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Every corner of the UK is packed with incredible history. Whether it’s towering castles with drawbridges and deep moats, magnificent cathedrals with worn medieval effigies, or market squares with quirky alleyways and lanes, there is heaps to discover in every village and town. What’s more, the countryside is criss-crossed with over 10,000 miles of railway lines, many of which pass through our most idyllic historic towns. So, if you’re looking to set out on a historic day trip this summer, the options are plentiful.Londoners just need to hop on the train for a historic adventure: but perhaps it’s time we...

10 unmissable day trips from London to see historic wonders — all less an hour by train

The money will be spent on high streets, green spaces and improving walking and cycling routes.

London's public spaces get £12m funding from mayor

Tomás Treschanski is still four years away from turning thirty, yet he has already traveled the world, cooked alongside renowned chefs, and opened his own restaurant, Trescha, in his hometown. But it doesn’t stop there; his flagship restaurant, barely a year old, has become a benchmark for fine dining in Buenos Aires, has been awarded a Michelin star, and he has even been honored with the Young Chef Award 2024 – he is the youngest chef in the Americas to receive it. What might take many gastronomists several decades – or they might never achieve – this young man from Saavedra has accomplished by the age of 26.

Interview with Tomás Treschanski: “Trescha is my life”

You would think that once a world heritage site, always a world heritage site, right? Well, apparently not. Liverpool’s waterfront was delisted by UNESCO in 2021, Stonehenge was on the verge thanks to a (now-cancelled) tunnel and now it’s the Tower of London’s status that’s under threat.

Could skyscrapers cause the Tower of London to lose its UNESCO heritage status?

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

It's been five years since the tragic death of acclaimed actor René Auberjonois at 79 from metastatic lung cancer in 2009. René Auberjonois was known for several heralded television performances on shows such as Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Boston Legal.

The Tragic Death of TV's Beloved 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor René Auberjonois: Five Years Later

A department store will shut its doors for good in Northampton town centre this weekend. Next will have its final day of trading on Saturday and will be replaced by an as yet unknown retailer. Mark Mullen, the operations manager for Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said the...

Major retailer to close permanently in town centre

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Los Angeles County, CA

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Organised-crime groups have been targeting empty shops and pubs in town centres to grow cannabis on an industrial scale, say police bosses. Over the past year, raids have been carried out in dozens of properties, from an old toy shop in Ayr, Scotland, to a former bank in Welshpool, Powys.

Drug production booming in UK's empty high streets

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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Elusive artist Banksy has unveiled a menagerie of animal-themed artwork in London in recent days, starting with a goat and ending with a school of fish. The goat popped up on Monday. The artwork shows a goat with rocks tumbling down below it on the side of a building in Kew Bridge in London. A CCTV camera on the building is pointed toward the goat. Banksy posted a picture of the mural to his Instagram account and has continued to do so for each subsequent animal. None of the posts have captions.A new work featuring two elephant heads facing each other, trunks...

Seven new Banksy artwork appears in London

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

A teenager who shot a boy in the leg unprovoked in Hackney has been jailed for eleven years.Kamaree Jeffrey was wearing a balaclava and riding an e-bike when he approached the victim, aged fifteen, and a group of his friends on May 25 last year in Haggerston’s Garden Place.The 19-year-old demanded to know if they were members of a local gang.In fear of either violence or robbery, the group attempted to run from Jeffrey. Following this, Jeffrey raised a gun in his hand, pointed it at the fleeing group and fired a shot, at the same time warning them to stay...

Balaclava-wearing teen who shot boy, 15, in unprovoked attack in Hackney jailed for 11 years

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A new artwork of swimming fish has appeared on a police box in the City of London, sparking speculation that it might be the latest Banksy.The elusive street artist has not yet claimed the piece, but if he does it would be his seventh artwork to be unveiled this week in various locations across the capital.The aquarium-like design on the police box differs from Banksy’s previous silhouette artworks in that the school of fish has been painted with more detail and tone.The artist has revealed a new animal artwork each day this week – including a goat, elephants, monkeys, a...

New swimming fish design on London police box thought to be latest Banksy

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Jacksonville, FL

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The Wells Fargo name is gone from the Downtown skyline. The name atop the former Wells Fargo Center was removed Sunday . A helicopter flew away each of the 20 letters and deposited them at a lot across from the Maxwell House Coffee plant on East Bay Street.

Wells Fargo name removed from Downtown tower

LONDON -- Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more.

Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection

Disruption is expected until the end of the day, warns Network Rail.

Rail services disrupted by embankment fire

You wait ages for a Yorkshire-set folk-horror dripping with grief and dread, and then two come along at once. First, there was The Moor, a melancholy, subtly supernatural tale of grief and dread set in motion by the death of a young boy; Starve Acre, however... well, same but it’s the ’70s and has bigger stars.

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TOMMY Robinson left the UK last night after he was arrested under ‘anti-terror laws’ at the Channel tunnel, the High Court heard. The 41-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was facing a contempt of court hearing today for allegedly breaching an injunction in a libel case he lost. The proceedings relate to the same “libellous” […]

Tommy Robinson ‘flees UK’ after ‘facing jail’ over film shown to thousands of protesters at Trafalgar Square rally

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This southeast London area could be getting a brand-new Overground station

Southeast London could be getting brand-new transport connections. Property developers have revealed they want to drop £17 million on a brand new Overground station next to...

This southeast London area could be getting a brand-new Overground station

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