How Dolly Parton’s business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts
In the summer of 1974, a young songwriter named Dolly Parton had just finished recording one of the most enduring love songs in American…
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Can scent help make your rental feel like home?
For millions of households across the UK, renting has shifted from a short transitional phase into a long-term reality. With average mortgage…
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Moon set to turn red as rare partial lunar eclipse graces UK skies on Friday
The Moon set to turn red over British skies this Friday night, as a partial lunar eclipse sends the full disc plunging…
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Off to Reading or Leeds? Here’s your guide to festival make-up (without the toxins)
Two of Britain's most iconic music festivals kick off this weekend, and millions of fans are already packing neon eyeshadows, holographic highlighters,…
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Meta’s $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten a reckoning that regulators and parents have pushed for years. The tech sector's most scrutinised courtroom confrontation
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Want your job application to stand out? Employers say they look for these six skills
With nearly one million young people in the UK currently outside education, employment, and training, the pressure to land a first job…
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‘The flood took everything’: Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away
On Wednesday, a wall of mud and water so violent that seismologists mistook it for seismic activity tore through settlements along the…
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Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
Scientists have concluded that a collapsed glacier likely caused devastating flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, killing at least 177 people and leaving
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What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
A catastrophic cascade of glacial collapse, rockfall, and torrential flooding struck the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, sweeping through mountain towns
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Thunderstorm warnings continue for parts of UK with more rain expected
Commuters across southern England and south Wales woke to a deluge on Thursday morning, with thunderstorms already battering roads and disrupting travel
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