52 h. ago Beautiful UK beach is Spanish resort dupe but locals say this comes at a price

Woolacombe in North Devon is a popular holiday destination for tourists, who flock to the sandy beach in the summer time. But locals say it's a different story in the winter.

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52 h. ago Tourists label sandy beach one of the UK's worst despite some claiming it's a 'jewel'

Britain's beaches are often mobbed by day-trippers during the summer months. A survey by consumer group Which? ranked the UK's seaside towns to find out what visitors thought of them

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9 d. ago Super Happy Forever review – glowing love story in reverse with echoes of Before Sunrise

In this beautifully acted film, a man returns to the Japanese seaside town where he met and fell in love with his wifeFor the first 40 minutes, this film’s title feels like a poke in the eye. There is nothing remotely happy about twentysomething Sano (Hiroki Sano). His wife has just died suddenly in her sleep, and Sano is visiting the sleepy Japanese seaside town where they met five years ago. He is rude and sullen, and obsessive about finding a red baseball cap he lost on that first visit. In the pain and anger of his grief, everyone sounds vapid and dumb, their words meaningless blah-blah-blah.It’s hard to see where the happy fits in, until the film flips back in time. In the same hotel five years ago, Sano first claps eyes on his wife Nagi (Nairu Yamamoto) in a chance meeting in the hotel lobby. Yamamoto gives the performance of the film as aspiring photographer Nagi: funny, scatty and earnest. She plays it so naturally, so true to life, that Nagi feels like someone you might hav...

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1 week ago 'Best UK seaside town' has beautiful beach and cheapest fish and chips in the country

Southwold, in Suffolk, boasts a sandy beach, operational lighthouse, and award-winning pier - but it's the budget-friendly fish and chips that has made it a must-visit location

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2 w. ago UK's most divisive seaside town as Brits can't decide if it's beautiful or bleak

Consumer rights magazine Which? has surveyed 3,800 members of the British public to find out what is the overall best seaside town, with Bamburgh in Northumberland hitting the topspot again

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3 w. ago 'Beautiful' seaside town has seven sandy beaches that tourists '100% recommend'

Broadstairs in Kent has been popular with beachgoers for decades, and it's easy to see why with its seven sandy beaches, stunning clifftop walks, and charming seaside town

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3 w. ago Beautiful UK seaside town loved by celebrities who flock there every summer

Already a holiday hotspot for tourists and locals alike, this seaside town is a magnet for the rich and famous, with celebrities regularly flocking to the stunning coast

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4 w. ago Beautiful UK seaside town is an 'escape like no other' but one thing is lacking

A charming seaside town surrounded by rugged cliffs, lush countryside and golden sandy beaches seems to have it all. However, eagle-eyed visitors will notice there is one thing missing

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