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Your pictures on the theme of 'shadows'

A selection of your pictures on the theme of 'shadows'.

These Designer Living Rooms Prove That Minimalism Will Always Be in Style

Always clean, never boring.

Pupils help attract kittiwakes to tower

The tower in Gateshead contains artificial nests designed to attract breeding kittiwakes.

The 10 Best Lego Deals on Amazon This Weekend Include “Harry Potter”, “Star Wars”, and More from $13

Plus, save on the internet-famous Lego flowers

‘I’ve sold out the O2 – but my £17m baby skincare range made me rich’

Krept, also known as Casyo Johnson, is a renowned grime artist and rapper and one half of the award-winning duo Krept and Konan, as well as co-host of BBC TV show The Rap Game. With his former partner, model Sasha Ellese, he created Nala’s Baby, a skincare range for young children. Krept, 34, lives just outside London. How did your upbringing influ...

Libra: Your daily horoscope - June 30

Libra: here are your free predictions for the day June 30

8 Signs You're a Hopeless Romantic, According to Relationship Experts

Do you have idealized view of love? Here are the signs that you may be a hopeless romantic and how that can benefit or hurt you.

A Definitive Ranking of the Homes in Nancy Meyers's Movies

Which dreamy property is your favorite?!

Retro Paris: stepping back into the 70s

A visit to Paris’s fifth arrondissement can make you feel unusually nostalgic in the current climate. Home to the Sorbonne, student-filled cafés and all-round Rive Gauche cool, it’s a world away from France on the brink of change. Also known as the Latin Quarter, le cinquième has ready supplies of retro charm and specialist shops to browse and lose yourself in. On an early-evening wander, I come across a shop on rue des Écoles that sells...

Designers Actually Love This Cheap Fence Idea

It looks expensive.

Man told to tear down 8ft fence by 'ridiculous' council 'buffoons'

Residents of Derby's Limes Avenue had thanked their lucky stars when Matt Hubbard and his family moved into the grade II listed cottage two years ago.

How Much Does This Luxury Kitchenware Cost?

These are almost too pretty to use.

12 Tips for Creating the Ultimate Wedding Registry

Your guide to curating kitchen, dining, and decor musts that are anything but basic.

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Your Birth Flower (and What It Means)

Are you a lily, a rose, or more of a honeysuckle?

‘Wow’ way to empower disadvantaged women

After her husband’s death, Isham became the sole breadwinner and earned a livelihood by selling nasi lemak and doing all kinds of work.

Xochitl Gomez Ravishes in Red in L.A., Plus Shania Twain, Camila Cabello, Chris Martin and More

From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to

I’m a Costco Superfan: Here Are 3 Items I’m Not Buying Until Fall

Costco is the big-box warehouse that's sometimes hard to resist. When you're roaming its large aisles, it's easy to fill your cart to the brim. But not every item is worth buying right now. Read Next:...

17 Chic Mules Every Woman Needs in Her Shoe Collection

These are the stylish pairs to slip your feet into from now through the rest of fall.

40 DIY Kitchen Décor Ideas to Refresh Your Space on Any Budget

Make your kitchen dreams come true.

Sabah committed to preserving cultural richness

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s unique cultural diversity is a treasure that must be preserved, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Read full story

21 Restaurant Chains Open on July 4th

From steakhouses and dine-in restaurants to pizza chains, these places will be open and some even serving special Independence Day deals.

Free UK tidal pool compared to Australia for its crystal clear waters

The lido, which is recommended to swim in between the months of May and September each year, does not charge an entry fee for swimmers. However, its owners do ask for a donation.

‘I loved my double wedding - you should try it’

Joan Green got married alongside her sister and says people should consider a joint ceremony.

After my husband and I stopped wearing our wedding rings, we tried polyamory. 3 years later, we're happily nonmonogamous.

My husband and I were monogamous before we got married. When we stopped wearing our wedding rings, we decided to try polyamory.

23 of Meghan Markle's All-Time Favorite Beauty Products

From the exfoliant she uses to stay glowing to her effortless makeup essentials.

Campaign begins to protect beach-nesting birds

The Essex Wildlife Trust says it is "almost impossible" to spot a nest and eggs can be trampled underfoot.

60 Dining Room Ideas That Will Make You Swear Off TV Dinners

Drop that takeout container!

32 Styling Tricks That Will Make Your Small Living Room Feel Bigger and Better

Time to outsmart your limiting floorplan. If your living room, family room, or sitting room feels cramped and cluttered, the last thing you'll want to do is spend time in it. Let's change that! Because no matter how small a space is, there are designer strategies to make it feel much bigger than it appears to be. It's not magic; it's just smart styling and layout problem-solving. Get ready to bookmark all these tips and transform your small living room into a comfortable, stylish oasis for you and your household to hang out in. With these designer examples and decorating ideas to guide the way, you'll love the space so much that you'll never want to leave it. 📝 You love finding new design tricks. So do we. Let us share the best of them.

17 Designer Blankets for the Luxurious Living Room You’ve Always Wanted

Fendi, Gucci, and more all have high-end options.

15 Soy Candles to Make Your Space Smell Dreamy

Whether you prefer musky, fruity, or sweet scents, set the right tone with these clean candles that smell unbelievable.

Why You Should Be Storing Butter In The Freezer

What's cooler than butter being cool? Ice cold!

Mystery as mom-of-two vanishes with her daughters

Martha Unger, 23, and her daughters - two-year-old Madilynn Grace Unger and one-year-old Haylie Faith Unger - were reported missing from their home just before 7pm Friday.

Find Inspiration and Closure in These 50 Moving On Quotes

These sayings will encourage you let go of the past and pursue the future.

At 192 Jonathan the tortoise is the world's oldest living land animal

Celebrities who slipped on the etiquette at Royal Weddings

Some wedding etiquette is applicable to most traditional Western Christian ceremonies. However, things can get a bit tricky when it comes to royal weddings. Sure, you shouldn't wear white or black, but did you know that taking pictures is also a no-no? But there's more, a lot more! Many celebrity guests, however, didn't get the memo and indeed broke tradition at royal weddings. Click through the following gallery to discover who they are and what they did.

Record collection of rubbish on island in Penang, a dozen dogs found too

People don't just dump rubbish on Pulau Gazumbo, a tiny island just off the Penang Bridge, but dogs as well. Twelve dogs have been found to be abandoned on the island to fend for themselves during a cleanup programme by the Penang Island City council which says efforts are now underway to rescue the strays. WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

See 'This Is Us' Star Mandy Moore Shut Down 'The View' Wearing a Stunning White Lace Dress

You have to see the shoes! 👠

Damp, mould and rats leave family 'scared' in home

Families' health suffering in substandard private rented accommodation as charities call for action.

The Most Beautiful Small Towns In Every State

Why yes, we would love to reside in a place where we can pan for sapphires.

Girls join St Paul's Cathedral choir for first time

Lila, 11, and Lois, 10, are set to perform in the choir's Choral Evensong service on Sunday.

King Carl XVI Gustaf's Life in Photos

The Swedish king celebrates his 78th birthday today. Here, take a look back at his life. The head of the House of Bernadotte (a.k.a. the Swedish royal family), Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden. He's now the longest-reigning Swedish king in history, and set to celebrate his Golden Jubilee—marking 50 years on the throne—this September. Following the death of his father when he was just nine months old, Prince Carl Gustaf became the Crown Prince and heir to the throne when his when his grandfather ascended when Carl Gustaf was a 3-year-old. In 1973, he ascended to the throne himself as King Carl XVI Gustaf at age 27. He married Silvia Renate Sommerlath, a German-Brazilian interpreter, in 1976, and they have three children: Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine. He's now a grandfather of eight. According to his official bio, King Carl Gustaf is a big fan of nature, and his hobbies include fishing, hunting, and game preservation. He often travels to the Olympics to support Swedish athletes, and partakes in cross-country and downhill skiing himself. Here, see the best photos of King Carl XVI Gustaf throughout his life.

Mother divides Aussies over comparison between Coles and Aldi haul

Melbourne mum Alondra Gataé vented her frustration about the price difference between the two stores - but one small detail has divided shoppers.

I Tracked Down Some of the Beautiful Dinnerware Used on the New Season of ‘The Bear’

The show’s eponymous restaurant is using gear from a beloved East Coast ceramics producer.

In brief: Storm Pegs; Beautiful Days; A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages – review

Storm Pegs: A Life Made in Shetland Jen Hadfield Picador, £18.99, pp368 In her late 20s, award-winning poet Hadfield made a “pilgrimage” to Shetland, drawn by its mythical reputation as a place on the edge of the world. The reality, she discovered, was vastly different and even harder to resist. In fact, she’s never left, and this magnetic memoir distills her 17-year attempt to answer a simple question: “Where am I?” The archipelago offers...

The Beauty Products the Royal Family Swears By

From Kate Middleton's must-have balm to the nail polish that's multi-generation royal staple, these are the royal beauty essentials.

This Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Is What Family Pasta Nights Are All About

Put the jar back on the shelf.

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A poem for Sunday

Every Man Needs a Blazer. Here Are 25 of the Best.

Sometimes, a hoodie just doesn't cut it.

The British experience of the Mediterranean, 1976

‘When we set up the Common Market what was in the back of most of our minds was the Côte d’Azur,’ declared the actor Robert Morley, introducing the Observer’s exploration of Britons and the Med in 1976. His Riviera trips involved a regular ‘ritual potter’ around estate agents chasing a familiar Med fantasy: ‘To wake each morning to the scent of mimosa, to breakfast outdoors… A long swim, a short drink, luncheon under the tree, a slumber in the...

Rare 20p coin sells for 350 times its face value - do YOU have one?

A rare 20p coin has sold for 350 times its face value with only 250,000 of them in existence according to the Royal Mint. The rare coins came into circulation due to a printing error in November 2008.