Cumbria secured fourth place in a list of top seasonal destinations, according to a survey of more than 12,000 people by holidaycottages.co.uk. The poll revealed the most-loved UK spots for autumn stays, highlighting the joy of vibrant landscapes, fresh walks, and cosy fireside evenings. Joby Mussell, chief commercial officer at holidaycottages.co.uk, said: "Now is a great time for holidaymakers to explore the happiest and most affordable destinations the UK has to offer out of season. Other destinations in the top ten included North Yorkshire, Suffolk, Argyll and Bute, the Isle of Anglesey, and Gwynedd in Wales. Holidaycottages.co.uk reported a rise in October half-term bookings compared to last year, marking autumn as an increasingly popular season for UK travellers.

The 2025 Camping and Glamping awards by Campsites.co.uk highlights some of the best camping, glamping and touring sites the UK has to offer. From peaceful off-grid campsites to stylish glamping escapes with hot tubs, there’s an outdoorsy holiday to suit everyone. Offering ‘camping with a twist’, Hill Farm Camping in Mill Road, Great Bardfield has been named runner up for Best Family Campsite in the East of England. Hill Farm also offers rides across the beautiful local countryside on specially designed, wheelchair friendly trailers. Hill Farm Camping has an impressive 4.91 star rating on its travel listing, with 100 per cent of reviewers saying they would recommend it.

The Guardian leads on the BBC's apology to Donald Trump, external for the edited video clip on Panorama, and its rejection of demands for compensation. The paper notes it remains to be seen how Trump will respond. The paper leads on the thousands of documents released by US lawmakers related to the convicted sex offender, including testimony from the ex-prince's accuser, Virginia Giuffre. The Daily Mail leads on a report into the murder of the 10-year-old schoolgirl, Sara Sharif. Animal rights campaigners are warning that hundreds of pigs in the New Forest are under siege from "smartphone-brandishing piggy tourists", according to a report in the Times, external.

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Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeOpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin have backed a controversial startup investing in genetically engineering babies to eliminate hereditary diseases. Gene editing to create a baby is illegal in the US, UK, and many countries around the world, with critics arguing it is unethical and unsafe. Armstrong backed investing in gene editing, arguing that it was necessary to eliminate preventable diseases. “More than 300 million people globally live with genetic disease,” he said to The Times.

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After vigorous and partially successful attempts to save modern languages degrees at Cardiff University and the University of Aberdeen in the past two years, linguists are now called upon to point out the equally obvious folly of cutting modern languages at the universities of Nottingham and Leicester. That bombshell came hot on the heels of news from the University of Leicester of the proposed closure of modern languages and the withdrawal of all courses from next year. Expertise in languages and cultures is also essential for security in a world of collapsing multilateralism and heightening global tension. Charles Burdett is professor of Italian and director of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Emma Cayley is professor of Medieval French at the University of Leeds and chair of the University Council For Languages (UCFL).

In the California desert, wealthy women are paying eye-watering amounts of money to have their intimate areas covered by fruits, vegetables and flowers. 'The biological clock may be finite, but your sexuality — arousal — is infinite,' the event host, Pamela Madsen, told the LA Times. According to the Times, the goal is to help women overcome possible intimacy issues, insecurities, aid in trauma processing or help to improve their sex lives. Some clients were therapists looking to further their own knowledge to help clients in what has been dubbed 'sexological bodywork,' a form of body-based sex therapy. But Madsen said she urges clients to partake in the week-long retreat, costing from $8,000 to $18,000.

Its planned acquirer, the American investment firm RedBird Capital Partners, said it had withdrawn its takeover offer for the parent, the Telegraph Media Group. The announcement throws the future of The Telegraph into question. Founded in 1855, the paper was known for most of its history for its right-leaning politics and support of the Conservative Party. (Among its nicknames is “The Torygraph.”)It is unclear who may bid for The Telegraph now, though several media moguls had shown interest. A representative for Telegraph Media said the company’s immediate priority was “to minimize disruption to the business and work with all stakeholders,” including the government, on a solution.

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Your round-the-clock maternity nurse is mere entry-level in the new world of luxury postpartum care. Quintessentially, an elite concierge service, will handle postpartum wardrobe refits, private school and nursery waiting list registrations, and the booking of far-flung babymoons (quintessentially.com). There is also a £12,565 week-long postpartum retreat at The Tenth, in London. The retreat package is inspired by the Asian tradition of postpartum confinement and the hotel-like centres for new mothers in South Korea called sanhujoriwons. NourishingThe Mama Menu offers week-long packages of fresh mealsA stock of frozen meals won’t cut it, but a food delivery is acceptable if it’s from the Food Doula or the Mama Menu.

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Ten years after finding fame in Hollywood, Michael Burry is rediscovering his taste for drama. The celebrated investor, whose $1bn (£760m) bet against the US housing bubble was portrayed in the film The Big Short, has identified a new target: artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. To set tongues wagging further, he recently wound up his $1.bn hedge fund Scion Asset Management, meaning it will no longer have to submit regular public filings. He said the decision was because he is no longer “in sync” with volatile markets, but others said it would enable him to open a family office and make bigger bets away from wider scrutiny. “On to much better things Nov 25th,” he wrote in a cryptic message on X.

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