All summer we will be taking the pulse of our most famous traditional seaside towns, examining the efforts being made to regenerate them, and opining on whether they are still worth visiting. This week, Ed Grenby explores Skegness. I have narrowly avoided winning a plastic lizard. Which is good because I think I might have...
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The twee Cotswolds town that became a super-rich playground
The service in the rest of the hotel isn’t quite as dedicated as the Grain Store, with staff overstretched in the restaurant, which is riotously popular with locals who come to devour oysters with champagne. Food is traditional with a trendy take and dependably delicious. I very much enjoyed my cheese souffle with truffle, and...
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UK fears a £108 billion decline to creative sector as int’l student numbers reduce
Creative UK, an organization representing the creative industries, has warned that eliminating the option for international students to work in the United Kingdom (UK) post-graduation, could affect the sector’s £108 billion contribution to the creative economy annually. This is because universities in the UK have noticed a significant decline in applications from international students which...
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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
But she said the greatest challenge was posed by China. China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge. “As the prime minister said yesterday, the next...
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UK charges three with working for Hong Kong intelligence
Suspects accused of violating National Security Act as cases against Chinese and Russian spies mount across Europe. The British police have charged three men with assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service. The men were detained alongside several others during a series of raids across the United Kingdom last week, the police said on Monday. The...
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The Norfolk nature reserve known for its pristine sands – and surprising birdlife
Even so, the unseasonal conditions make one particularly heavy-set, long-necked bird seem all the more exotic. Standing nearly a metre tall on sturdy black legs, its plumage is pure white except for a dusting of saffron on its chest. Its dark bill flattens out into a bronze-tipped spatula that the bird is dipping into the...
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Scotland’s 10 greatest islands
Arran sports two distilleries (a brace of breweries too), plus a great butcher, baker, ice-cream maker, and even a chocolatier. It’s the only island with all of Scotland’s wildlife Big Five (red deer, seals, otters, red squirrels and golden eagles). You can cycle round it in a day. Where to stay The Auchrannie is the...
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U.K. Supreme Court makes ruling over $43 million in treasure from World War II ship sunk by Japanese torpedoes
South Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck that was found off the country’s coast by a British exploration company, the U.K. Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The sinking of the the SS Tilawa — which has been called the “Indian Titanic” — killed...
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On camera, man runs after UK cop with chainsaw, scary video goes viral
A 27-year-old man with a chainsaw was seen chasing a police officer in the United Kingdom on Monday. A video of the scary incident has gone viral on social media. According to a report by The Metro, the accused was arrested the same day. UK man runs after police with chainsaw, scary video goes viral(X(formerly...
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UK could use Iraq in Rwanda-style refugee processing scheme
The Conservative government seeks to reduce numbers of people arriving to the UK on small boats [file/GETTY] The UK government considered sending asylum seekers to Iraq in a programme like its Rwanda-scheme despite its own foreign office advising against travel there. Government documents seen by Sky News revealed that the government wanted to process asylum...
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Li Ka-shing’s CK Infrastructure buys more UK renewable energy assets
The UU Solar assets include 65 solar-power projects, four onshore wind farms and one hydropower plant, with combined installed capacity of 68.7 megawatts. Most of the electricity output is supplied to water and sewerage firm United Utilities Water, with the remainder exported to the power grid. People walk along the Southbank with the Palace of...
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UK headed for a hung parliament, would be a disaster: PM Rishi Sunak
LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Monday that an analysis of the local election results shows the United Kingdom could see a hung Parliament led by the Opposition Labour Party, which “would be a disaster”. The 43-year-old told The Times in the wake of a debacle for the governing Conservative Party, who lost hundreds of...