambodians in the US, people dance, eat and reflect on the 1975 killings“Sousdey chnam thmey!” a rider shouted in Khmer into a megaphone while sitting atop a float swaddled in US and Cambodian flags. “Happy new year!” parade-goers yelled back from the street.Thousands of Cambodian Americans gathered to celebrate the Khmer New Year in Long Beach’s Cambodia Town district – the heart of the largest diaspora of Cambodians in the United States. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Duck & Waffle Edinburgh introduces a Seafood menu to celebrate St James Quarter Seafood Festival 2025

Duck & Waffle Edinburgh has launched an exciting new Seafood menu in celebration of the St James Quarter Seafood Festival 2025.

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9 d. ago Punchestown carnage as horse crashes through rail knocking several out of contention

The 2025 Punchestown Festival got off to a dramatic start when a number of runners were effectively put out of the race by the incident in the first race of the week

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1 week ago How I coped with New Zealand weather at festivals and what you can do to stay safe in the UK at outdoor shows

Five tips how to stay safe in the sun at the number of outdoor concerts and festivals in the UK this summer.

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1 week ago When is the Beltane Fire Festival 2025? Date, tickets, what happens, and what's new this year on Edinburgh's Calton Hill

The spectacular event marks the start of summer.

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1 week ago The It summer sunglasses to wear for London's 'mini heatwave' (hint: they’re small, oval and acetate)

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1 week ago Suspect in Vancouver ramming attack charged with eight counts of murder

Prosecutors say more charges are possible against Kai-Ji Adam Lo, who was arrested at the sceneVancouver car-ramming attack – latest updatesThe suspect in a car-ramming attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder, prosecutors have said.More charges were possible against Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, the British Columbia prosecution service said. Investigators ruled out terrorism and said Lo had a history of mental health issues. Continue reading...

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