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12+ min ago  (299+ words) The millionaire co-founder of the fast-fashion website ASOS has died after falling from his 17th-floor condo in Thailand. Quentin Griffiths was found dead on the ground outside the 18-floor condominium'in the eastern city of Pattaya'on Monday evening. He was by…...

12+ min ago  (906+ words) MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Pedro Sanchez's thinly veiled criticisms of U.S. policy play well with his voters but are irritating Spain's powerful ally, where political advisers close to the White House warn the Socialist prime minister to watch his step. From condemning…...

24+ min ago  (124+ words) Quentin Griffiths" friend told police the Briton had been worried about lawsuits from his former wife, a Thai national Police said that Griffiths, 58, had fallen from the 17th floor of a flat block in the seaside resort city of Pattaya on…...

54+ min ago  (799+ words) If you've ever felt nervous about your flight coming in to land, spare a thought for this pilot. The daredevil feat required perfect execution " a combination of synchronised speed and precise aerodynamic control. Mr Costa could only see the landing…...

55+ min ago  (483+ words) POPULAR Brit TV personality Amanda Jeffrey has been arrested for allegedly poisoning her husband in Majorca. The 45-year-old influencer, who has nearly 400,000 followers on Instagram, was detained on suspicion of murder on the Spanish island on Wednesday. The arrest comes…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (179+ words) Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain's Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated "29 billion in damages ($34 billion). Global warming also meant that sudden and heavy rains ended up…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (437+ words) BARCELONA " Barcelona's towering Sagrada Familia basilica reached its maximum height on Friday, though the magnum opus of Catalan architect Antoni Gaud" remains years away from completion. A crane placed the upper arm of a cross atop the "Tower of Jesus…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (703+ words) A man has handed himself in to police in Italy three days after a British teenager was left fighting for his life in Tenerife after being stabbed in the neck by an alleged phone thief. The arrest of the unnamed…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (91+ words) WIN TICKETS TO DAY 1 OF CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL (THE "PROMOTION) ONLINE RULES: The promoter of this Promotion is News Group Newspapers Ltd (publishers of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday)of 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF (the Promoter).Participation in the…...

2+ hour ago  (466+ words) Plenty of Brits are ditching our country's grey skies and rainy weather, and heading to sunny Portugal instead." The number of UK nationals residing in the popular European destination almost trebled between 2014 and 2024." In 2024, this jumped to a whopping 48,238 UK…...