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Lionel Messi, Mum and me
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (968+ words) For the last time I am about to watch Messi, the player who helped me bond with my Mum It was a guy who has travelled from Guatemala who I remember most. We talked breezily about how many times he…...
Spain knock out woeful France to set up World Cup final vs England or Argentina
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (376+ words) France slump to a 2-0 defeat in Didier Deschamps' final game as manager Didier Deschamps will bow out as France manager in defeat, emphatically denied a third successive World Cup final by Spain. It is the European champions who will face…...
The British citizens who can travel anywhere in Europe without post-Brexit rules
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1785+ words) As a key border dissolves, Britons look to Gibraltar for European travel loophole GIBRALTAR – A historic post-Brexit deal comes into action next week, when residents of Gibraltar will be able to stroll across into Spain and surrounding Europe without any…...
The EU just took an extreme step to curb migration. Here's what the UK can learn
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (1535+ words) Activists say welcoming the Taliban onto British soil would be 'a dishonour to the blood of British troops killed in Afghanistan' Activists fear the UK could follow the European Union in negotiating with the Taliban over deporting failed Afghan asylum…...
I'm an expat in France – this is what the UK can learn about surviving 40°C heat
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1403+ words) Jennifer Clayton said French people have adapted to 'embrace' the heat much better than Britons France, like the UK, is currently enduring a record-breaking heatwave, with a “heat dome” pushing temperatures to 44°C in some parts of the country. More…...
The match that exposed this World Cup’s two great hypocrisies
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (682+ words) Qatar have become the accusers, not accused For Qatar, this was a match of two distinct hypocrisies. When they were awarded the 2022 tournament, Fifa’s oft-repeated claim was their wish to grow the game globally and facilitate the development of new…...
Spain and Italy could see EES delays for years, with more EU red tape to come
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (832+ words) A new visa waiver is due to be introduced this year The EU border rules that have caused hours-long queues at some European airports may not “stabilise” for two years – and a new visa waiver could add to the chaos....
At 55, I left my husband and four children, and moved to Morocco
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1847+ words) We had the same argument we had been having for 18 years. One morning, I woke up and got on a plane I hadn’t realised quite how much I was sleepwalking through my life, or my marriage, until the day I…...
I found Europe’s most accessible walking destination with no crowds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1859+ words) With five wheelchair-friendly 'comfort trails', Luxembourg is opening up access to the great outdoors My fiancé Paul has been using a wheelchair full-time since a car accident when he was 21, over two decades ago, and we’ve come to Luxembourg to…...
Tracing Andalucia’s sun-soaked southern edge – from Málaga to Mijas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1858+ words) Combine whitewashed mountain villages with golden beaches on this laid-back tour designed just for solo travellers In Andalucia, mornings start slowly, a quiet café con leche in a plaza framed by orange trees, perhaps. But the days linger long after…...