23 h. ago See inside the stunning Lake District suites with hot tubs, breakfast in bed and the ultimate romantic retreat

We couldn’t believe our eyes when we spotted this five-star romantic deal on Wowcher — private hot tub, prosecco, breakfast in bed and serious luxury

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41 h. ago Union flags hanging outside controversial Lake District mosque were put there by the Islamic Centre itself as 'a symbol of our shared belonging'

Amid a campaign to raise flags around Britain's streets which swept the nation this summer, Union Jacks have been hung on the side of South Lakes Islamic Centre.

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47 h. ago Lake District campaigners demand tourists are fined after 'epidemic' of litter and fly

Organisation Friends of the Lake District conducted a survey which highlighted anti-social parking, flytipping and general littering, and it's no longer limited to the most famous scenic locations.

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54 h. ago Locals' fears over the Somerset mansion crammed with migrants: After Jacob Rees

Even Jacob Rees-Mogg must realise it was a faintly ridiculous scenario.

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66 h. ago Met’s Counter Terror police arrest activists linked to Palestine Action in dawn raids ahead of fresh protests

It comes after more than 700 people were arrested for supporting the proscribed group at protests over the summer

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67 h. ago Met’s Counter Terror police arrest Palestine Action activists in dawn raids ahead of fresh protests

It comes after more than 700 people were arrested for supporting the proscribed group at protests over the summer

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69 h. ago Five members of group supporting Palestine Action ‘arrested in police raids’

Defend Our Juries said a number of its spokespeople were held ahead of plans to announce a fresh mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action.

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4 d. ago Asylum hotels latest: Cooper to unveil crackdown on asylum system after Epping ruling sparks fresh protests

Another round of protests took place over the weekend against the housing of asylum seekers in The Bell Hotel in Epping

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6 d. ago Ministers brace for fresh protests and legal battles after asylum hotel ruling

Labour’s former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, said people expected action.

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6 d. ago Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after East London asylum hotel ruling

Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after East London asylum hotel ruling  My London

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6 d. ago Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after asylum hotel ruling

Three appeal judges described the previous judgment as ‘seriously flawed in principle’ and said the hotel could continue to be used to house migrants.

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1 week ago Migrant protests LIVE: Asylum hotel chaos as police brace for fresh demonstrations

Migrant protests LIVE: Asylum hotel chaos as police brace for fresh demonstrations  Daily Express

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1 week ago Beautiful UK town 'ruined' by tourists is now 'like Blackpool'

The Lake District has always been a popular tourist destination, but the impact of holidaymakers in the past few years has become so extreme, say people who live there, that it is irreparably changing the place and pushing locals out

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1 week ago Police braced for weekend of unrest as fresh wave of hotel protests clashes with Notting Hill Carnival

Anti-migrant protests are being advertised at 26 hotels housing asylum seekers as a million revellers are due to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival

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2 w. ago Lake District town that's been 'ruined' by tourists and 'turned into Blackpool'

A lifelong resident of the Lake District has said the area is being ruined by tourists who treat it like a party spot and show little respect for the natural environment.

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2 w. ago Fresh wave of asylum hotel protests expected after Epping ruling

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said that people have ‘every right’ to protest over asylum hotels in their areas.

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2 w. ago ‘I dream about toilets, I admit it’: the man on a mission to improve Britain’s loos

Poor accessibility, questionable hygiene, scattered needles and budget cuts the UK is in the midst of a public toilet crisis. Thankfully, Raymond Martin is fighting backThe first thing Raymond Martin looks for in a toilet, he says, is cleanliness. Does the tissue paper on the floor mean this public lavatory has failed his inspection? “You have to understand that it’s a working toilet, it’s now mid-afternoon – a few bits of tissue on the floor is neither here nor there,” Martin says. “If there were cigarette packets, bottles on the floor – that I’d be worried about.” We’re in Knutsford, Cheshire, and Martin is on a toilet-inspection tour of the north and west of the UK. He’s just come from the Lake District and Blackpool. When we part ways in a couple of hours, he’ll head on to Wales to inspect the public conveniences of Pembrokeshire.Do people laugh when Martin, who is managing director of the British Toilet Association (BTA), tells them he does toilet inspections? They do, he says....

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2 w. ago ‘It has echoes of happiness’: life for gen Z in the seaside town I once called home

The Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left behind’ is stronger than everPhotographs by Polly BradenIf you had asked me as a teenager whether I saw my future in Morecambe, I’d have laughed you out of our faded seaside town. I’d been plotting my escape since I was 14. The sea was grey, the sand was treacherous and the wind was always messing up my hair. I was totally unmoved by the view across the bay of the Lake District fells.It felt like half of the world was cut off. You could go left or right on the prom but never straight ahead, unless you wanted to end up stuck in mud waving frantically for the coastguard. A whole compass point was out of reach. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kevin Costner drops explosive images that threaten to blow 'unscripted rape' claim sky

Kevin Costner has hit back at stuntwoman Devyn LaBella's lawsuit in new court filings containing images that appear to show she was smiling and 'comfortable' on set while rehearsing a 'rape' scene.

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2 w. ago Lake District holidaymakers warned of harmful bacteria in pollution 'hotspots'

Most of Lake Windermere polluted with sewage bacteria, biggest survey of its kind finds after a Citizen Science Project finds

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