2 h. ago Couple face prison after building 'eyesore' log cabin in treasured UK national park

After building a log cabin in a treasured UK national park, a couple were hit with a stark warning and were ordered to tear it down and restore the land to its original state or face a custodial sentence

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25 h. ago Couple who built illegal log cabin in a national park have a week to return it to nature... or face JAIL

Andrew and Debbie Melbourne pulled down (pictured) the £45,000 off-grid structure in June after they were slapped with a £3,500 fine and given 56 days to get rid of it or risk a custodial sentence.

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28 h. ago Coastal Welsh town with scenic journey through national park named one of UK's most affordable

The town has been named the happiest seaside location in the UK, and it's easy to see why its residents are so content

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58 h. ago What links Carol Ferris and Hal Jordan, and Ygritte and Jon Snow? The Saturday quiz

From Jesus in the wilderness and Moses at Mount Sinai to Claude, DeepSeek and Llama, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Whose only non-US concerts were three dates in Canada in 1957?2 What country was home to the Western Desert art movement?3 Which brother and sister have both played football for England?4 Mom & Me & Mom is the seventh and final volume of whose autobiography?5 Lyndhurst is known as the “capital” of which national park? 6 Which banker recently left the Daily Telegraph after 33 years?7 What Ford model is the UK’s bestselling current car?8 What name is shared by a Hebridean island and a French department?What links: 9 Cleopatra and Mark Antony; Mary Stuart and Lord Darnley; Ygritte and Jon Snow; Carol Ferris and Hal Jordan?10 Caracas; Hanoi; Port Vila?11 Rain causing a flood; Moses’ visits to Mount Sinai; Jesus in the wilderness?12 Bowman’s capsule; glomerulus; loop of Henle?13 First (20.00-24.00); morning (04.00-08.00); first dog (16.00-18.00)?14 Clau...

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61 h. ago Gorgeous walk with stunning views over beauty spot is just an hour from London

The walk is just as magical as the sunflower farm offering sweeping views over the rolling Chiltern Hills, woodlands, a deer park and a National Trust House once linked to a king

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3 d. ago ‘It’s nature at its purest – remote, quiet and rejuvenating’: readers’ favourite wild places in Europe

From kayaking between icebergs in Iceland to a Pyrenean hideaway, our tipsters know how to get away from it all• Tell us where to go for late summer sun – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherOne of the most magical places I’ve been is Lake Saimaa in eastern Finland – a huge labyrinth of islands and tranquil forests where you don’t come across many people. We rented a lakeside cabin (typically they cost from about €100 a night, sleeping two) and watched the midnight sun shimmer across peaceful waters. Days were spent kayaking between uninhabited islets or hiking pine-scented trails, with only the call of black-throated divers (or loons) for company. We visited the Linnansaari national park on an archipelago in the middle of the vast lake (the largest in Finland and fourth largest freshwater lake in Europe), where encounters with rare Saimaa ringed seals await. It’s nature’s embrace at its purest – remote, quiet and utterly rejuvenating.Anthony Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Heads up ‘tourons’! Yellowstone rangers warn public as grizzly bear capture operations begin

Yellowstone has already seen a couple of bison gorings this year

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4 d. ago Robot rabbits the latest tool in Florida battle to control invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat

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5 d. ago Kidnapped woman pushed off cliff to her death by 'brutal' mother and daughter

Mary Elizabeth Isbell's body was found at the bottom of a cliff in a picturesque national park two years after mother-daughter duo Loretta Kay Carr and Jessie Kelly allegedly murdered her

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5 d. ago I thought it would be a good idea to go solo camping in the Aussie wilderness... then the most terrifying thing happened to me at night

Kristen claimed she had not slept 'one single minute' while inside her tent at Kosciuszko National Park.

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7 d. ago Thousands of illegal marijuana plants removed from California national park

Rangers cleared about 2,377 marijuana plants and 2,000lbs of trash and hazardous chemicals from Sequoia parkPark rangers have removed an illegal marijuana cultivation site in California’s Sequoia national park spanning approximately 13 acres (5 hectares).In a press release on Thursday, the National Park Service said that it had removed a total of 2,377 full-grown marijuana plants and approximately 2,000lbs of trash and infrastructure last week by hand and helicopter sling-load operations. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Couple build chalet without permission in national park and live in it for TWENTY SEVEN years... and thanks to council blunder they aren't going anywhere

EXCLUSIVE: Although the couple told the Mail they knew they didn't have planning permission for the Pembrokeshire chalet, they blamed planning officials for not enforcing their own regulations.

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9 d. ago What name is shared by members of the Famous Five and Secret Seven? The Saturday quiz

From Queen Mary and Welsh Harp to Caladrius and Garuda, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which sporting projectile has been recorded at 351mph?2 Which part of the atmosphere is named after an allotrope of oxygen?3 What name is shared by members of the Famous Five and Secret Seven?4 Which M6 service station invites visitors to “scrum on in”?5 Whose D’eux is the bestselling French language album ever?6 Ben Macdui is the highest peak in which national park?7 Which animals have aggressive episodes known as musth?8 In 1525, who wrote Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants?What links: 9 Cambodia genocide memorials; Carnac megaliths; Ludwig II of Bavaria’s palaces; Port Royal, Jamaica?10 Aelfgyva; Queen Edith; person fleeing a burning building?11 King George V; Queen Mary; Queen Mother; Welsh Harp; William Girling; Wraysbury?12 d’If; du Diable; Rikers; Robben; Solovetsky?13 Ouse tributary; Madagascar’s largest carnivore; links Exeter and Lincoln; Cabaret director?14 ...

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9 d. ago Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor

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1 week ago Protests at Glacier as national parks reel from Trump cuts: ‘They’ve gutted staff, gutted funding’

As Republicans tout their stewardship of public lands, Montana protesters say their park is suffering – and help is urgently neededDozens of former rangers, park volunteers, and local residents protested at the gateway to Montana’s Glacier national park on Wednesday against the staff cuts and hiring freezes that have thrown many national parks into crisis, including Glacier.Current and former staffers and watchdog groups say the cuts have meant staff are not able to keep up the facilities and infrastructure. Some say the park has been left with inadequate infrastructure and too little staff to be able to respond to emergencies. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wyoming man indicted for allegedly hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it to bar and killing it

A Wyoming grand jury has indicted a man on an animal cruelty charge after he allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped its mouth shut and brought it into a bar before killing it

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1 week ago Satire at its finest: South Park takes on Trump’s martial takeover, AI and tech bros

No show has ever worked harder to have its finger on the nation’s pulse than Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s long-running comedy – and it really showsEarly on in its 27th season, South Park has garnered more controversy than it has in years (possibly ever), along with some of its highest ratings.Last week’s episode took aim at the Trump administration’s brutal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids, poked fun at secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s penchant for puppy murder and cosmetic surgery (Noem has since climbed atop her moral high horse and accused the show of sexism), and of course, Donald Trump himself. Along with Trump’s martial takeover of Washington DC, this week’s instalment, titled Sickofancy, takes aim at artificial intelligence (specifically ChatGPT) and the larger tech-bro industry. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fisherman catches 'Donald Trump' shark with freak mutation that makes it look like him

This neon-hued nurse shark, dubbed 'Trump Shark' for, well, their similar hue, was spotted during a sport fishing trip near Costa Rica’s Tortuguero National Park

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1 week ago 2 more beachfront homes near collapse as a hurricane waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered

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1 week ago Loch Lomond park board boss facing probe over bullying claims

An investigation has been launched following a complaint made about elected board member Sid Perrie during a meeting of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority in June.

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