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Few places on Earth match the natural beauty of the Dolomites, and Airbnbs across the region bring you up close and personal with its unparalleled scenery. Comprising 18 imposing peaks and a number of deep valleys in between, the northern Italian mountain range has earned recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique rock formations, and now is home to a charming medley of sprawling ski resorts, crystal-clear lakes, and Alpine villages.Whether you’re looking to recharge after adrenaline-fueled snow sports or soak up the scenery in all its summer glory, Airbnb is your best bet for a comfortable…

Moe ShreifBBC Eye InvestigationsBBCMusa al-Sadr has been missing since 1978Warning: Contains images some may find upsettingA computer scientist at a university in the north of England is studying an image of a corpse – attempting to solve a mystery that has gripped the Middle East for nearly 50 years.”This is what he looks like now?” asks Bradford University’s Prof Hassan Ugail doubtfully.The digitised photo is of a decomposed face and it is about to be run through a special algorithm for our BBC investigation.The original photo was taken by a journalist who saw the body in a secret mortuary in…

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, which is a bit sad, but it’s a great time to get a deal on a fancy, new TV. The US holiday is happening just before the start of the 2025-2026 NFL season, the World Cup qualifiers, and the lead-up to the MLB post-season games. This sports trifecta means you can take advantage of Labor Day sales on 4K TVs, whether you’re planning on hosting big at-home viewing parties, or you just want to tune in alone.Right now, you can save hundreds of dollars on high-end OLED TVs like Samsung’s S90D…

Research from Friends of the Earth Cymru has found that at least 45,000 sites across Wales could be contaminated with toxic waste but have never been adequately inspected, leaving communities and wildlife vulnerable to a potential environmental crisis.Despite Wales’s extensive industrial history, Tuesday’s publication found that due to a lack of funding and oversight, only 82 sites across the country have ever been fully examined and classified as contaminated, meaning the actual scale of the threat is unknown.Former industrial areas, landfills and quarries can contain contaminants such as heavy metals, oil, tar, solvents, gases and radioactive substances.The environmental campaigners submitted…

Mark SavageMusic correspondentPA MediaTom Odell’s Another Love is one of the most-streamed songs of all time, and is regularly used on TikTok to soundtrack anti-government protests in IranEven the best performers have bad days. And when Tom Odell played the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in 2016, he wrote the gig off as a dud.”I was really dissatisfied with that show,” he recalls. “I was frustrated, and I don’t think it went how I wanted it to go. I don’t even think it was a full crowd.”But in the audience that night was an 18-year-old musician called Finneas O’Connell and his younger…

Manchester City have agreed to buy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain for about £30m (€35m). The move paves the way for Ederson to move to Fenerbahce for £12.1m (€14m).Donnarumma has been deemed surplus to requirements by Luis Enrique at PSG, who signed Lucas Chevalier last month to be first choice at the European champions.The Italy keeper can expect to be Guardiola’s No 1 despite City having signed James Trafford from Burnley for £27m in July. Trafford had dislodged Ederson but was culpable for Tottenham’s second goal in their recent 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium and has failed to…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Robert Manning, Distinguished Fellow at the Global Foresight Hub and China Programme at the Stimson Centre, says that this year’s summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has become symbolic of a world that aims to ‘make itself America-proof, both in terms of new trade arrangements and new security arrangements’.

Another day, another NYT Pips puzzle to solve. If you enjoy number puzzles, but not necessarily complicated math, this is a puzzle for you. It’s simple to learn, but still gets the little grey cells buzzing. Today was challenging. I even found myself a little turned around by the Easy tier puzzle! Let’s give it a shot, shall we? Looking for Monday’s Pips? Read our guide right here. How To Play Pips In Pips, you have a grid of multicolored boxes. Each colored area represents a different “condition” that you have to achieve. You have a select number of dominoes…

Suddenly, everyone is obsessed with magnesium supplements. It’s the key ingredient in #sleepygirlmocktails, powders stirred into tart cherry juice and prebiotic soda, a wellness cocktail for anxious millennials. Your coworkers are popping magnesium glycinate before bed instead of melatonin, because it allegedly cures insomnia, constipation, and existential dread. Folks seem especially concerned with optimizing their poop and pillow time. In the past year, Google searches for “which magnesium is best for sleep” and “which magnesium makes you poop” have more than doubled.Magnesium is essential for maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system. It’s also one of the most abundant minerals in the…