7 h. ago Firewatch wardens sought at vast woodland estate due to moorland blaze threat

The Woodland Trust hopes to protect habitats from fire at a site where flames raged for 41 days in 2018

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7 h. ago Eating one trendy food during pregnancy may slash risk of food allergies, scientists say

Experts today, who labelled the findings 'encouraging', said it adds to a growing body of research exploring the link between maternal diet and allergies in infants.

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12 h. ago The Greater Manchester woodland walk minutes from a trendy food and drink spot

Spend a sunny day following trails through the trees and explore riverside paths

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4 d. ago Fifteen football pitch long high street with thriving cafés and boutiques named Scotland’s longest

The 1706 metre long high street is home to trendy cafes, second-hand shops, artisan food stores and boutique clothing shops

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6 d. ago Kanye West branded ‘sniveling little coward’ as he storms out of Piers Morgan interview

‘Ye did walk out, after two minutes.. because he’s a sniveling little coward,’ Piers Morgan said

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9 d. ago Tim Dowling: if I wasn’t so busy doing nothing, I could be having fun

Everyone has cleared off, leaving me rattling around the house with the pets – and feeling paralysed by indecisionOne minute the house is full – when I walk in the oldest one, and his friend, and the middle one, and my wife are all fussing over a manual juicer the oldest one has brought back from a car boot sale.“What’s going on?” I say. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Underrated UK beach is one of the prettiest but there's a huge catch

This beautiful and tranquil beach is a sight to behold - once you get there - as visitors are warned of an uneven and tricky 30 minute walk to enter this slice of paradise

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1 week ago The 'woodland town' taking over Manchester’s ‘derelict and empty’ corner with just 100 residents

But council chiefs have identified an ‘old fashioned problem’ standing in the way

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2 w. ago Anger as Met moves local police in Rotherhithe to site 45 minute walk away

Local politicians claim senior officers were offered the opportunity to open a temporary hub nearby but snubbed the idea

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3 w. ago The Greater Manchester woodland walk with waterfalls and a charming tea room

Stroll along the banks of a flowing river, admire tumbling waterfalls and walk under a huge viaduct

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3 w. ago UK train station with a platform that's so long it takes 10 minutes to walk down

The platform at Colchester Railway Station in Essex is the longest in the UK, stretching a total of 620 metres from one end to the other - or around 10 minutes to walk across

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3 w. ago Gang seen setting fire to woodland at Greater Manchester beauty spot

It follows a string of major fires in recent weeks

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4 w. ago Our tiny town has been overrun by barber shops... there's going to be THIRTEEN within a six

There are already five catering for the 6,000 residents of Porth in the Rhondda Valley, on top of seven traditional hairdressing salons, all on just two streets and within a six-minute walk.

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