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Residents in Notting Hill have become so sick of hordes of TikTok and Instagram 'influencers' taking pictures and videos of their colourful homes that a few have painted their properties black.And at Hampstead Heath Ponds in north…

Brace yourself for some real financial pain. On Wednesday November 26, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will stand in front of Parliament and deliver Labour’s Autumn Budget.Tasked with filling the Government’s fiscal black hole, £51billion at…

The lottery of calling into motorway service stations is part of any summer road trip.Some are fine – but many UK sites are among the worst in Europe. As a travel and motor journalist I’ve toured the motorway network many times, but I…

During my years living in Dublin, I discovered that there is one measure, above all else, by which most Irish judge a pub. It’s not by the atmosphere, food, or value for money – it’s by the quality of the Guinness.‘Is it a good pub?’ I’d…

Series three of The White Lotus is almost upon us and one of the main stars of the show is Thailand. Our expert has travelled the length and breadth of the country, staying in more than 100 hotels. Here are her top picks...Having first…

Who doesn’t love the idea of sitting under a palm tree on a Caribbean beach, enjoying the tropical warmth, turquoise sea and a hit-the-spot rum punch? With direct flights available from the UK to 13 islands, and onward connections to…

The first night I ever spent in the Caribbean, 25 years ago, was in a small beach resort in Jamaica with my wife and two young children. Around 2am we heard a fire alarm go off and immediately rushed out of our room in a panic.‘But…

The relationship between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer is a debate that's been around almost as long as mobile phones themselves. A huge study from the WHO that's just been released should put the question to…

The dodo, a bird that humans hunted to extinction in the 1600s, wasn't the slow, clueless ball of feathers that has been depicted in popular culture.By poring through early records and descriptions of the dodo and a related species…

Ageing and genetics are among the best-known unavoidable factors that can increase the risk of developing dementia.But experts have now published a definitive list of 16 other ways that increases a person's likelihood of developing the…