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Dreaming of a solo escape? Costa Rica has just been named the No.1 destination for solo female travellers by Time Out 🌴

With friendly locals, well-established travel routes, easy transport and plenty of opportunities to meet fellow adventurers (or simply enjoy some peaceful alone time), it’s easy to see why this tropical paradise tops the list. Rounding out the leading five are France, the Philippines, Sweden and yes England made the cut!

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A big first for the West End 🎭✨ The Shaftesbury Theatre is to be renamed the Judi Dench Theatre, making it the first major West End venue to be named after a woman.

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Turns out the solution to a decades-old flooding problem wasn't more concrete – it was beavers 🦫

After being reintroduced to Paradise Fields in west London in 2023, a family of beavers built a network of dams and wetlands that naturally slowed water flow and helped prevent flooding downstream.

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Some good news to brighten your week 🌞

A major study led by UCL found that more than two-thirds of patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, potentially transforming breast cancer treatment 👩‍⚕️

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Spacesuits? In space? Groundbreaking. (Except this actually kind of is.)

Prada and Axiom Space have unveiled a sleek thermal cooling layer for NASA’s Artemis astronauts heading to the Moon 👩‍🚀

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The Royal Mint has unveiled a new series of coins to commemorate 50 years of Aardman Animations, the studio that created characters such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.

What collectable coin would you like to see next? Share in the comments below 👇

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And the foodie capital of the year is... 🥁

Lima, Peru! It’s been named the world's culinary capital for 2026, beating out food hotspots across the globe. Safe to say, it's moving up the travel bucket list 😋

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Women’s health is finally getting the attention – and funding – many have been calling for 👩‍⚕️ �� has announced a $215 million investment in women’s health, with a focus on areas that have long been overlooked. It’s part of a broader effort to close gaps in research, treatment and support, highlighting a growing recognition that investing in women’s health benefits everyone.

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