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1. Looking for a winter sun holiday? Here are the best value destinations for UK travellers

   Asia has been identified as the region that offered the best value for UK travellers

2. Starmer: Britain’s ‘Brexit years’ are over and we need Europe, not Donald Trump

   After the US president rocked the continent with his threat to take Greenland, the prime minister praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’

3. Actor in hit TV show mourned after his death at age 90

4. The little-known health condition you may experience after taking a cruise

   Symptoms include a rocking or swaying sensation and brain fog

5. ‘Quad God’ falls to earth as Mikhail Shaidorov wins gold in figure skating drama

   All-conquering Ilia Malinin headed into the free skate with a five-point lead over his rivals but plummeted out of medal contention to finish eighth.

6. ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin beaten for first time in two years in stunning men’s skating final

   Malinin has not been beaten in two and a half years but crumbled under the pressure of the Olympic final

7. Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court in humiliating blow for government

   Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, took the Home Office to court over its decision to proscribe the protest group under terror laws

8. Trump says regime change in Iran would be ‘best thing that could happen’ amid rising tensions

   The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is being dispatched from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East to bolster other warships and military assets already in the region

9. Matt Weston says Olympic success does not feel real after dominant skeleton gold

   The dual world champion had led from the beginning of the competition.

10. This Michelin-starred mountain retreat in the Dolomites has bundles of character

    Among the mountains, Daisy Lester beds down at this chic, family-run hotel offering warm Ladin hospitality