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After the first sun of the year comes the first smog
Just when the country was beginning to enjoy some warm weather, experts warned that the sun has arrived with a sting in its tail – the first smog of summer.
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Rumbled: farmer who hid his illegal castle behind the hay
Saturday, 10 May 2008
They say an Englishman's home is his castle. Unfortunately for Robert Fidler, that sentiment does not impress has local council.
A Rough Guide to England? It certainly is
Friday, 9 May 2008
England may boast one of the world's largest cities and can claim to have some of the most beautiful countryside on the planet, but that was not enough for it to escape a scathing appraisal in one of the world's top travel guides.
Surf's up! (and it's not just for the men)
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Beth Mason was 12 years old when she got on her first surfboard. For years, she had watched in frustration as her older brother tore up the icy Swansea waves whilst she sat on the beach. It was clear that sitting on the sand would not be enough. She had to get surfing herself.
Yes, summer's here (though it may not have felt like it)
Monday, 5 May 2008
After endless weeks of dismal weather summer has finally arrived – at least according to the experts.
Britain calls on alien parasites to take fight to Japanese knotweed
Monday, 5 May 2008
An army of jumping plant lice is to be released into Britain in the hope that they can save the countryside from the ravages of Japanese knotweed.
No mod cons, £70,000. Cat swingers need not apply
Monday, 5 May 2008
It has no electricity, no running water and is made of corrugated sheeting and wood. Indeed, there's barely room inside to swing the proverbial cat, let alone host a housewarming party.
Chiltern offers Britain's best country life
Monday, 5 May 2008
Nestling in glorious countryside, yet just a short train ride from London, the parishes of the Chiltern District have long afforded a pleasing vision of Middle England. For John Betjeman, towns such as Amersham and beyond, where "those wet fields the railway didn't pay", formed the outer limits for his beloved Metro-land. They also crop up with surprising regularity as the backdrop to the grisly yet gentle goings-on in the television series Midsomer Murders.
Rare bird sends twitchers on a wild plover chase
Monday, 5 May 2008
The Caspian plover probably did not realise the chaos that would ensue when, after being blown 2,500 miles off course, the Asian bird decide to stop off on Fair Isle.
Britain's Holocaust shame: The voyage of the Exodus
Monday, 5 May 2008
When British soldiers reached the concentration camps of Nazi Germany in the last days of the Second World War, the survivors of the Holocaust hailed them as saviours.
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