If you’d like to pair your next U.S. ski trip with a hotel housing a blizzard of luxury, read on.
Here, we reveal 12 standout mountain properties so enticing that you may find it difficult leaving for the slopes each morning.
In Colorado, there’s a Five-Diamond-rated ski-in/ski-out property with heated marble bathroom floors; a hotel that looks like a European fairytale ski chateau brought to life; and a property that offers a “slippers to ski boots” concierge service, with gear prepared and taken onto the slopes for guests.
Head to Utah for a hotel that offers a children’s “High Chocolate” afternoon tea-style service with gourmet cocoa and a brand new property with an outdoor pool, hot tubs and Native American art belonging to a Hollywood legend.
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Discover the “grand dame” in New Hampshire with a roll call of famous past guests, and the Montana hotel with its own private heated gondola.
In Wyoming, meanwhile, you can check into an opulent slopeside property and ease the day’s aches away in an outdoor swimming pool and whirlpools.
1. The Little Nell — Aspen, Colorado
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The Little Nell is the only hotel in Aspen to offer ski-in/ski-out access to Aspen Mountain (known as Ajax by locals) (The Little Nell)
The Little Nell is the only hotel in Aspen to offer ski-in/ski-out access to Aspen Mountain (known as Ajax by locals).
Inside the 92-room property, guests relax in rooms featuring gas log fireplaces, wool carpeting, Fili D’oro down comforters and heated ensuite marble flooring.
On the food front, the hotel is home to the Michelin-recommended Element 47 restaurant and the lively Ajax Tavern, famous for its truffle fries and wagyu burger.
The concierge team can organize snowcat powder tours and ski-in/ski-out spa treatments.
The Arrabelle at Vail Square feels like a historic ski chateau from Europe that’s been transplanted into the Rockies (The Arrabelle at Vail Square)
With its clock tower, steeply pitched roofs, wrought-iron balconies and flowery façade motifs, The Arrabelle at Vail Square — just steps from Vail’s Eagle Bahn Gondola — feels like a storybook palace from Europe.
Guests will certainly feel like royalty as they relax in the rooftop pool and the 10,000-square-foot spa, which features 11 treatment rooms, a steam room, a whirlpool and a sauna.
The old world Alpine vibe continues across the public spaces and guestrooms, which are richly decorated with warm woods and stone. There are 81 guestrooms and condominiums in total, including a sprawling five-bedroom villa.
Pendry Park City has a stunning rooftop pool and 175 luxury guestrooms (Park City Chamber of Commerce)
Pendry Park City, in Canyons Village, offers ski-in, ski-out access to Park City Mountain, which, with 7,300 acres of terrain, is the largest lift-served ski resort in the U.S.
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And because the hotel is right next to the new high-speed 10-passenger Sunrise Gondola, explorations of this incredible ski-scape don’t begin with frustrating lines.
The property has a spa offering treatments such as the “high altitude radiance body treatment,” a rooftop pool with stunning mountain views, and four on-site dining destinations: Kita, an upscale sushi restaurant; Dos Olas, a Mexican-inspired cantina; The Pool House rooftop eatery; and Apres Pendry, a lobby lounge serving European-inspired alpine snacks.
Features in the 175 guestrooms include deep-soak tubs and walk-in showers, and 65-inch TVs.
Grand Hyatt at Deer Valley serves an afternoon tea-style service with gourmet hot cocoa (Grand Hyatt at Deer Valley)
Grand Hyatt Deer Valley has every hotel-stay base covered.
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There are 381 luxury rooms, including 26 premium suites with private balconies, kitchenettes and cozy fireplaces; on-site ski lockers; a kids’ club with games room; and several tempting culinary and cocktail destinations, from speakeasy-inspired Hidden Ace to family friendly apres in the Living Room.
At the latter, children can indulge in “High Chocolate,” an afternoon tea-style service with gourmet hot cocoa, s’mores cookies and pastries.
There’s also an Alpine-inspired spa and a 7,000-square-foot outdoor terrace with a large, heated pool and three hot tubs.
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek is brimming with luxuries, from plush in-room bathrobes to a heated outdoor pool and a spa with 23 treatment rooms (Park Hyatt Beaver Creek)
Creature comforts are not in short supply at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, which transformed its 189 guest rooms in 2025. They feature Nespresso coffee machines, mini-fridges, wet bars, Le Labo bath products, air conditioning, wifi, plush bathrobes, and private balconies showcasing mountain or village views.
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Elsewhere, guests can loll in a heated outdoor pool, soothe aching leg muscles in five hot tubs, and have massages in the Exhale Spa, which has 23 treatment rooms.
Refueling options include the 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill, which rustles up dishes in a wood-fired oven, and lively Brass Bear Bar.
When you’re ready to hit the slopes again, you won’t have far to go. The hotel is located at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain with direct access to the white stuff.
W Aspen has a rooftop pool and hot tub, as well as lively spots for sipping apres cocktails (W Aspen)
Even in glitzy Aspen, the W Aspen stands out thanks to a number of signature features.
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Firstly, there’s The Rooftop, a year-round rooftop bar where guests enjoy a heated pool, hot tub, fire pits, a food and beverage service — and 360-degree mountain views.
Then there’s 39 Degrees, a restaurant and apres destination where creative cocktails are sipped to live DJ sets, and Hidalgo, a cocktail lounge speakeasy created by mixologist Dushan Zaric from New York City’s legendary Employees Only bar.
And while the 88-room hotel isn’t ski-in/ski-out, the slopes are only a minute or two away by foot.
7. The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch — Beaver Creek, Colorado
Service is unparalleled at the Ritz-Carlton (The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch)
Ritz-Carltons are renowned for top-level pampering, and at the Beaver Creek incarnation during the winter season, one manifestation of that is a “slippers to boots” ski concierge service, which preps skis and snowboards for guests and helps them into their boots.
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There’s also a “ski nanny” service that assists kids in ski school: they’re given help gearing up and transported to and from lessons.
Other plus points at the property include reimagined guest rooms and suites following a multi-million-dollar renovation in 2022; multiple restaurant options, including Buffalos, where comforting bison chili is served; a vast spa with plunge pools and a Himalayan salt wall sauna; and apres workshops from whiskey tastings to painting lessons.
One&Only Moonlight Basin features a beautiful indoor pool and a private gondola for guests (One&Only)
This property in Big Sky Resort in southwest Montana marks the U.S. debut for luxury hotel brand One&Only.
It opened in November 2025, so, at the time of writing, is brand-new though there are many more reasons to book.
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There are the Alpine-chic rooms, suites and cabins; there’s the 17,000-square-foot spa, complete with a beautiful indoor pool; and there’s a Japanese restaurant by Michelin-starred chef and former professional snowboarder Akira Back.
But for many, the main talking point will be the private heated gondola that whisks guests to Big Sky’s Madison Base in around five minutes.
9. Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa — Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa has 40 rooms and a top-tier restaurant (Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa)
The Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa — a total rebuild of the original, which was destroyed in a fire in 2019 — in the legendary ski town of Jackson Hole cossets winter sports enthusiasts in boutique-y luxury, and tempts them with top-quality cuisine.
There are 40 rooms featuring handcrafted, custom furnishings, while the Wild Sage restaurant serves carefully curated dishes from dawn till dusk.
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At breakfast, you can fuel up for the slopes with omelets featuring morning dew mushrooms and locally grown seasonal vegetables, and yogurt parfait made using yoghurt from Wyoming’s Shumway farms.
In the evening, while Jackson Hole has several excellent restaurants, you may be tempted to head back to Wild Sage for Provençal garlic soup and beef tartare crafted with local ranch-raised beef.
The hotel offers complimentary transport to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort daily.
The Inn at Sundance Mountain Resort features Native American art once belonging to Robert Redford (Sundance Mountain Resort, Utah)
The Inn at Sundance Mountain Resort, which opened on January 22, 2026, has 63 rooms and sits a snowball’s throw from the Outlaw Express lift.
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This means guests can bank a few runs first thing and return straight to the hotel’s amenities at the end of the day.
These include two hot tubs, a large outdoor pool, a sauna and cold-plunge outdoor shower, a fitness center, and a cozy living room serving drinks and nibbles.
For an elevated dining experience, head to the Tree Room, where Native American art once belonging to Robert Redford, who founded the resort, adorns the walls.
11. Omni Mount Washington Resort — Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Omni Mount Washington Resort is a true grand dame hotel, with a roll call of famous past guests (Omni Mount Washington Resort)
Stay at the Omni Mount Washington Resort & Spa, located in the tranquil Bretton Woods resort, and you’ll be following in the footsteps of a roll call of famous guests, including Thomas Edison, Babe Ruth, John D. Rockefeller, Princess Margaret and Alfred Hitchcock.
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The opulent 200-room property, which opened in 1902, truly is a “grand dame” hotel.
As you might expect, the amenities are eye-catching, and they include a 25,000-square-foot, full-service spa; a heated outdoor pool; two golf courses (worth noting if you’re tempted back in the spring or summer); and an indoor climbing wall.
Eating and drinking options? You’re spoiled for choice. Elegant dining comes courtesy of the 1902 Main Dining Room, Stickney’s Steak & Chop Pub is the go-to venue for crowd-pleasers (think smash burgers and BLTs), and you can toast being on a superb ski trip at The Cave speakeasy and Rosebrook Bar.
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole oozes opulence and features a stunning outdoor pool (Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole)
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole is the town’s flagship hotel, a complex located in Teton Village at the base of Rendezvous Mountain that oozes opulence.
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There’s a slopeside heated pool and a trio of whirlpools that glow at night, a Forbes five-star spa, and multiple restaurants, including the Steadfire Chophouse that opened in July 2025 and a pool café that serves complimentary s’mores in winter.
The 157 rooms all include a gas fireplace and a private terrace.
The iconic brand closed its final standalone high street shops in 2021
Henry Saker-Clark Press Association Deputy Business Editor
05:00, 17 Feb 2026
John Lewis is bringing historic brand Topshop back to high streets across the UK. The fashion brand, which closed its final standalone high street stores in 2021, will appear in all of John Lewis’s 32 department stores on Tuesday (February 17).
The major launch is part of an expansion of new brands for the upcoming spring/summer season amid John Lewis’s £800 million long-term investment across its stores.
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Last year, the John Lewis Partnership confirmed a partnership between the historic department store business and Topshop, starting with pop-ups in a number of John Lewis stores.
Topshop and sister brand Topman have been missing from UK high streets since former owner Arcadia collapsed into administration in 2021. The brand was bought by current owner Asos who sold Topshop products online.
Last year the brand returned to physical retail again with a launch in London department store Liberty before revealing its tie-up with John Lewis weeks later. Topshop will be available across John Lewis’s 32 shops, with Topman available in seven of its stores.
The launch will cover a collection of 130 of Topshop’s “most in-demand pieces” including their signature denim items. Topshop and Topman products will also be available across John Lewis’s online platforms as part of the launch.
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Michelle Wilson, managing director of Topshop, said: “Today is about making it easier for customers to access the Topshop and Topman pieces they love. From our cult denim to new‐season footwear, you can see it, feel it and take it home the same day.
“Partnering with John Lewis brings Topshop back to high streets across the UK with the level of service our customers expect.”
The move is coinciding with London Fashion Week and will be followed by a ‘takeover’ of Piccadilly Circus in London and activations elsewhere across the UK. The launch comes amid efforts from the department store chain to drive its growth as it continues with a major transformation plan under boss Peter Ruis.
He said the brand, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership with supermarket chain Waitrose, is investing into its fashion offer to help drive its current strategy.
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Mr Ruis, managing director of John Lewis, said: “This moment marks a significant acceleration of our fashion ambition at John Lewis. To be the exclusive home of an iconic brand like Topshop, sat alongside other exciting new brands, signals our commitment to be the definitive style authority on the British high street.”
John Lewis has said it is also introducing 14 new fashion, jewellery and accessory labels ahead of this season amid efforts to expand its fashion offer. It also follows a major redesign of the fashion floors at the retailer’s Oxford Street flagship shop.
Topshop products will be available at the following John Lewis stores:
Ireland and Australia have both been eliminated from the T20 World Cup as rain stopped play in the Group B game between the Irish and Zimbabwe at Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy.
Zimbabwe’s shock victory over Australia left them needing just a draw on Tuesday to advance to the Super 8s with the match being a must-win for Ireland to retain any hope of advancing.
Australia were also banking on a win for Ireland to remain in the hunt, but with the rain unrelenting in Kandy, the match was ultimately abandoned with both Ireland and Zimbabwe taking a point apiece.
That leaves Zimbabwe on five points and Ireland – whose four-game campaign is complete – on three, with Australia sitting on two and just one game remaining against Oman on Friday (13:30 GMT) which is now a dead rubber.
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Zimbabwe will take on Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday (09:30 GMT) with the winner topping Group B, but are guaranteed a place in the next phase of the tournament.
When your parents were in their 20s and 30s, they probably had a job, a house and financial security. A generation later, you get a variety of food they could not have imagined, low-cost air travel and a smartphone more powerful than the fastest supercomputers of the 1990s.
This new reality is leading to the resurgence of a different kind of class identification for young people. Middle class doesn’t look like it used to. Instead, you may consider yourself a “Dink” or a “Henry”.
Standing for “dual income and no kids”, Dink was coined in the 1980s to reflect the lifestyle of couples who chose the joys of technology, travel and restaurants over raising a family. As fertility rates fall worldwide, the term is making a comeback, with TikTok users showing off a life of boutique workouts, fancy brunches and wanderlust.
A woman born in England or Wales in 2007 is projected to have her first child at age 35 and to have an average of 1.52 children, compared with 2.04 for her mother’s generation.
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The Dink lifestyle is attractive to some: more money and time for yourselves. But on the salary of an average UK household, you still won’t be able to buy an average house.
Why does it seem so much harder now? It’s not that this generation is poorer: on average, full-time employees between 18 and 21 years old make £499 a week. It rises fast: for those aged 22-29 the figure is £648, and £805 for 30-39.
For all age groups, salaries have barely increased since 2008, once you control for the fact that prices have risen by a lot. Still, compared with someone who entered the workforce 25 years ago, you will earn, on average, about 15% more even when adjusting for prices.
The key is that, while you earn more than your parents and grandparents, what’s cheap and what’s expensive has completely flipped.
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No one’s 20s and 30s look the same. You might be saving for a mortgage or just struggling to pay rent. You could be swiping dating apps, or trying to understand childcare. No matter your current challenges, our Quarter Life series has articles to share in the group chat, or just to remind you that you’re not alone.
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There are two kinds of things money can buy. There are things available only in fixed quantities – housing in a desirable location, a person’s time or social status. Then, there are things that technology can now produce in near-infinite quantities – a huge TV set, high-speed internet on a phone, or fresh fruits and vegetables from the other side of the world.
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Compared with previous generations, you’re only richer in the latter. Since 2000, UK house prices have increased twice as fast as everything else. The share of young Brits who own their homes is 25% lower than in 1990. This might partly explain Dink logic – if you don’t have hope of affording a home, why not spend more on your lifestyle?
The tax brackets that define you
In this world where buying a house without family help has become the new luxury, the British tax system provides a handy guide of where you belong. Here’s how the figures break down.
You might not be a Dink, but an “Alice” – “asset-limited, income-constrained, employed” – part of the working poor who can’t even dream of saving for a deposit. Nearly 3 million people in the UK are working and receiving Universal Credit.
But once you start earning more than £684 a month, you hit the first trap of the tax system. For every additional £1 you earn from working, you lose 55p from the benefits you receive – so in effect, you only keep 45p up to the point where the amount of benefit you receive is zero.
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If you escape this first trap and earn more, you may be able to afford a small house, or one in a cheaper region. Just not the same kind of place someone doing your job could buy 30 years ago.
If you climb up the income ladder, you’ll likely hit the second trap and become a Henry – “high earner, not rich yet”.
The moment you become part of the roughly 2 million taxpayers who earn £100,000 a year, your marginal tax rate becomes 60% – which means for each additional £1 you get, you only keep 40p. If you are young and went to university, you also pay an extra 9% on student loan repayment, meaning you only keep 31p for each additional £1.
And that’s only if you stay a Dink (or the single-equivalent Sink). If you have kids, you may actually lose money when you earn more, because you will lose the right to free childcare (you lost your child benefits back at £60,000). You may prefer to be a Dinkwad – a “Dink with a dog”.
The traditional middle class was defined by homeownership and financial security, both things you could achieve through professional work. What unites today’s Henrys, Alices and Dinks is they can enjoy consumption levels their parents in the same social class would never have imagined, but can’t buy the same house as them.
The solution to this is simple economics, but complex politics: if you want cheaper houses, you must build more of them. That means building in less desirable locations, turning individual houses into flats, or overcoming opposition from older homeowners who often resist new housing developments in their neighbourhoods.
So, when your judgmental uncle remarks that “if you ate fewer avocados and lattes, you’d be able to buy a house just like I did”, you may want to explain how the relative prices of an avocado and a house have changed over time. If you’re not saving for a deposit, buying avocados may simply be the most rational thing to do.
All 11 employees at the company on Low Mill Road now work a 33.5 hour week, finishing at 12.30pm every Friday.
The permanent move follows the success of a structured internal trial, which saw positive results across productivity, energy levels and team wellbeing.
Bronco has also been accredited as a Silver Standard employer under the 4 Day Week Foundation’s Employer Accreditation Scheme, which recognises organisations that have permanently reduced working hours without reducing pay.
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Founded in 2003, Bronco is a full service digital marketing agency offering SEO, paid advertising, social media management, and web design and development services to clients across the UK.
Bronco Ltd reports success with its 4.5 day working week (Image: Pic supplied)
The agency began trialling a shorter working week to explore whether a better balance between work and personal life could be achieved without impacting performance or client delivery.
The trial showed that productivity remained strong, while staff reported feeling more focused, energised and motivated during working hours.
Becky Naylor, Director at Bronco, said: “Moving to a 4.5 day week has been a genuinely positive change for the business and for our team. We have seen no drop in productivity and in many cases the energy, focus and quality of work has improved.
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“Giving people more time to recharge has created a healthier work life balance and a more motivated team, which ultimately benefits our clients as well.”
The four day and reduced hours working week has gained significant traction in recent years, with studies consistently showing improvements in wellbeing, job satisfaction and retention, alongside stable or improved productivity.
Major trials in the UK and internationally have demonstrated that shorter working weeks can be a win for both employers and employees.
Joe Ryle, Campaign Director of the 4 Day Week Foundation, said: “Congratulations to Bronco for becoming a shorter working week employer. With more free time, moving to a shorter working week gives workers the freedom to be able to live a happier and better life.
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“As hundreds of British companies and one local council have already shown, implementation can be a win win for both workers and employers. The nine to five, five day working week was invented 100 years ago and no longer suits the realities of modern life.”
Bronco has confirmed that the move will not affect client service levels, with systems in place to ensure responsiveness and delivery remain consistent.
The agency sees the new working pattern as a way to boost creativity, support employee wellbeing, and promote long-term sustainability.
A man from Cambridgeshire met his girlfriend on a charity hike – now they are building a life together
A man from Peterborough who hiked the length of the UK with his border collie over three months met his girlfriend on the trail. Finley Goodhew, 27, undertook the ambitious John O’Groats to Land’s End walk between June and September 2025 to raise money for Sue Ryder in memory of close friend Elliot Roseblade.
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Elliot spent his final days at the Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice after a bowel cancer diagnosis at the end of 2024. “Elliot was my mum’s best mate, so had always been around since I was little,” Finley told PA Real Life.
“He was the funniest guy ever and would always make us laugh. He had bowel cancer, and it was all pretty quick. He found out about it, and then six months later, he passed. The care Sue Ryder gave him sounded really good, so it was definitely the charity that I wanted to do the walk for.”
After Elliot died, his family and friends undertook a 10-mile pub crawl. “The little pub crawl we did for him in the local area sparked something and made me think that I could walk further and raise money in memory of him,” said Finley.
Finley began his wild camping adventure in June last year, uploading daily updates of the challenge with his beloved dog Reggie on Instagram and Facebook, under the handle finandreg. He bumped into his new partner, 31-year-old Lauren McGeorge, during week two.
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“It was day 19, and I just remember her coming over the hill on West Highland Way and she stopped to say hi to Reg. We had a little chat and I gave her my Instagram and waited to hear from her,” said Finley. This brief interaction stayed in Lauren’s mind.
“I thought Fin and Reg were so cool. I just couldn’t stop thinking about him. I couldn’t pinpoint what it was in the beginning, but I just had this feeling that I’d see him again,” said Lauren.
“I remember just watching his videos every day on Instagram and it was really lovely because I really missed walking after I finished the West Highland Way walk with my family, and watching his videos felt like part of me was still walking. I’ve always loved walking and hiking since I was really little, so it was great to meet someone who loved it equally as much.”
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After a few weeks of texting and calls, Finley invited Lauren to join him for a week of his challenge. “The week I had with Lauren was definitely one of the best weeks that I had during the whole challenge,” said Finley.
“I thought it would be the worst stretch of the walk because Reg had hurt his paw so was off for a week or two so I was feeling low, but then Lauren joined me and it was amazing. I was wild camping 90% of the time during the challenge, but when I was with Lauren we met a couple at a pub and they asked us if we wanted to stay with them for a night and washed our clothes and cooked us dinner.”
Finley reflected on how his confidence grew throughout the trip. “The trip really helped build my confidence and I learnt that I can talk to anyone,” said Finley.
“I’d spend hours and hours by myself walking, so as soon as I saw another person I got so excited to have a little chat. It was so lovely to meet so many like-minded people. People were so kind, they would give Reg a sausage or would buy me a drink.”
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During the difficult times, Finley said that the generous donations kept him going. “Some days when I was low I would see a donation and it would give me a massive boost to keep going,” said Finley.
Finley and Reggie reached the end of his 1,300-mile walk in Land’s End, Cornwall, in September. He celebrated raising more than £3,600 with his family and friends.
After the walk, Finley and Lauren stayed in touch, discovering that they had similar visions for the future. In January, Lauren packed up her life in Edinburgh to move into Finley’s van, and the pair now live in the beautiful countryside of Tayport, just below Dundee.
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Finley currently does irrigation on a golf course and Lauren works in a care home. Together, they explore Scotland’s breath-taking landscapes with Reggie.
“I have lived in Cornwall for the last nine years, and in my van for three years, and Lauren had plans to save up and buy her own van so I just thought, why don’t we move into my van together,” said Finley. “Living in a van is a simple life, and we enjoy the freedom of it. I work 11 days in a row, but then get three days off so we always try to get away for those three days and explore Scotland.”
Lauren agreed, adding: “It’s so beautiful here. There’s a huge forest called Tentsmuir Forest, which is right next to the sea. Everyone is so friendly and very laid-back. Walking is a medicine for me, just being in the trees or next to the sea is like meditation.”
They are currently saving up for a big hiking trip and have big plans for the future. “Our visions for the future have both merged, which is really lovely. I always thought this way of life was just a dream, but now that I have met Fin, everything feels real and amazing,” said Lauren.
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“Right now we are saving up to do a big hiking trip in Scotland and maybe in Europe. In the long term, we want to find a big plot of land and build a container house, and maybe have a campsite one day.”
The beloved character was told at the start of January that a lump discovered inside of him needed to be tested for cancer.
Waiting for the results was stressful enough for Cain and Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb), but matters were made even worse for them when Celia Daniels and Ray Walters’ (Jaye Griffiths and Joe Absolom) reign over the village came to an end.
It’s been a lot, and we’re only in February! Here’s a recap on what Cain has been through so far.
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What has happened to Cain and Moira so far this year?
Following his hospital trip, Cain returned home with Moira and faced an agonising wait for the results of his cancer test.
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Focus then turned to Moira, who found herself getting arrested for having ID cards in her home, which suggested she had been helping Celia with her modern slavery operation. Moira protested her innocence but as she was unable to explain how the cards got in her house, and she also had history of working with Celia from a farming perspective, she didn’t exactly look innocent.
Due to the fact Moira cannot prove she is innocent, she is still in prison, and facing the possibility she may be sentenced for crimes she did not commit.
Cain has been diagnosed with prostate cancer (Picture: ITV)
With Moira behind bars, Cain has been tasked with looking after the farm, his garage and ensuring their two sons are cared for. It’s a lot for anyone, but Cain is also hiding a secret about his health that has increased is stress levels tenfold.
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A couple of days ago, Cain went to the hospital on his own and discovered that he does have prostate cancer. With Moira in prison, he hasn’t been able to tell her the development, believing that she has enough on her plate.
Cain’s partner Moira is in prison facing a double murder sentencing (Picture: ITV)
At the moment, there hasn’t been any confirmation stating Jeff Hordley is leaving his role as Cain Dingle. It gives us hope that Cain will survive his cancer journey, but we know that anything is possible when it comes to soapland.
The prostate cancer storyline was, Jeff told us, conceived as ‘The story of a man who doesn’t normally talk about his feelings. It’s bad enough having cancer but the possible side effects of this particular illness are really damaging to males and their egos. Having to talk about that and confront it is, I think, where we want to go down.’
He insisted that, alongside this, the entire situation is ‘a big love story’ between Moira and Cain.
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‘That was underpinning all this. How they get all these adverse challenges and how they deal with them – Moira being inside prison, Cain being told he’s got this illness and how bad it is.’
When asked whether their current ordeals could break Cain and Moira’s marriage apart or make them stronger, Jeff said he genuinely didn’t know – and it could go either way.
‘I think that’s what’s good about this story, for Cain and Moira,’ he reflected. ‘There’s a series of obstacles and hurdles that lay in front of them that I think are really going to challenge them as a couple.
‘As to whether it makes or breaks them, I don’t think I even know just yet but it’s going to be really interesting to see.’
Is your postcode affected? Check our list (Picture: Getty)
Royal Mail has warned of potential service delays across more than 100 UK postcodes as storms and workers being off sick cause disruption.
It comes as the postal firm faces complaints of delayed mail and parcels being prioritised over letters.
Royal Mail listed 38 delivery offices in the UK on Monday, covering around 100 postcodes, that may be most affected by a slower service.
A spokesman for the company said that ‘adverse weather, including storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra in January, alongside higher-than-usual sick absence, has caused some short-term disruption to certain routes’.
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‘We want to reassure customers that the vast majority of mail is delivered as planned and understand how frustrating it is when post does not arrive as expected,’ the firm said.
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In areas where delays affect routes, Royal Mail said it would bring in extra support to ‘restore deliveries as quickly as possible’.
Which postcodes could be affected?
Aberdare DO (CF44, CF45)
Ashington DO (NE22, NE62, NE63, NE64)
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Brierley Hill DO (DY5)
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Daventry DO (NN11)
Glasgow G15 DO (G15)
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Helston DO (TR12, TR13)
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Lutterworth DO (LE9, LE17)
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North Tyneside DO (NE25-NE30)
Oxford East DO (OX3, OX4, OX33, OX44, OX49)
Penarth DO (CF64)
Pendle DO (BB8, BB9)
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Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9, WF11)
Pontyclun DO (CF72)
Prenton DO (CH43)
Shrewsbury DO (SY1-SY5)
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Sileby SPDO (LE12)
Sleaford DO (NG34)
South Shields DO (NE33, NE34)
Sunderland DO (SR1-SR6, SR9)
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Swan House DO (LE1, LE3, LE7-LE9, LE19, LE95)
Swindon DO (SN1, SN2, SN3, SN6, SN25, SN26, SN38, SN99)
Waterlooville DO (PO7-PO8)
Whitwood DO (WF6, WF10)
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Meanwhile, a report by the BBC found that some letters were being held in delivery offices for weeks, leaving people to miss urgent mail such as appointment notices and bank statements.
Citing anonymous postal workers, the report said that parcels were being prioritised over letters in some depots, even if they are first class, while staff shortages were more broadly impacting the service.
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It is understood that Royal Mail will opt to clear parcels first if they build up quickly and block walkways in delivery offices.
The company has said it is delivering more parcels as online shopping continues to grow, while the number of addressed letters going through its network is falling.
Royal Mail serves almost 2,000,000 postcodes in the UK (Picture: Getty)
Royal Mail serves nearly two million postcodes and is required to deliver mail six days a week, and aims to deliver both letters and parcels on time.
Regulator Ofcom last year gave the go-ahead for Royal Mail to scrap second-class letter deliveries on Saturdays and change the service to every other weekday.
It launched the changes across 35 delivery offices as a pilot, but has yet to expand this nationwide across all 1,200 sites due to failing to reach an agreement with the staff union.
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It is in the middle of a month-long dispute resolution process with the Communication Workers Union with the aim of reaching an agreement over how the workforce will be impacted by the overhaul.
The two finalists are both on course for an unprecedented quadruple as they’re locked in a battle for the Premier League title, into the fifth round of the FA Cup and the Champions League last 16.
Man City left it until the final matchday of the league phase to confirm a place in the last 16 as surprise defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and Bodo/Glimt left Pep Guardiola’s side needing to beat Galatasaray and results elsewhere going in their favour.
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Man City’s progression straight through to the last 16 means they have avoided a repeat of last season’s fixture congestion in February, giving them a full week’s rest for Premier League games against Newcastle and Leeds.
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The last-16 draw will take place on Friday, February 27. The first leg of those ties will be played on either March 10 or March 11, with the return fixtures a week later.
As a result of finishing eighth in the league phase, Man City will either face the winners of the knockout phase play-off between the ninth and tenth seeds, or the 23rd and 24th seeds.
Man City finished eighth in the league phase
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If Man City are drawn onto the silver path, they will face the winners of the Benfica vs Real Madrid tie.
Should Real Madrid progress to set up a tenth meeting between the two sides since the 2021-22 season, then Man City will host the second leg at the Etihad Stadium a few days before the Carabao Cup final.
A famous rock structure on the Italian coast known as the ‘Lovers’ Arch’ collapsed on Valentine’s Day after days of bad weather.
The natural arch, part of the Sant’Andrea sea stacks in the southern region of Puglia on Italy’s Adriatic coast, is a popular spot for marriage proposals and tourists.
Maurizio Cisternino, mayor of the nearby town of Melendugno, told the local Corriere Salentino newspaper the collapse was “an unwanted Valentine’s Day gift” and “a very hard blow” for the area’s image and for tourism.
He said the fragile coastline had been battered by days of heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas, adding that “nature has taken back what it created”.
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The arch was “one of Italy’s most Instagrammed sites”, according to Travel and Tour World.
There are fears for other parts of the rocky coastline, with cracks visible along the cliff, underscoring the growing threat of coastal erosion.
Storms and heavy rain in recent days have also eaten away at long stretches of coastline on the Ionian Sea, from Ugento to the beaches of Gallipoli, damaging beach structures, causing small cliff falls and harming ports.
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Weeks of terrible weather this year has also caused damage estimated at well over a billion euros in southern Italy, including a landslide that has forced more than 1,500 people to evacuate their homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi.
Some city roads are closed as emergency services deal with a fire. Emergency services, including fire and police, attended a building fire in Russell Street,Peterborough, on Tuesday (February 18).
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More than 30 firefighters were called to the fire just after 7.30am. Multiple crews arrived to find the fire “spreading quickly”.
While emergency services are at the scene, a number of roads are closed. These are roads surrounding Russell Street, including Cromwell Road and Gladstone Street.
Cambridgeshire Police has warned people to “avoid the area”. In a social media post, a police spokesperson said: “We are currently at the scene of a fire in Russell Street, Peterborough.
“As a result there are a number of emergency service vehicles on the road and road closures in the surrounding area. Please avoid the area and find an alternative route if possible.”
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