1 hour ago Tiny UK village with gorgeous beach and nature reserve that visitors call 'bliss'

Wrabness, a small village and civil parish in Essex, has a beach and a nature reserve, and it's no wonder that people flock here to escape the chaos of everyday life

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3 h. ago New rules to come into force in all UK zoos for staff and visitors

Designed to improve animal welfare, the new reforms are the biggest in over 10 years

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10 h. ago Ayrshire MSPs support calls for visitors to enjoy beaches safely

Cunninghame South MSP Ruth Maguire and Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley MSP Elena Whitham have called on the public to enjoy our beaches safely

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10 h. ago Trump’s prison officials visited Alcatraz this week to assess reopening it, superintendent confirms

How feasible the president’s plan to revive the historic maximum security penitentiary might be is a matter of some debate among experts

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11 h. ago Why Brussels is the hot place to visit now and Bob Dylan’s art is best avoided What's hot (and not) this week

What’s going up... and what’s going down— keep up with Joe Bromley’s weekly barometer

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12 h. ago Greggs outlet creating eight jobs is planned for Perth's Broxden Services

The proposed Greggs bakery is expected to generate four full- and four part-time jobs, recruited locally.

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14 h. ago UK's 'best and worst' motorway services revealed as one reeked with smell of 'urine'

A survey of almost 9,000 visits to 90 sites found that nine of the 10 worst service stations are run by Moto, with the bottom spot going to Bridgwater services in Somerset

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15 h. ago Fundraising effort to help Ukrainian children visit Dumfries and Galloway

A group of 27 children from the east of the country will be coming to the region in August following the success of a similar trip last year.

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18 h. ago The best and worst Scottish motorway service stations as rated by Which?

Westmorland Family sites top the poll but Moto’s dominate the bottom ten

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21 h. ago The UK's best and worst motorway service stations according to Which?

From filthy facilities to fabulous food, there are many factors which separate the best from the worst

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27 h. ago Britain's 'best and worst' motorway services revealed including one with 'urine' smell

A survey by consumer group Which? has ranked 90 of the country's motorway service stations, from those with a farm shop and lake to others branded 'dark and gloomy'

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27 h. ago 'I visited UK's best and worst motorway services – sometimes you just need Greggs'

Mirror journalist Adam Aspinall reviewed Britain's best motorway services to see if it is all it's cracked up to be - he also paid a visit to the services that were voted the worst

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29 h. ago Once struggling UK seaside resort now has iconic new reason to visit

The Observation Wheel in Weymouth, Dorset, gives visitors amazing views of the town and has been compared to the iconic Ferris Wheel in Skegness - and locals and tourists seem to agree

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36 h. ago West Lothian Specsavers Home Visits team take action to support customers with dementia

The full team has recently become qualified Dementia Friends, after completing a training course to professionally care for the eye health and hear care of customers who have the condition.

Economics

39 h. ago British tourist who's visited Canary Islands for 34 years says she's 'embarrassed' to return

Tourist Leanne Daley has been visiting the Canary Islands for 34 years, but said she's never felt less welcome than during this visit with her partner, Matthew Booth

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39 h. ago I'm a travel expert who's visited more than 30 Greek islands

The Greek islands, with their promise of sunshine, azure waters and intriguing archaeological sites, are one of the world's most popular holiday destinations. So where's best to go?

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45 h. ago M&S website down as retailer endures lengthy recovery from cyber attack

The store halted orders on its website and saw empty shelves after being targeted by hackers around the Easter weekend.

Events

57 h. ago Prince William shows off his football skills as he launches ambitious new project

Prince William marked the latest stage of an ambitious project to transform community spaces across the UK by visiting Leith in Scotland to announce a new partnership with a local football scheme

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57 h. ago Putin makes shock unannounced visit to nuclear plant after retaking Kursk

Vladimir Putin made a surprise inspection at a nuclear plant in Kursk, in his first visit to the region since Russian forces claimed they ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month.

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57 h. ago Prince William shows off his football skills as he announces exciting new collaboration on visit to community centre in Scotland

The Prince of Wales, 42, who is a known football fan and supporter of Aston Villa, arrived for a visit to Leith Community Centre, Edinburgh, this afternoon.

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