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timeThe decision made headlines around the world, prompting surprise and the threat of billions of euros in lawsuits. But months after Barcelona officials announced plans to demolish the city’s tourist apartments by the end of 2028, the city’s mayor called it a “draconian” but much-needed move to rein in soaring housing costs.”It’s very intense, but it has to be because the situation is very, very difficult,” Jaume Collboni said in his first interview with international media since the announcement in June. “In Barcelona, ​​as in other big European cities, the first problem we face is housing.”Rental prices in the city…

Are you feeling tired?* I’m going to take an educated guess that the answer is yes. I think I know maybe one person who isn’t tired. One of the most devastating moments of motherhood for me has been recovering from the trauma of a year of sleep deprivation only to discover that I am still tired, and I probably will be for the next 25 years, by which point I’ll be tired because I’ll be old.So, I have been wondering: what does it really mean to be tired? Why are we tired – and what kind of tired are we?I…

“Welcome back,” Joe Biden told Donald Trump, his predecessor and successor, as the pair shook hands in the Oval Office. For Biden, it was important to show the world that America can still conduct a peaceful transfer of power. “A transition that’s so smooth it’ll be as smooth as it can get,” Trump said.It was an outward show of permanence and stability. But behind the two men a fire was burning fiercely in the grate. TV comedian Stephen Colbert observed: “I do think it was fitting that they held the meeting in front of a roaring metaphor for the future.”Trump…

Zelensky says Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on UkraineRussia Launched “massive” air strikes Ukrainian Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the energy system would be affected early Sunday morning.According to Reuters, Vladimir Putin’s forces launched about 120 missiles and 90 drones.Zelensky said that Ukrainian air defense systems shot down about 140 of them.two people were killed NikolayevSouthern Ukraine was attacked by drones. Six other people were injured, including two children.”The enemy is targeting our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, attacks and falling debris caused damage to objects,” he said in a statement on social media.The full statement, posted on X, is as…

Daphne, 62 Having sex with the same person for 25 years is like eating every meal at the same restaurant My husband Louis and I haven’t had sex for three years. I am no longer as sexually attracted to Louis as I used to be, and I think the feeling is mutual. It makes me sad, but it’s not just me. I know lots of couples who really love each other but who don’t have sex any more. Having sex with the same person for 25 years is like eating every meal at the same restaurant. Once every few years you might…

timeToday, most UK cities are facing an issue with the extremely high density of high-visibility clothing in circulation. Walk through any busy urban location and it might take you a while to get used to the fact that almost everyone and everything is clad in some glowing shade of yellow, and the whole world is clamoring to be seen before anything else is seen arrive.It raises some interesting questions. If everything is visual, is anything really just visual? For example, if you pass a cyclist and an Argos delivery driver being arrested by a busload of police and watched by…

“Mulch, I think, is one of my favourite gardening words. There’s something onomatopoeic about it: conjuring the soft, damp nourishment of the work it does to the soil.In the simplest terms mulching is adding rotted-down plant matter to your soil to feed and nourish it. As with everything in the garden, however, people do like to complicate it.Why mulch at all? It has multiple benefits, primarily feeding the soil. But it also suppresses weeds, builds your soil’s drought and flood defences and protects plants’ root growth. It’s also deeply satisfying, as gardening jobs go.I suspect the mystery sneaks in because…

Alex, 28, LoughboroughOccupation ProgrammerVoting record Most recently, Labour; before that, Lib DemAmuse bouche During the pandemic, volunteered for vaccine trials, which involved getting infected with Covid, but didn’t meet the minimum weightGraham, 63, Ashbourne, DerbyshireOccupation Transport managerVoting record Normally Conservative. Tried but failed to coordinate a vote strike on X in 2024, so backed ReformAmuse bouche Used to play in a quiz league, where he competed against one of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? winners (unsuccessfully)For startersAlex He seemed like a regular older man, someone who doesn’t accept dogma or conventional arguments, and is always trying to think…

The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from its official accounts.In an announcement to readers, the news organisation said it considered the benefits of being on the platform formerly called Twitter were now outweighed by the negatives, citing the “often disturbing content” found on it.“We wanted to let readers know that we will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media site X,” the Guardian said.The Guardian has more than 80 accounts on X with approximately 27 million followers.The Guardian said content on the platform…

SecondBefore the start of the Uruguay Open, the organizer of the ATP Second Tier Challenge issued an announcement. The date was finally confirmed after their social media pages were flooded with mentions of just one participant this week Tickets and tickets for this unmissable match are on sale: “Get ready for an epic night that will live in the memory of the Uruguay Open,” they wrote.It’s extremely rare for any first-round event on an obscure Challenger or Future Tour event to attract enough attention to warrant event organizers planning an exact date and time in advance. In a doubleheader, this…