The Art Deco House on Littlestairs Road in Shanklin is featured on a national list of 25 of the best places to stay over the festive period. The broadsheet newspaper hailed its art deco details, including round windows in the drawing room, a walnut cocktail cabinet. The house, also known as Marine Villa, overlooks Sandown Bay and boasts deep leather sofas and a Sonos sound system, disguised as a radio. "Of the six bedrooms, the master suite has a round stained-glass window, and there is an accessible room. The Art Deco house provides accommodation for up to 18 guests and a three quarter acre garden with ponds.

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Sir Keir will return to the UK from Cop30 in Brazil with questions swirling about Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy’s handling of a mistaken prisoner release. But the Prime Minister, while at the Belem summit, backed his deputy by saying it was “right” he was “setting out the facts to the best of his knowledge”. New deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell (Lucy North/PA)The former Commons leader told BBC Radio 5 Live: “We should be following through on our manifesto, of course. A spokesperson for Ms Powell later said she would continue to support the Chancellor. “As Lucy made clear in the interview the Chancellor and Prime Minister make decisions on the Budget in the round.

The future King told Cop30, convened in the city of Belem in the heart of the Amazon: “We must ask ourselves, what legacy do we wish to leave? The Prince of Wales was speaking at the Cop30 UN climate conference in Belem (Aaron Chown/PA)“The road ahead will be tough. We must transform the way we power our lives, produce our goods, move from place to place, and care for our land. William was speaking on behalf of the Government and the King (Aaron Chown/PA)“The initiative recognises that climate and nature must be addressed together – not in silos, but in synergy. The president joked and laughed with the prince and Prime Minister in front of the cameras before he put his arms around their backs as the three men left walking away in unison.

Read our Privacy noticeThe legendary 137-carat yellow gem known as the Florentine Diamond, long believed lost after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has resurfaced. Once among the most prized jewels of the Habsburg crown, the diamond’s trail went cold after World War I. Among them was a remarkable 137-carat diamond, famous for its pear shape, bright yellow color, and rich history. Known as the Florentine Diamond, the stone had once belonged to the powerful Medici family, rulers of Florence, before passing to the Habsburgs after the Medici line died out. Its disappearance inspired fascination and countless tales, even becoming the centerpiece of novels and films such as The Imperfects, which wove fiction around the mystery of the lost diamond.

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In the budget, Ms. Reeves is expected to either increase taxes or cut spending in order to find tens of billions of pounds if she is to stick to her self-imposed rules on lowering debt. But the chancellor recently presented her spending plans, so raising taxes seem to be only one way out of this bind. Ms. Reeves did not say in her speech that taxes were going to increase, but analysts have said she appears to be preparing the waters for an unpopular decision. The Labour Party promised before it was elected into government last year that it would not raise taxes on working people. Breaking that pledge is likely to infuriate many voters and provide ammunition to her political opponents.

An American man and his teenage son died last month after they were swarmed by wasps while zip lining at an adventure camp in Laos and stung many dozens of times, a hospital official said Thursday. The camp is located outside the city of Luang Prabang, a popular tourist site in the Southeast Asian nation that was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The two were taken to a local clinic and then transported to Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital where they arrived in critical condition, said Jorvue Yianouchongteng, the emergency room physician who received them. "The son was unconscious and passed away after half an hour, while the father was conscious and passed away about three hours later," he told The Associated Press. Farmers burn crop waste from a field outside the Laos UNESCO heritage site of Luang Prabang, Saturday, April 6, 2024.

THE dividing line between Nazi and nasty is important on the American Right. That means it’s coming here, since there are no national boundaries in the online world. A spokesperson for Murdoch declined to comment.”Mr Murdoch is the quintessence of nasty, but not Nazi; Mr Carlson, who some people think is merely nasty, has found an audience of five million on YouTube since being sacked by Mr Murdoch from Fox News. A couple of weeks ago, Mr Carlson brought on to his podcast Nick Fuentes, who really is a Nazi. “The fact that Heritage, too, has now fallen in line suggests that what we’re seeing is something much more ferocious and remarkable than even the most pessimistic critics of the online Right appreciated,” he writes.

“LIVE AID could never happen now; the world has grown too mean,” said one of the journalists who arrived to interview Bob Geldof and me before the launch of Live Aid: The definitive 40-year story, which was published yesterday. Live Aid did not capture the Zeitgeist: it created it. Today, Live Aid and Live 8 are a dangerous memory. And Live Aid will provide the psychological and spiritual template. Live Aid: The definitive 40-year story by Paul Vallely is published by New Modern at £30 (Church Times Bookshop £27); 978-1-917-92338-5.

David Lammy could have committed 'career suicide'David Lammy is “finished”, according to GB News presenter Patrick Christys. In an explosive monologue on his late-night show, Patrick said: “David Lammy is a national embarrassment. An illegal migrant and sex offender from Algeria was mistakenly released from prison a week ago. So David Lammy took a poppy off an actual veteran. Just bear in mind how confident, how smug, how dismissive he is there – he was asked five times.

In this collection, we showcase the insights and innovations of shortlisted academics and teams in the 2025 Times Higher Education Awards. Three easy tweaks to make your teaching autism-friendly: Cora Beth Fraser of The Open University explains how teaching staff can address the dropout rate among autistic students. Josie Barnard from De Montfort University explains how. Outstanding Technician of the YearOften unsung, technical professions contribute to universities’ research and impact in ways that can far exceed their already-considerable value to laboratories and classrooms. Rachael Cornwall from Buckinghamshire New University shares advice.

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With temperatures beginning to drop across the UK as we start to head closer to the wintery season, leading veterinary charity PDSA is calling on owners to take extra precautions to keep their pets warm and safe. PDSA Vet Emma Fisher shares essential tips to help keep dogs, cats, and small pets protected from the cold weather. If your pet is awake and able to drink, offer them some warm water, but don’t force them to drink if they don’t want to! Raised, warm bedding in a draught-free area is ideal. Support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery helps us reach even more pet owners with vital treatment, advice and information.