5 h. ago Heated airer costs 'from 9p an hour' to run and dries 'in hours instead of days'

The heated airer has been rated highly by Dunelm buyers

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4 d. ago Best UK Christmas market named and it’s only an hour away from Manchester

As December is here, you might be looking to find the best Christmas market around, and some claim the best one is just a one hour drive away from Manchester at Haddon Hall in the Peak District

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7 d. ago M25 traffic LIVE: Gridlock chaos as drivers face hour delays after crash

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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1 week ago M11 traffic LIVE: Crash sparks chaos near Stansted Airport amid one

A lane on the M11 has been forced to close following a crash which has left drivers facing hour-long delays

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2 w. ago ‘So unchanged it is almost otherworldly’: the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco

For the explorer and author, the desert outpost, irrigated by water from the Atlas mountains, is the perfect place to decompressThe first thing I notice when I walk into the oasis is the temperature drop. Then, I hear the birdsong and the rustling of the palm trees. The harsh sun dims and there’s water and the smell of damp earth. It’s easy to understand why desert travellers yearned to reach these havens and why they have become synonymous with peace. I’m an explorer who’s walked through many oases with loaded camels, crossing Morocco and the Sahara on foot, but Skoura, a four-hour drive from Marrakech, is a place I visit to decompress.You may be imagining some kind of cartoon mirage oasis – a sole date palm shimmering above the endless sands. In fact, Skoura has a population of around 3,000 people living in a small town on the edge of the palms with 10 sq miles (25 sq km) of agricultural land. Many visitors to Morocco start in Fez or Marrakech and stop off in A...

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2 w. ago M25 crash sparks rush hour CHAOS with lane closed and drivers hit with hefty delays

THERE are major delays on the M25 this morning after a crash. Two vehicles collided on the motorway in Essex, with delays of three miles being reported. One lane is closed, and all traffic from Junction 28 on the A12 for Brentwood to Junction 27 on the M11 is being held. There is also congestion...

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2 w. ago M4 traffic LIVE: Severe delays on major motorway after horror rush hour crash

A crash closed the M4 eastbound in Swansea this evening, causing huge rush hour delays for drivers on the major motorway

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3 w. ago M5 chaos as drivers face over hellish two hour delay and are urged to 'steer clear'

The M5 near Bristol is seeing horror delays for motorists with reports suggesting some people may be stuck for two hours after flooding caused by Storm Claudia causes chaos

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3 w. ago Snakes, sheilas and a backblocks shed: the school teaching how to wrangle Australia’s most venomous reptiles

‘If you wouldn’t mind,’ the instructor says, handing out legal documents to all those who enter, ‘signing your life away’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the backblocks of the Lockyer Valley, more than an hour’s drive west of Brisbane, is a dead end track thick with scrubby eucalypt regrowth.It is a Saturday morning in late spring and, in this quiet neck of an area which bills itself Australia’s salad bowl, a car turns down the no through road. One follows another. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Snakes, sheilas and a backblocks shed: learning how to wrangle Australia’s most venomous reptiles

‘If you wouldn’t mind,’ the instructor says, handing out legal documents to all those who enter, ‘signing your life away’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the backblocks of the Lockyer Valley, more than an hour’s drive west of Brisbane, is a dead end track thick with scrubby eucalypt regrowth.It is a Saturday morning in late spring and, in this quiet neck of an area which bills itself Australia’s salad bowl, a car turns down the no through road. One follows another. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'I taught my neighbour an expensive lesson after he kept parking in my driveway'

A woman has shared the 'expensive' lesson she taught her neighbour after he repeatedly parked in her driveway, leaving her to park on the road after a 12-hour shift

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3 w. ago Drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm

If you're on the roads during the morning rush hour or evening commute, watch out - drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm.

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3 w. ago M25 traffic LIVE: Driver dies after horror lorry emergency with delays for MILES

The M25 was shut anti-clockwise for about an hour as emergency services attended an incident involving a lorry driver this afternoon who has now been confirmed to have died

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3 w. ago M74 rush hour police incident closes junction as drivers warned to 'avoid' area

Commuters are being warned of travel chaos on the M74 as police deal with an ongoing incident on Monday

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4 w. ago 'Fairytale' castle just an hour's drive from London is perfect Autumn day trip

'Fairytale' castle just an hour's drive from London is perfect Autumn day trip  MyLondon

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