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Eleven rare peregrine falcon chicks hatch at National Trust sites

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Eleven rare peregrine falcon chicks have hatched and are fledgling at four National Trust sites around the country.  Three peregrine chicks have been reared at the 12th century Corfe Castle in Dorset, while another eight chicks are being cared for at National Trust sites in the Peak District.  National Trust staff suspect the adult birds moved … Read more

Maverick No10 chief Dominic Cummings tours classified sites

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Maverick No10 chief Dominic Cummings tours classified sites including MI5, MI6 and the SAS headquarters as he plans shake-up of military and security services Dominic Cummings is touring highly secret sites as part of overhaul, leak claims Has visited MI5 and MI6 and will be going to the Porton Down laboratory base  Claims that the … Read more

First Aboriginal sites discovered underwater in Australia date back up to 8,500 years

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Aboriginal stone tools dating back 8,500 years discovered off the coast of Western Australia mark out the sites of two ancient settlements submerged underwater since the last ice age Divers found two underwater Aboriginal sites off the coast of Western Australia  Were once above sea level but later submerged after the end of the last … Read more

The best glamping sites in the UK, from Henley to the Highlands

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Glamping? That’s not real camping! This is my husband’s response when I suggest we upgrade from tents for a family holiday in Norfolk. He proceeds to wax lyrical about the joy of dewy grass underfoot on the morning dash to the compost loo and the incomparable closeness to nature that only a night spent with … Read more

Great British ‘staycation’ scramble: UK booking sites report record sales

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Britons are scrambling to book holidays, with record sales reported after lockdown restrictions on overnight stays were finally lifted. Luxury lodge specialist Hoseasons recorded one booking every 11 seconds in the hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s announcement on Wednesday. From July 4 people will be allowed to stay in self-contained accommodation such as hotels, … Read more

Frankie & Benny’s permanently shutting sites, report says

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Frankie & Benny’s understood to be permanently closing swathes of its restaurants and axing staff as the casual dining sector buckles under lockdown Owner The Restaurant Group reportedly sending email to affected staff at sites Email tells staff sites are ‘no longer viable to trade’, BBC report suggests  Over 22,000 staff at The Restaurant Group … Read more

Donald Trump pulls out of ‘open skies’ treaty which lets Russia fly over U.S. military sites

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The United States announced its intention to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty that permits unarmed aerial surveillance flights over participating countries, saying Russia has repeatedly violated the pact’s terms. Senior administration officials said the pullout will formally take place in six months, based on the treaty’s withdrawal terms. It was the latest move … Read more

How to enjoy Jerusalem, from the most sacred sites to brilliant shops

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I loved Bible stories as a child, so when I left school I took myself off to Jerusalem to find where its main characters had once walked. Decades later, I still return several times a year and always find something to inspire me. The golden stone, the landscape, the intoxicating smell of herbs in the markets … Read more

Building sites will be allowed to stay open late and at weekends to help construction industry

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Construction sites will be allowed to stay open late and during weekends in a proposed move by ministers to help firms get back to work and avoid worsening impact wreaked by the coronavirus outbreak on the economy.  A proposed temporary override of measures that typically prohibit building work being undertaken at night or on Sundays … Read more