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From turtles to pink sea fans: Why Mediterranean marine life is drifting into British watersBoth leatherback sea turtles and the soft corrals’ presence near our shores coincides with our warming seas, Lotte Brundle writes.
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Critics be damned, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral gets Grade I status on advice from Historic EnglandLooking a bit like a large piece of moon-landing equipment on which you’d best not sit, with indoor lighting that wouldn’t look out of place in a nightclub, the building has ever divided opinions.
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These rarely-seen images of Glastonbury in the 1980s capture the world’s most famous music festival in its rawest and most magical formLong before the luxury yurts, pop-up spas, and Champagne bars, Glastonbury looked like something else altogether.
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It's a cruel summer to be a bee with up to 80% of swarms dying if they cannot find a safe place to settle — but here is how you can helpCurrently, swarms of bees are taking flight to search for new homes and up to 80% of these swarms will perish if they cannot find a safe place to settle, but we can all help, says the BBKA.
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Curious questions: Why do golf balls have dimples? And why are tennis balls furry?As the weather picks up and tennis takes over the silver screen, millions of us are starting to thinking about dusting off our golf clubs and tennis rackets. Which begs the question, why aren't the balls we use for tennis and golf perfectly smooth?
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For every new stone mason, seven retire: St Paul's plan to save heritage crafts — and itself in the processAs St Paul’s Cathedral launches the Wren Centre of Excellence to train young people to repair Britain’s historic buildings, Lotte Brundle talks to restoration workers about why their industry is on a cliffs edge.
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Horses eating ice cream and buying a last-minute Ascot winner: An evening at Goffs London SaleWith some smart bidding, you could end up in the winner's circle in less than a week.
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These are the 10 best places to live in the world — and nowhere in the UK or US made the cutLondon, Edinburgh, New York? Move over. Copenhagen is the place to be.
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Hen harriers: The 'marvels of evolutionary adaptation' that are 'ballet and theatre and poetry inscribed on air'The hen harrier is one of the most glorious birds of prey in Britain — yet it provokes fierce debate. Mark Cocker unpicks why this breed is among the most controversial of all British birds.
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300 laps, thousands of tires, 24 hours of non-stop racing: Up close and personal at Le Mans 2025At this year's iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans, British car manufacturer Aston Martin returned to the race's top category — and they invited writer Charlie Thomas along for the ride.
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Clare Balding and Andrew Balding's day-by-day guide to Royal Ascot 2025Country Life caught up with Clare Balding and Andrew Balding to get their expert view as Royal Ascot 2025 gets under way.
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'We started thinking: if we were going to design a bike for Aston Martin, what would it look like? And then we simply couldn’t stop': Aston's new bike has everything you could ever dream of — except a price tagThe new Aston Martin .1R bicycle, a collaboration with manufacturer J.Laverack, leaves Paul Henderson stirred rather than shaken.
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The legacy of Dad's ArmyKate Green takes a look at Dad’s Army, the iconic BBC sitcom written by David Croft and Jimmy Perry.
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Game, set, match: Jack Draper, Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune to light up London's Giorgio Armani Tennis ClassicThe British number one leads the list of three top-10 players that will take to the courts at the 150-year-old Hurlingham Club in London from June 24–28.
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‘It's a bit like a pub, but without the requirement of being drunk’: Why we’re all hot for a countryside saunaThe sauna is the latest wellness trend — especially one immersed in Nature. Lotte Brundle dips into why the pastime has been heating up.
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'We don’t expect to catch monsters in British seas': The return of the bluefin tunaIt’s no longer necessary to venture to tropical waters in order to catch a monster tuna, says Jonathan Young, as he attempts to land a big-game fish in Falmouth Bay.
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From 'Gerroff my land' to 'Get on my land': Farmers are keen to set the record straight with Open Farm Sunday 2025The event — which sees farmers throw open their gates to visitors — returns for its 19th year on Sunday, June 8 with hundreds of farms across Britain will be taking part.
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Alan Titchmarsh and Richard Osman will headline this year’s Queen’s Reading Room Festival at ChatsworthDame Jilly Cooper, the author of the Rutshire Chronicles, and Helen Fielding, who penned the Bridget Jones books, will also be attending the two day event hosted by The Queen’s charity at the Grade I listed house and gardens.
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‘I only ever want to be there when the circus is in town’: Everything you need to know about Cannes ahead of the famous Film FestivalThe annual Cannes Film Festival kicks off today — and it’s a hectic as it is glamorous. Chris Cotonou breaks down exactly how to do it, from where to stay and eat, to what to do
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Living La Dolce Vita: Skye McAlpine's Italian-inspired pop-up opens in BelgraviaHer new tableware shopping experience in central London showcases the writer and founder of Tavola's love of Venice.
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Behind the secret garden door at 10, Downing StreetBut don't expect to meet Larry the cat, or like him, for that matter.
