2 h. ago I got lost and found a spectacular outdoor bar with the best views of Cardiff

It's the perfect place to enjoy a drink outside while admiring the Cardiff skyline

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10 h. ago Home Bargains shoppers go wild for £25 paddling pool 'perfect for water

Fans of the discount chain are in a tizz over its latest summer range, which includes a paddling pool complete with slides and inflatables to keep tots occupied for hours

Economics

36 h. ago The lost outdoor pools and water parks we used to have on our doorsteps

Whenever the temperatures soared, we used to head to these brilliant spots in Greater Manchester to cool off

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68 h. ago Boy, 4, dies in Tenerife hotel swimming pool tragedy after being pulled from the water unresponsive

The alarm was raised when the young boy was pulled from the pool by the hotel lifeguard and found to be unresponsive. Sadly, despite best efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene

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5 d. ago Bluestone to open to the public during May half term holiday

The subtropical indoor water park in Pembrokeshire has a wave pool, flumes, a lazy river, spa pools, and the nippers cove attraction

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1 week ago Cockroaches found at luxury hotel with top restaurant once owned by celebrity chef

The pests were found in several traps laid out in the basement and another was discovered floating in a pool of water in the kitchen, where rooms can cost up to £494-a-night hotel.

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3 w. ago Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane review – streams of consciousness

An impassioned plea to save our rivers combines poetry and adventureTracking a river through a cedar forest in Ecuador, Robert Macfarlane comes to a 30ft-high waterfall and, below it, a wide pool. It’s irresistible: he plunges in. The water under the falls is turbulent, a thousand little fists punching his shoulders. He’s exhilarated. No one could mistake this for a “dying” river, sluggish or polluted. But that thought sparks others: “Is this thing I’m in really alive? By whose standards? By what proof? As for speaking to or for a river, or comprehending what a river wants – well, where would you even start?”He’s in the right place to be asking. In September 2008, Ecuador, “this small country with a vast moral imagination”, became the first nation in the world to legislate on behalf of water, “since its condition as an essential element for life makes it a necessary aspect for existence of all living beings”. This enshrinement of the Rights of Nature set off similar development...

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