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TRAVEL WRITER NIGEL HEATH TAKES A NOSTALGIC ROWBACK TO RECONNECT WITH HIS FIRST EVER CRUISELINER EXPERIENCE

This simply had to be the mother of all passenger cruiseliner upgrades, and it came completely out o ...

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How You Can Balance Independence and Protection for an Elderly Loved One

Caring for an elderly loved one is often a delicate balancing act. You want to respect their indepen ...

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Helping Adult Children Onto the Property Ladder Without Selling Up

Many parents reach a point where they want to help their grown children buy a home, but selling the ...

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Local GP Practices Face Growing Financial Pressures

GP practices across the country are facing mounting financial pressures as operational costs continu ...

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Golden Years Under the Spanish Sun

During the past year, British interest in Mediterranean coastal homes has increased. The leading des ...

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Ophelia Kolb captivates the audience in this troubling portrait of a feisty single mother who loves her children but not the restrictions and responsibility of motherhood.

Joyce Glasser reviews The Courageous (September 5, 2025) cert 12A, 85 mins. In her theatrical debut as writer-director, Swiss-American Jasmin Gordin delivers a very watch ...

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Robert Tanitch reviews Conor McPerson’s The Weir at Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Conor McPherson wrote The Weir in 1997 when he was 25 years old. The play, sad, funny, spooky, was hailed a modern masterpiece and he won the Evening Standard Award for M ...

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DANCING AT LUGHNASA – SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE – Sept 18th 2025

Under Elizabeth Newman’s direction, Dancing At Lughnasa is brought to the Crucible stage in a beautiful drama that’s engagingly real and powerfully, tenderly moving ...

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