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Vindolanda, Northumberland As the north-west frontier of the Roman empire, Northumberland is scattered with Roman sites, including numerous forts that housed the soldiers who guarded these unruly borderlands. Many are still being excavated, including Vindolanda and Magna forts just south of Hadrian’s Wall. The first modern excavation kicked off at …

If you visit the flat fenlands of Cambridgeshire on a clear day, and walk along the ruler-lined channels and droves, you might – if you’re lucky – see a freight train pulling itself out of the horizon like a conjuror’s endless scarf. Stand and watch, as long as you can. …

While there’s a common perception that travelling by rail is more expensive than driving, the reality can be quite different. In fact, 7,380* UK train routes are cheaper. These are referred to as Super Routes, and may also be quicker than driving, as well as creating 67% less CO2*, which …

Glow Wild, Wakehurst Garden, Sussex Celebrating its 10th birthday this year, Glow Wild at Wakehurst, Kew’s more rural botanic garden in the Sussex countryside, will feature a huge illuminated whale and a projected version of Catherine Nelson’s colourful Planet Wakehurst, one of the UK’s biggest outdoor artworks. There will be …

Britain’s FBI has launched a formal investigation into a Canadian chef who was allegedly caught selling poison to suicidal people online after discovering he could be linked to as many as 88 deaths.   The UK’s National Crime Agency began working with police forces to identify potential victims of Kenneth …

Britain’s first-ever Eastern European mayor has been convicted of [email protected] a woman who repeatedly asked him to stop. Aigars Balsevics, 42, who became Conservative mayor of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in May 2020, was found guilty of two counts of [email protected] at Peterborough Crown Court yesterday. The court heard how Balsevics went …

Mad Dogs & Vintage Vans, Herefordshire A quartet of caravans are in a wildflower meadow and copse in the grounds of an old rectory near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. They are Gertie, a rare 1930s model; Sybil, a handmade 1940s van; Monty, a second world war military wagon; and Elsie, a 1950s …

Britain’s richest, divorcee and songwriter, Kirsty Bertarelli has unveiled her new boyfriend two years after she received £350million in a settlement when she divorced her Swiss tycoon billionaire ex-husband.    The 52-year-old became Britain’s richest divorcee in 2021 when her billionaire husband, Ernesto Bertarelli, agreed to a £350 million settlement. …

Heading for the seafront from Blackpool North station, I passed gleaming new tramlines. Blackpool’s famous trams – confined to the promenade since the early 1960s – will soon be running inland again, and nearby hoardings boasted: “The renaissance of Blackpool is gathering pace.” Good news about Blackpool is welcome, and …

The nation’s 10 favourite walks this year were calculated by OS through data collected from its OS maps app between April 2022 and April 2023. The app is downloaded over 3.5 million times a month to find routes and navigate the outdoors, and the latest figures reveal that people were …