2 w. ago Retired vet faces prison after giving young boys at Christian summer camp sweets laced with tranquilisers before sexually assaulting them

Jon Ruben, 76, was arrested this year after eight boys and an adult were taken to hospital after falling ill during a school holiday retreat at Stathern Lodge, Leicestershire.

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2 w. ago Retired vet facing 'significant prison sentence' after admitting giving young boys at a Christian summer camp sweets laced with tranquilisers

Jon Ruben, 76, was arrested this year after eight boys and an adult were taken to hospital after falling ill during a school holiday retreat at Stathern Lodge, Leicestershire.

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2 w. ago Plans for Scotland’s first Center Parcs holiday resort with 700 lodges set to officially be given green light

PLANS for Scotland’s first £450m Center Parcs holiday village in the Scottish Borders are set to be given the green-light. The proposal would see 700 lodges along with newly-created lochs, nature trails and woodland. It would feature an indoor swimming complex, shops, health spa, outdoor activities and restaurants. The development near Hawick has attracted 40...

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3 w. ago Holiday lodges mysteriously burn to the ground after owners 'complained about traveller site on BBC Panorama'

Mike Chesworth and Alison Porter-Garroch bravely spoke out on the documentary. Then their lodges burned to the ground. Now, they've told the Daily Mail of the horror.

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3 w. ago Luxury Welsh holiday lodges where you can see zoo animals from your window named best in Britain

The popular family destination took the title of Best Small Lodge Resort

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3 w. ago People from Pakistan are using holiday, work and student visa 'loopholes' to lodge record number of UK asylum claims, new figures show

Almost 10,000 people from Pakistan have entered the UK with work, student or temporary visitor visas before switching to claim asylum in a bid for permanent residency last year, data shows.

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4 w. ago Luxury lodge that perfect for a holiday in the Lakes & the Dales

THE Lake District or the Yorkshire Dales? It’s a common conundrum for me when arranging a holiday down south during the school break. But in the October week our family discovered the perfect solution, in an idyllic log cabin that served as the ideal gateway to both. The Lodges at Artlegarth are nestled in seven...

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4 w. ago ‘There are many zoos I would like to see closed’: Zoo chief plans shake up

As debate continues to rage over the welfare of animals in captivity, David Field is hoping to drag the sector forwardHe has loved zoos all his life, but would close many of them down if he could.David Field, who this month became head of the world’s zoo industry group, said of zoos that treat animals badly: “It makes me feel desperate. I’ve probably in my life tried to close down more zoos than open them.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘There are many zoos I would like to see closed’: world zoo chief plans shake

As debate continues to rage over the welfare of animals in captivity, David Field is hoping to drag the sector forwardHe has loved zoos all his life, but would close many of them down if he could.David Field, who this month became head of the world’s zoo industry group, said of zoos that treat animals badly: “It makes me feel desperate. I’ve probably in my life tried to close down more zoos than open them.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Residents fear plans to build 12 luxury lodges worth £725,000 each on clifftop holiday park that featured in Broadchurch will destroy Jurassic coast

Work is already underway on the 12 holiday lodges that will be worth up to £725,000 each at Eype Cliff near West Bay, Dorset, which was the scene of the murder in series one of Broadchurch.

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