18 h. ago ‘It’s the wildest place I have walked’: new national park will join up Chile’s 2,800km wildlife corridor

Government poised to officially protect 200,000 hectares of remote Patagonian coastline and forest Chile’s government is poised to create the country’s 47th national park, protecting nearly 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of pristine wilderness and completing a wildlife corridor stretching 1,700 miles (2,800km) to the southernmost tip of the Americas.The Cape Froward national park is a wild expanse of wind-torn coastline and forested valleys that harbours unrivalled biodiversity and has played host to millennia of human history. Continue reading...

Politics

44 h. ago Dog walker has best reaction to surprise Prince William meeting

A dog walker was stunned when she bumped into the Prince of Wales after her pet ran up to the royal during a walk in a park.

Politics

67 h. ago Afghan asylum seeker who raped vulnerable Scots teen, 17, in park after saying he was her boyfriend jailed for 9 years

AN AFGHAN asylum seeker who claimed he was an escaped prisoner of the Taleban was jailed for nine years today after raping a vulnerable teenager during a brutal ordeal in a town park. Rapualla Ahmadze was caught on CCTV walking the streets of Elgin, in Moray, in the early hours of the morning before approaching...

Events

2 d. ago How to spend 48 hours in Chelsea, New York: from park walks to the perfect martini

Cathy Hawker recommends taking a walk along the High Line to discover the star-studded history and contemporary culture of this Manhattan neighbourhood

Politics

3 d. ago Zendaya and her fiancé Tom Holland make a rare appearance together as they head out on a low

The couple headed out for a walk in Richmond Park as they prepare to spend Christmas with his family.

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3 d. ago Kelly Osbourne’s son Sidney walks out as mascot at Aston Villa in honour of grandfather Ozzy

Kelly Osbourne's son walked out at as a mascot at Villa Park, the home of his late grandfather Ozzy's beloved Aston Villa.

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4 d. ago The 'nappy valley' dog walkers at WAR with speeding cyclists: Park near £5M homes is turned into 'a motorway' as the council arms wardens with speed guns to enforce 12mph limit

It's one of the most popular and attractive parks in the capital with houses bordering Tooting Common changing hands for over £5 million.

Economics

4 d. ago Kelly Osbourne’s son walks out as mascot at late grandad Ozzy’s beloved Aston Villa

Kelly Osbourne's son walked out at as a mascot at Villa Park, the home of his late grandfather Ozzy's beloved Aston Villa.

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5 d. ago Mum shares the genius way to wrap your Christmas presents in seconds and it stops you from getting any back pain

A MUM has been praised for giving people the best hack for Christmas. While most of us spend hours wrapping Christmas presents on the floor and leave with a bad back, Claire Lee doesn't. Taking to social media, the mum revealed the easiest way to wrap your presents in seconds without having to lean over...

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9 d. ago Woman splashed with corrosive acid by mystery man after walk in the park

Ashley Wasielewski, 46, was approached by a mystery man who hurled acid so powerful it burned her key fob onto her head and body. No arrests have been made and police are patrolling the parks

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9 d. ago The Greater Manchester park that’s among UK’s best for a Christmas Day walk

Gather the family together and venture out on a festive walk

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1 week ago Hundreds of dachshunds in Santa hats take over London park for holiday walk

Hundreds of dachshunds in Santa hats take over London park for holiday walk  CBS News

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1 week ago Dog play afternoon: dachshunds overrun Hyde Park for Christmas walk

Hundreds of sausage dogs gather for annual festive parade that organiser started to help her puppy socialiseThe pitter-patter of tiny paws has brought joy – and more than a little chaos – to Hyde Park in London as hundreds of dachshunds and their owners gathered for the annual sausage dog Christmas walk.Now in its eighth year, the event was started by organiser Ana as a way to help her dachshund, Winston, socialise as a puppy. Meeting at noon by the Physical Energy statue in the centre of the park, the dogs – well, the owners really – competed in a best-dressed competition before enjoying an hour of play and socialising before the parade. Ana said previous years’ events had ended up attracting as many as a thousand people and dogs. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman suffers horrific burns after stranger hurls acid at her in park attack

A woman has suffered horrific burns after a stranger poured a corrosive chemical onto her head while she was walking through a public park.

Events

2 w. ago Littler lights up Ally Pally opening night as prize money raises stakes

The PDC world darts championship is back, but could the new £1m winners’ cheque make this show too big?A team of assistant referees walks into the Twelve Pins in Finsbury Park carrying linesmen’s flags and whistles. It’s 3pm on a Thursday, you think, they’ve probably just been reffing a local game. Then, you think, there isn’t a football pitch around here. And why haven’t they changed and showered? Then more referees walk in, more linesmen, one of them in a comedy wig. And eventually the penny drops.Yes, “the Darts” is back: an indispensable festive trimming that – much like Christmas itself – always seems to roll around a little sooner every year. Fire up all the old cliches: “the beauty of set play”, “bent the wire”, “pressure the shot”. Wheel John Part out of the attic. Fingers poised on the 180 zoom. You know it’s serious, because it’s two hours before his match and Luke Littler is already on the practice board. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Could you be 'owed' £20,000 for your unpaid labour? Calculator reveals what ALL those hours of vacuuming, ironing and cooking are really worth...

Powered by the Government's most detailed earnings dataset, the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, the tool asks how many hours you spend every week on seven tasks.

Economics

2 w. ago Chilling 'brain rot' warning as kids up until 5am on TikTok and YouTube

Around a fifth of the time children aged eight to 14 spend on YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok and WhatsApp is between the hours of 9pm and 5am, the media watchdog has found

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2 w. ago Residents' fury as travellers set up unauthorised camp in park

Dog walkers and those living near Perry Barr Park say that at least ten caravans have been in the communal green space for over a fortnight.

Culture

2 w. ago The Greater Manchester park with a hidden waterfall perfect for a wintry walk

Get outside and take in the fresh air at this beautiful country park

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3 w. ago I tried the ‘lazy’ Christmas tree trend everyone’s buying my fave transported me back to Lapland AND it’s on sale

IT’S CHRISTMAS! But who wants to spend hours decorating that festive fir with metres of tangled lights when most high street stores now sell pre-lit ones at affordable prices? A shortage of pines, caused by our hot summer and a rare, early frost in Denmark, the UK’s biggest supplier, has seen the cost of real...

Economics