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The Douro Valley - right in the heart of Portugal's wine region - is becoming the most chic of holiday destinations, favoured by travellers seeking an immersion in nature alongside a taste of some of the best wine in Europe.But with…

When Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced her first overseas visit in three years would be to Italy this week, heads turned. Of all the places she could have chosen in the Bel Paese for a cushy outing, she picked Reggio Emilia, in the…

West Virginia has been named the most obese state in the US for the fifth year in a row, according to an analysis.In a report ranking all 50 states and Washington, DC, the Mountain State took the top spot, with 73 percent of adults…

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I admit I haven’t always been a Cotswolds fan. In fact, when my brother and sister-in-law announced they were moving in search of bucolic bliss and a free-range childhood for my then two-year-old nephew, I was distraught.In London, we…

A mother-of-three was left seriously ill in hospital after a receiving a knock-off and illegal 'Botox' treatment from an aesthetic beautician.Kaylie Bailey, 36, from Peterlee, in County Durham, paid £75 for three 'Botox' injections from…

Deep in the Eastern Himalayas, sitting on fallen logs around flickering firelight, the banana blossoms taste exquisite.I’ve never tried the flowers of this fruit before. I watch as Tokmin, one of our porters, first chops the tender…

The chief of the Wagner mercenary group today claimed Russia may nuke its own territory in the Belgorod region where anti-Putin insurgents are causing havoc. Yevgeny Prigozhin warned Russia might be forced to unleash nuclear weapons on…

Russian authorities have ordered residents of nine villages in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine to evacuate their homes after anti-Putin rebel groups began capturing territory on Russian soil. The Kremlin's order comes hours after a…