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Many parts of southern England and Wales are facing drought conditions and are preparing for emergency water measures, yet the country gets more annual rainfall than anywhere in continental Europe. The long periods of drizzle Britain is renowned for mean we take water for granted in a way some hotter countries do not. But as the climate gets…

On the wall of platform one at Crowborough station is a series of posters encouraging visitors to the East Sussex town. They’re meant to look like vintage railway posters, with steam trains chuffing through chocolate-box countryside. “Visit Crowborough, gateway to Ashdown Forest” reads one. “Come to Crowborough, to Ramble” and “Come to…

From sprawling castles to a UFO-inspired abode, Airbnb has revealed its most wish-listed unique homes in the UK — and they're all available to book now. Quirky properties are most certainly on the rise, with Airbnb reporting a 113 per cent increase in unique properties from 2019 to 2021. Whether it's domes, windmills, lighthouses or trains,…

The crypto market is attracting investors worldwide, which has led to a massive demand for crypto trade platforms. While there is software that allows investors to buy and sell digital assets, Brexit Millionaire is one of the most reliable, safe, and secure platforms for investing in…

Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be prosecuted in the same way as motorists under a proposed government crackdown.The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said the law is needed to “impress on cyclists the real harm they can cause when speed is combined with lack of care”.It comes four years after the government ran a consultation on proposals…

A Conservative former home secretary has backed calls for Boris Johnson’s successor to ditch his Brexit plan to split from the EU on data regulation, amid warnings it will cost businesses billions.A new report by the ex-leader of Tory MEPs, Lord Timothy Kirkhope, today warns Mr Johnson’s plan for a new UK-only rulebook on data security could cut…

Two sisters handed me a piece of paper that was faded and yellow. On it were typewritten words from their father. He had died in the 1990s and his final request had been for his ashes to be divided up and scattered in three different places: the Punjabi village in modern-day Pakistan where he’d been born, the River Ganges at Haridwar in India,…

LONDÖN -- The family of a 12-year-old boy who has been in a coma for four months expects a London hospital to begin withdrawing life-sustaining treatment Saturday after his parents exhausted their legal options in a battle over his care.Archie Battersbee’s mother, Hollie Dance, said hospital officials informed the family they would suspend the…

Senate Democrats have reached an accord on changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing the major hurdle to pushing one of President Joe Biden's leading election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a centrist who was seen as the pivotal vote, said in a…

Aug 5 (Reuters) - U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 million in punitive damages - on top of $4.1 million in compensatory damages already awarded - for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax, a Texas jury decided on Friday.Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis,…