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Britain's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain

National Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure.

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Oswestry: The English town that belongs in Wales

In the border town of Oswestry, Welsh is heard in shops, on signs and in daily life – despite the town being firmly in England.

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Why it's impossible to measure England's coastline

A new hiking trail will soon allow travellers to walk around England's entire coast – but a strange paradox means no one knows exactly how long it is.

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How to not embarrass yourself in a British pub

A British pub may look informal but it runs on strict rules, from invisible queues to round-buying, tipping and last orders.

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Natural History Museum most popular tourist attraction in 2025

The venue broke the record for the most visitors to any museum or gallery in a single year.

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King opens world's longest coastal path around England

The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.

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'A fascinating window into the past': The homes revealing how Tudor people really lived

Hamnet has brought Tudor architecture and interiors to the fore. And there are plenty of houses around the UK still showcasing 16th-Century living.

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Huge fire at Glasgow Central Station prompts evacuations as building collapses

The fire is understood to have started in a vape shop on Union Street on Sunday afternoon, with the building collapsing several hours later.

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Bridgerton filming locations: Fans flock to Bath and Greenwich

Dive in to the Bridgerton corner of TikTok and you'll see fans posing in the show's real-life locations.

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Seven Bridgerton filming locations you can visit

Bridgerton is back, and from London palaces to Bath ballrooms, here are some of the best places to experience Regency-era England.

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'The past is an underused tool': An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm

In a deadly cold period known as the Little Ice Age, clever Elizabethan designs kept a magnificent stately home unusually warm – with lessons for how we can heat our own homes better.

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How amateur sleuths finally tracked down the burial place of William Blake theguardian.com/culture/2018…

How amateur sleuths finally tracked down the burial place of William Blake

On the 191st anniversary of his death, fans and artists will unveil new headstone and pay homage to poet’s work

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Dazzling pink sky seen over Birmingham in Storm Goretti snowfall

The phenomenon was seen by thousands, from Birmingham city centre to parts of Staffordshire.

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Dragon’s teeth and elf garden among 2025 additions to English heritage list theguardian.com/culture/2025…

Dragon’s teeth and elf garden among 2025 additions to English heritage list

Wartime defences in Surrey and model boat club boathouse in Birmingham among this year’s unusual listings

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‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years theguardian.com/environment/…

‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk in 500 years

Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve

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Skipton in Yorkshire named happiest place to live in Great Britain theguardian.com/business/202…

Skipton in Yorkshire named happiest place to live in Great Britain

Access to nature and essential services and friendliness of the people led ‘gateway to the Dales’ to top Rightmove index

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England earthquake of 3.3 magnitude rattles Lancashire and Lake District theguardian.com/world/2025/d…

Earthquake of 3.3 magnitude rattles Lancashire and Lake District

Residents report homes shaking from quake with epicentre near the village of Silverdale in Lancashire

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'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site

Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.

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UK red kites bring Spanish cousins back from the brink

A project to revive red kite populations in south-west Spain sees new mating pairs and chicks.

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The phone theft victims and the battle to catch the snatchers

One officer said pickpockets fly in from abroad and fly out once they've amassed a haul of phones.

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