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Hospitality braced for bloodbath as Reeves's timebomb finally explodes

Restaurants are making stark choices to survive

Munya Chawawa on how to lose yourself in the real Japan

Hidden forest temples, secret anime action and a heavenly hotel where the actor and comic forgot about time itself

Out, damn spot: the new technology that promises to clean your blood of microplastics

Flesh, blood — and plastic. That’s what we’re made from these days, with studies finding microplastics in almost every part of the human body, from the brain to the heart.

On the run

Whether you want to exercise on your next getaway or explore the wilderness closer to home, these items are practical, versatile and easy to pack. Words: Amanda Canning and Georgia Stephens

Rock'n'roll is alive and kicking

Time to dust off the shades and the leather for wildcard firebrands The Murder Capital

At the table What a mercurial, bewildering change of course

Though plagued by doubt as much as anyone — more? Less? Oh god, now I'm not sure — I tend to think none of us are ever-fixèd marks, bound to the same mistakes and impotent to change. Who we are and what we do might vary with the weather, or a few pints. A capricious bent is nothing to be ashamed of.

“I want to get my mark down early - you don't want to be the person who gets rolled over

It is hard to know which of Lando Norris's hopes and dreams will prove most difficult to obtain.

Experience an unforgettable stay in Puglia, with Puglia Paradise

Immerse yourself in the stunning beauty of Puglia. Wake up to Italy's most spectacular scenery, with its azure sea, authentic local food and the warmth of its people

Hospitality braced for bloodbath as Reeves's timebomb finally explodes

Restaurants are making stark choices to survive

Time for Potter to be bolder with Hammers youth stars

Boss has golden opportunity to blood club's top academy talent

Are London buses getting more dangerous?

Out-oF-control careering and vehicles that shoot off suddenly it’s not ideal

Luxurious stays in Sharm El Sheikh

Savoy Group Sharm El Sheikh offers a combination of fantastic accommodation and exciting entertainment options, with a range of choices designed to suit every type of traveller

Novelty Automation

At the far end of the Novelty Automation museum, a couple are suffering through a divorce. Not really — these two are probably not even married, such is their youth — but by way of a retro-style arcade game that begins with an angry looking pair of dummy figures fighting over a model house inside a glass cabinet.

Tim Peake is going back to space — and it's a different world to the one he left

As the second space race dawns, Britain’s most famous astronaut tells WILLIAM HOSIE what to expect

Massachusetts: the state for everyone

Known for the Boston Red Sox, the dazzling fall foliage and its role in the American Revolution, Massachusetts is world-famous for good reason.

The method behind the Trumpist tariff madness

The Maga masterplan is spooking the markets Trump is looking longer-term

Edenic getaway at Emporia

Tucked away in the rolling vineyards of Herzegovina, Emporia Wine & Dine Hotel is a luxurious 12-room retreat where breathtaking sunsets, fine dining and award-winning wines create an unforgettable escape.

Hotel Vilòn, a precious gem in the heart of Rome

Hotel Vilòn is the one address where you want to stay when in Rome.

Athenian antiquity

Ancient relics have been given a fresh lease of life in the Greek capital, where they've been reimagined and reworked to coexist with the 21st-century city.

Hidden gem in the centre of Budapest

On Andrássy Avenue — Budapest's finest thoroughfare and its centre of luxury boutiques, stylish cafes and restaurants — you'll find Callas House, an intimate hotel in a fine building dating from 1881, classified as a historic monument.

Discover the Vipava Valley and Karst Plateau

The Vipava Valley in Slovenia opens onto the Gorizia plain in the west, and beyond that into the Italian region of Friuli. Both this valley and the Karst Plateau above the Gulf of Trieste are well known for their Mediterranean scenery, reminiscent of Tuscany. The high plateau, which was the source of the geological term 'karst', surrounds the Vipava Valley, making for an extremely picturesque landscape.

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On her latest record, the Welsh producer has transcended the dark fuzziness of her past records in favour of a kind of euphoric dance pop. Expect her to fill Troxy with a kind of otherworldly, glittering trance music. It is ethereal, trading in hypnotic single vocal lines repeated again and again in place of big, hooky choruses. Music that feels like floating in a sea, under sunshine.

Rural ride

Heathery mountains, cascading rivers and castles that glower darkly over the rails: this Welsh railway journey promises a view like no other.

Have we reached peak woke?

Like a dying religion, it's certainly in retreat, but some disciples are still clinging on...

This Shoreditch cat has gothistory

One of my favourite memes of recent times? When, a couple of years back, women began asking men how often they thought about the Roman Empire.

Five off-the-beaten track interiors shops to discover

Use them or lose them — that’s the mantra we should all be adopting when it comes to local independents.

Magician Dynamo eats at Yorkshire Burrito, shops at END and is never far from the police

All the time. I have been pulled over before just so they can find out if it’s me, and will I show them a trick.

"I am a chav. I don't think it's a bad word, not to me. To me it's about culture

Louis Tomlinson still cannot shake the One Direction mob.

A grand hotel in Wengen

Arriving at Wengen in Switzerland is a cinematic delight: the ultimate “Accidentally Wes Anderson” experience.

The secret lives of London's mega mansions

They may look empty when the rich owners are away, but the staff are inside at work and play