4 d. ago 'Erotic' honeymoon hotspot is now abandoned hellhole with filthy green pool

The Birchwood Resort was home to "spanking parties" and bondage in the late 90s, with rumours circulating that sex-mad holidaymakers were playing naked hide-and-seek in the woods. But now it looks like a ghost town

Politics

7 d. ago Eerily abandoned town in the middle of nowhere now a haven for tourists to visit

Now a popular tourist attraction, this abandoned 'ghost town' was once home to a bustling community - but it was only 15 years before most of the members vanished

Politics

1 week ago UK ‘ghost town’ where high street lies abandoned is hit by ANOTHER ‘devastating’ blow putting 400 jobs at risk

A UK "ghost town" with an abandoned high street is hit by another "devastating" blow which puts 400 jobs at risk. It has been announced that a major employer in the area is shutting down in the New Year. The struggling town of Cowdenbeath in Fife lies on the edge of Exxon Mobil's petrochemical plant...

Events

2 w. ago Britain's largest ghost town which is still waiting for GP and dentist after eight years gets bubble tea shop

Around 1,700 homes have been built at Northstowe, ten miles north of Cambridge , since construction work started in 2017.

Politics

2 w. ago 'I visited UK 'ghost town' haunted by abandoned Pontins and derelict arcades'

The once-bustling Pontins Holiday Park in Brean, Somerset, was forced to close its doors to holidaymakers for three full years, in a move that some say created a 'ghost town'

Politics

4 w. ago ‘The idea of building Britain’s largest Christian landmark wasn’t mine – it came to me from God’

The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will be twice the height of Angel of the North, and seen by more than 500,000 every day. Alex Ross speaks to the man behind it – and the donor who spent £30m to make this ambitious plan a reality

Politics

4 w. ago Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty

Exclusive: Imran Patel, who resigned last year after reports about his conduct, is being investigated by the IOPCA former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal.Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Hidden Roman amphitheatre no one knows about next to huge tourist attraction

It's one of the largest surviving examples from the Roman occupation of Britain, and —hiding in plain sight — it is completely free to visit all year round.

Society