63 minutes ago ‘In the distance I see tiny glowing silhouettes sprinkled like salt’: birdwatching on Devon’s Exe estuary

The spectacular estuary is a haven for thousands of migrant birds each winter, and perfect to explore on foot and by boatThe Christmas market doesn’t know what’s hit it. At 8.30 on a mid-November morning Exeter is a whirl of white, a city half-blinded by tumbling flakes. Four market workers, caught out by this overly authentic addition to the festive decor, are busy shovelling the ground in front of the bao stalls and craft gin chalets. Above them, the cathedral’s medieval towers stand tall and cold in the heaven-filling flurry. Winter has arrived in Devon with bells on.I’m here to catch a train to see some birdlife. A breakfast blizzard wasn’t part of the plan, but sometimes these things don’t go as expected. The city’s Queen Street has turned into a real-life snow globe – Narnia with ...

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64 minutes ago London travel news LIVE: 'Significant leaf fall' closes part of Piccadilly Line

London’s roads and railways have been hit by flooding as Storm Conall struck, and various stations evacuated

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73 minutes ago Rutherglen writer shares hope with others through experience of her brother's final journey

Travels In Time and Space recalls the fine details of the day he died

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81 minutes ago Identity and incredible life story of missing man found 25 years after he disappeared when sister spotted his photo in news article

The long-lost man who went missing 25 years ago and was reunited with his family after he turned up in a hospital was traveling the US in a van when he vanished - until he was found in April.

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83 minutes ago Freezing fog rush hour warning issued by Met Office across Greater Manchester

After being battered by storms in recent days the UK is now returning to a 'typical end of November' weather

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1 hour ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Thursday, November 28)

All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

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2 hours ago Want a foodie holiday in the UK? Our guide to butchery courses, pasta making, whisky tasting and more

Room and board get a serious elevation at these food-driven hotels across the country – Natalie Paris gives the low-down on how to eat, drink and stay remarkably well

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2 hours ago Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off a century after its first trip through Manhattan

A century after the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the annual holiday tradition kicks off Thursday in New York City with new Spider-Man and Minnie Mouse balloons, zoo and pasta-themed floats, performances from Jennifer Hudson and Idina Menzel, and more

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2 hours ago A white Christmas is looking likely as heavy snow expected in parts of the UK in December

The Met Office has issued a snow warning for parts of the UK as 14cm of the white stuff is set to fall in just a matter of hours in Scotland on December 11 as well as flurries elsewhere

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