This pretty market town in lovely West Pennines countryside has several Christmas events, adding to the appeal of its quality shops, pubs and bistros
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10 of the best London pubs for the Christmas season
A Christmas drink, be it mulled, pulled or poured, comes with an extra splash of seasonal cheer at these classic London pubs, where the festive season is celebrated in style
Charge the ‘rich’ to feed the poor: Madrid’s Robin Hood homeless cafe
Charity restaurant makes money from customers by day to offer homeless people a dignified dining experience by night
The world’s best hidden beaches: Cape Town
Cape Town’s stunning rugged coastline is studded with great beaches, but they can get very busy. In the first of a new series on hidden beaches, here are 10 the locals head for to avoid the crowds
Bristol ranked fourth in inspiring city list
The West Country city beat London, Paris and Amsterdam in an online survey and is lauded for its vibrant arts scene
Egypt unearths 7,000-year-old lost city
Archaeologists discover huts, tools and 15 huge graves dating from first dynasty period in Sohag province
10 of the world’s epic train journeys
Whether gliding through the Rockies or labouring up the Andes, these spectacular railway trips gets a green light for all budgets
Let’s go to … the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire
Its new Remembrance Centre has just opened, in time for Armistice Day. But also take time to explore nearby lovely Lichfield and its medieval cathedral
In search of the funkiest little town in America
On a quest to find the best alternative town in the US, this writer takes a road trip through the north-west. Along the way he finds plenty of contenders with great diners, bookshops and easy access to the outdoors, but which place gets his vote?
Astronomers discover largest known structure in the universe is … a big hole
Scientists searching for an explanation for an unusually cool area of sky instead discovered a supervoid: an empty spherical blob 1.8 billion light years across
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