Greeting card companies invented Valentine's Day? Here's the holiday's history
While historians have long debated the holiday's origin story, evidence shows it predates the existence of commercial greeting cards by centuries.
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Fact check: Where in Europe has the longest school summer holidays?
The president suggested that by rethinking holidays, particularly summer holidays, the pressure could be taken off schools to help students learn better. "France has longer holidays than many ...
These Are The 5 Sandal Trends To Invest In For Summer 2025
This sandal is an indicator of two wider trends we saw across the collections – brown will be the new black and clogs will be the new It-Girl shoe (thanks also to a heavy endorsement from Miu Miu).
Fact check: Where in Europe has the longest school summer holidays?
President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to review the amount of time French pupils get off for the summer, claiming that ...
Longest week ever
That tingling sensation you’re feeling right now? That’s excitement. It’s in the air, it’s in the ground, it’s in me and it’s in you. It’s everywhere.
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End of the summer holiday? Families told to go away at Easter instead to save thousands
On the Beach said making the switch could save families thousands of pounds as well as annual leave, as the Easter period has two bank holidays. This would result in lower demand - and a drop in ...
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Meet the man who invented the Nocturne – and no, it wasn’t Chopin...
In 1799, he gave the premiere of his first piano concerto, the first important work he wrote. In the summer of 1802, Field travelled to Paris with Clementi as his assistant selling pianos abroad. From ...
Exclusive: Millie Mackintosh on saving her marriage to Hugo Taylor: 'The only answer was to stop drinking'
"Mums need more support in general," Millie says. "Reaching for a drink can feel like an act of self-care – the juggle is real. But drinking feeds into the cycle of anxiety, lack of sleep, guilt, at a ...
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Go on holiday at Easter instead of summer to save thousands, families told
A major travel agent is urging families to go on holiday during Easter rather than the summer to save money. On the Beach said making the switch could save families thousands of pounds as well as ...
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Guide to Chartering in Greece: Affordable Mediterranean Cruising
From a sailor’s perspective, the region is split into six principal areas: the Ionian Sea, the Saronic Gulf, the Cyclades, the Sporades and Dodecanese, the Northern Sporades, and Crete. The Aegean Sea ...
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Families told exactly when to go on holiday 'to save £1,268'
A major travel agent is urging families to go on holiday during Easter rather than the summer to save money. On the Beach said making the switch could save families thousands of pounds as well as ...
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Families urged to book holiday for THIS time of year rather than summer to save thousands
A leading travel agency, On the Beach, is encouraging families to consider taking their holidays during Easter instead of the summer in order to save money. The company suggests that this switch ...