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Rail journey offers a slower route to a Berlin city break

Rail journey offers a slower route to a Berlin city break

Taking the train offers time for relaxed chatter, while contrasting interests provide an enriching experience in the city Standing among the stalls of Mauerpark flea market while bickering about my terrible taste in music, it occurred to me that this trip to Berlin with my baby-boomer companion might not have been such a brilliant idea. Steve, one of my best friends – and with whom I have a 35-year age gap – looked aghast when I showed him that I had parted with €5 for a Wombles LP.

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Arsenal control title race as Manchester United fall into bottom three

Arsenal control title race as Manchester United fall into bottom three

Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action This is The Score, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, every single week, you can sign up here.

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Business owner earning £6,000 a month tackles £70,000 debt

Business owner earning £6,000 a month tackles £70,000 debt

Matthew Mace at present adds no money to his savings or pension In our How I Manage My Money series we aim to find out how individuals in the UK are spending, saving and investing money to meet their costs and achieve their goals. This week we speak to Matthew Mace, 35, who lives in Kent with his partner, Mandeep, 42, and their daughter, Noor, four.

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Suspected Krakow gunman dies after attack that killed six

Suspected Krakow gunman dies after attack that killed six

A gunman believed to have killed six individuals in the centre of Krakow died in hospital this morning, police have stated. A British man was among the individuals shot dead in the suspected terror attack, with the 24-year-old suspect as well thought to have killed three members of his own family.

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Nvidia chief faces inquiry after disclosing affair with suspected Chinese agent

Nvidia chief faces inquiry after disclosing affair with suspected Chinese agent

Jensen Huang, CEO of tech giant Nvidia, has publicly admitted to an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. The company is one of the most valuable in the world and is at the centre of China's AI race, producing the most advanced AI chips ever seen.

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Carrick backs Dalot after hostile reception from Manchester United fans

Carrick backs Dalot after hostile reception from Manchester United fans

Manchester United fans made their frustrations with Diogo Dalot very clear at Old Trafford on Sunday, but Michael Carrick has defended the under-fire full-back. The bizarre match finished 4-4 with Aston Villa, as the visitors twice relinquished a two-goal lead to their struggling hosts.

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Comet returns as online electrical marketplace 14 years after collapse

Comet returns as online electrical marketplace 14 years after collapse

A beloved high street retailer is making its comeback 14 years after going bust. Comet, which collapsed in 2012 due to severe financial losses, is being relaunched as an online marketplace selling electrical goods from thousands of retailers.

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豐澤荃灣特賣場11月開倉 iPhone 17 Pro Max及Mac mini大幅減價

豐澤荃灣特賣場11月開倉 iPhone 17 Pro Max及Mac mini大幅減價

豐澤荃灣特賣場將於2026年11月20日至29日舉行「年終極減」活動,帶來Samsung及Apple等多個人氣品牌產品。其中iPhone 17 Pro Max及Mac mini (M4)均有大幅減價,精選家電低至18折發售。

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港深海關加強APEC峰會安保部署 深化灣區「軟聯通」

港深海關加強APEC峰會安保部署 深化灣區「軟聯通」

隨着亞太經合組織(APEC)第三十三次領導人非正式會議即將於下周在深圳舉行,香港海關日前與深圳海關深入交流,全面理順兩地通關協調與安保部署。港方將靈活調配口岸人手,加大查驗力度以打擊非法跨境活動,確保峰會期間通關秩序井然。

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Crowds Gather at San Francisco Park for Elizabeth Holmes Lookalike Tournament

Crowds Gather at San Francisco Park for Elizabeth Holmes Lookalike Tournament

More than 1,000 people descended on San Francisco’s Lafayette Park on Saturday for an unconventional lookalike tournament celebrating the A24 film "You Can See Everything." Contestants dressed as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and filmmaker Nathan Fielder competed in a series of absurd challenges, drawing large crowds eager to engage with the documentary’s themes.

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