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The UK's five smallest islands

By Dixe Wills, Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Tiny Islands author Dixe Wills gives us his tips on the five most miniature land forms in the British Isles

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The real Dreamscapes: four surreal UK locations

By Greville Worthington, Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Greville Worthington, curator of the Tim Walker: Dreamscapes exhibition, picks his four favourite curious landscapes in the UK

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Britain's smallest islands

By Dixe Wills, Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Only 803 of Britain's 6,289 islands are large enough to be included on a map. Dixe Wills takes a tour

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Bollywood films in Belfast

By Glenn Patterson, Friday, March 22, 2013

Belfast is no stranger to film crews, but who would've expected the Bollywood movie industry to fly in? By Glenn Patterson

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Interview: artist Yinka Shonibare on FABRIC-ATION at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

By Lucy Thackray, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Yinka Shonibare is the Nigerian-British artist famous for his Nelson's Ship in a Bottle in London's Trafalgar Square. Here, he previews his latest show, which explores identity, dislocation and multiculturalism...

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Las Vegas-style weddings come to the UK - starting with Blackpool

By Lucy Thackray, Monday, February 11, 2013

As restrictions on the times of day of UK weddings are lifted, Vegas-style ceremonies could be about to hit our shores — and Blackpool's first in line, reports Lucy Thackray

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Scotland: the Bear Grylls Survival Academy

By Deborah Ross, Friday, February 1, 2013

The place: the northernmost reaches of Scotland. The terrain: pitch-black and boggy. The man in charge: Bear Grylls. Deborah Ross braces herself for the Bear Grylls Survival Academy

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Jane Austen's England

By Lucy Thackray, Monday, January 28, 2013

Two hundred years ago today Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published to the ongoing delight of the British public. To mark the event, Lucy Thackray picks six of the most bonnet-worthy UK destinations

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After a Great British 2012, can the Olympic effect continue in 2013?

By Anne McElvoy, Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Olympics and other events of 2012 reminded Britain of all the things we're good at — sporting spirit, broadcasting and getting stuck on zip wires. But can it last?

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