29 h. ago Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

Heather Cornelius delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street on Monday, the day after her husband Ryan Cornelius’s 71st birthday.

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3 d. ago With WH Smith's name set to disappear from the high street, LAURA CRAIK writes a love letter to the stores that are no more

When yet another former high-street favourite shuts, it's not just doors that are closing, but a portal to our past, too. Laura Craik writes a love letter to the stores that are no more

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6 d. ago Coronation Street Lauren's real dad's identity as DNA confession teases debut

Coronation Street let slip that Reece Bolton was not the real father of Lauren Bolton on the ITV soap on Wednesday night, so will her dad be joining the show in a DNA twist?

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6 d. ago Sarah, Duchess of York calls for national cancer plan to include teenagers

The late Queen’s former daughter-in-law has signed an open letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting.

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8 d. ago ‘Ours was inspired by the Empire State Building!’ The chaotic brilliance of the UK’s biggest self

It is a place where a Disney-ish castle, complete with turrets, sits near a scaly ‘pangolin’ house. But is Graven Hill now straying from the DIY vision that made its anarchic jumble of styles so mesmerising?What would the world look like if Kevin McCloud had his way? What if each of us had the chance to build our very own Grand Design, letting our streets be lined with personal visions, liberated from the identikit brick boxes offered by the usual big housebuilders?A glimpse of this world exists, sort of, on the outskirts of Bicester in Oxfordshire, where the country’s biggest self-build experiment has been under way for 10 years. Graven Hill is a place where rooftops tilt, zigzag and bulge, where windows come in circles, squares and triangles, or poke out from unexpected places. There are balconies fashioned from glass, steel and rustic timber clinging to facades of stone, brick, wood and render, along with every type of fibre-cement board available. Wandering the freshly tarmacked...

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8 d. ago ITV Coronation Street actors claim Jack P Shepherd 'let himself down' in honest admission

Coronation Street actors Colson Smith and Ben Price have shared their thoughts on Jack P. Shepherd's Celebrity Big Brother song choice, suggesting he "let himself down"

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2 w. ago Go to town! The surprise feelgood effects of walking in the city

A stroll around historic buildings, cemeteries and winding back streets can lift your spirits just as effectively as communing with nature, according to author Annabel Streets. Let’s put that to the test When I arrange to meet Annabel Streets, the appropriately named author of a new book, The Walking Cure, I’m presented with a challenge. She wants me to choose a London location I am unfamiliar with, so I can experience her ideas about the upsides of urban landscapes. In the book, Streets contemplates the powerful impact walking can have on our mood, thoughts and emotions, and how this can differ according to where and how we walk. While most people are aware of the benefits of walking in nature, Streets makes the case for urban environments, known as “brown spaces” by developers. Surprisingly, churches, convents and cemeteries, all of which are found in cities, often offer a superabundance of wildlife. A study in one Berlin cemetery found 604 species, 10 of which were rare or endang...

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2 w. ago ‘Cities trigger our imagination’: why a walk in town can be just as good for you as a stroll in the countryside

Wandering among historic buildings, cemeteries and winding back streets can lift your spirits as effectively as communing with nature, according to author Annabel Streets. Let’s put that to the test When I arrange to meet Annabel Streets, the appropriately named author of a new book, The Walking Cure, I’m presented with a challenge. She wants me to choose a London location I am unfamiliar with, so I can experience her ideas about the upsides of urban landscapes. In the book, Streets contemplates the powerful impact walking can have on our mood, thoughts and emotions, and how this can differ according to where and how we walk. While most people are aware of the benefits of walking in nature, Streets makes the case for urban environments, known as “brown spaces” by developers. Surprisingly, churches, convents and cemeteries, all of which are found in cities, often offer a superabundance of wildlife. A study in one Berlin cemetery found 604 species, 10 of which were rare or endangered....

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2 w. ago 'A slice of calm from the busy streets, but there was one thing letting it down'

Local Democracy Reporter Declan Carey shares his experience of a walk along the Fallowfield Loop.

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2 w. ago 'Labour massively let us down': On the streets that elected Greater Manchester's first Reform councillor

Residents in Longdendale told the M.E.N. they voted for Reform's 'realistic' and 'honest' approach

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3 w. ago ITV Coronation Street star 'accidentally lets slip' huge spoiler on Rovers Return future

Coronation Street's Rovers Return is seemingly set to be put on the market after Jenny Connor's shock exit, as an ex-star was said to have 'accidentally let slip' a huge spoiler

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3 w. ago Coronation Street confirms Rovers Return future in Jenny Connor shock after star 'let slip' major spoiler

There's more to come for the beloved boozer in the ITV soap

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3 w. ago Bloom and TPG Angelo Gordon sign series of London industrial lettings at £40/sq ft

Bloom and TPG Angelo Gordon sign series of London industrial lettings at £40/sq ft  Green Street News

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3 w. ago Coronation Street lets slip details on explosive double exit that airs very soon

Coronation Street have told The Mirror all about two big exits airing on the ITV soap in just a few months time, with 'destruction' on the way for those left behind

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