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A dartboard at home can quickly turn a casual evening with friends into a tournament

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Sandwiches have more experimental fillings than they used to

Ad Feature Why the sandwich remains Britain’s workplace lunch champion

TV Host Alison Hammond surprised some of Britain's most loyal people

Britain's most loyal people surprised by Alison Hammond

The Leapmotor T03 brings affordable electric motoring back to the city car segment

Leapmotor T03 review: The £15,995 electric city car Britain needs

Alistair Elliott

Charity walk along Britain’s oldest road to set off from Ivinghoe Beacon

Essity carried out the study to mark the opening of its new £30million recycled paper facility at its manufacturing site in Prudhoe, Northumberland.

Kids in Britain flush up to 13,476,238 MILES of loo paper annually

The programme follows Donal MacIntyre as he casts a microscopic lens over real cases from across the UK

Ad Feature Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence returns to TRUE CRIME next week

The greatest Winter Olympics Games moments of all time have been revealed.

The greatest Winter Olympics Games moments revealed

Sun and snow at Pwll Cottage

Dylan Thomas and the delights of a Pembrokeshire coastal cottage

Phil Spencer and Robert Kingsley are both on the board.

Ad Feature Research exposes hidden cost crisis facing lodge and caravan owners

Cllr Steve Jarvis. Leader of Hertfordshire County Council. Image supplied by Hertfordshire County Council

Herts Council leader warns funding changes will leave authority £40m worse off
Hertfordshire County Council estimates the latest funding announcements from central government could leave the authority £40m a year worse off by the end of the three-year settlement period.
Deborah Price, Local Democracy Reporter

Lee Kennedy has worked at the plant for 33 years, and now works alongside his daughter Eve.

London Underground named as one of Britain’s best engineering feats

This isn't your normal winter break - it's a bargain Santa sleepover with plenty of festive treats

See inside this magical festive castle you can stay in for £67

The coach was filled with 53 people named Carol and Noel singing festive songs.

Britain’s most festive coach filled with 53 Carols and Noels

Regionally, the nation’s biggest nosey neighbours are found in the North East and South West.

Ad Feature New survey reveals Britain is a nation of nosy neighbours

A Codebreakers' Christmas at Bletchley Park

Step Into A Codebreakers’ Christmas at Bletchley Park

With 49% of Brits unable to watch spooky films without hiding, M&M'S challenges Jedward to a haunted house screening.

Scaredy cats! Brits are scared of spooky horror films

Evlo and other organisations are calling for significant reforms to how credit histories are built in the UK.

Ad Feature Loan provider calls for rent payments to count towards credit scores

Daylight saving time was introduced in Britain in May 1916, during the First World War, but the idea had been around for some time before that

Why clocks go back in autumn: the history of daylight saving time

Ruthless: A Night with Ruth Ellis premieres at Hemel Hempstead's Old Town Hall at 8pm on Wednesday 15 October 2025

Ruthless: new play marks 70 years since the execution of Ruth Ellis

These are the birthplaces of some of Britain's oldest ever people

Where Britain's oldest ever people were born

Aldi invites children in Hertfordshire to get creative this Recycle Week.

Aldi invites children in Hertfordshire to get creative for Recycle Week

Leighton Buzzard Road now sits over the Roman swimming pool, but the Villa's mosaic floors, hypocaust heating system and walls remain.

It’s amazing what sits beneath our feet

Going Green: Animal welfare to help keep the planet green

These photos capture the thrill of days out at some of Britain's most-missed lost theme parks

38 photos capture thrill of days out at Britain's lost theme parks

21 per cent find it frustrating when other people keep the volume too low

Brits reveal top TV bugbears - including spoilers and loud eating

The best afternoon teas in the UK - from restaurants to luxury at home

The best afternoon teas for Afternoon Tea Week

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60 of the best places in Britain for over-65s to retire
This is where over-65s are finding the perfect balance of health, community, and nature 🏡
Alex Nelson

Britain's oldest pub, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, is gearing up to host its summer festival on 2 August

Festival fever returns to legendary Hertfordshire pub

No Room For Rest

Shocking AI-generated film lays bare Britain's hidden child bed poverty crisis

BBQ buzzkills - a survey by Avant Homes has revealed Brits' secret BBQ icks

Brits' top six BBQ icks revealed

Britain is facing a swimming crisis - 9m adults don’t know how to swim

With festival season under way - what type of personality are you?

A male stag beetle

Hemel Hempstead residents asked to survey spectacular stag beetles this summer

More than half of homeowners are prioritising cosmetic makeovers because they believe it adds more value

Britain’s top ten modern status symbols for the home

David Taylor MP meeting with Ukrainian Defence Minister in Kyiv

David Taylor MP backs Government's new Defence Review

Grenade stops the nation from hitting a wall

A replica of a WWII air-raid shelter has been installed at Breakspear Park

Breakspear Park commemorates 80th anniversary of VE Day

Capybara cools off at Chester Zoo

Watch these super-cute Capybaras cool off with a swim

Property expert and TV presenter Scarlette Douglas teams up with Smart Energy GB to spotlight how Brits are embracing green home upgrades. With 95% of those making eco-changes reporting cost savings, and simple steps like getting a smart meter helping them to reduce energy bills, Douglas uncovers the home improvements with financial and environmental benefits.

Britain embraces the 'Greenovation' with green home upgrades

Cat expert Katie Gwilt is issuing this urgent advice to owners - Animal News Agency

Cat expert's urgent heatwave danger warning to Hemel owners

David Taylor working on the Crime and Policing Bill

Political Opinion: Hemel MP backs Labour's new work to crush fly-tipping vehicle...

A dad is raising his sons on boats - with 'cinema' and study nook.

Watch: Single dad raising sons on boats - with 'cinema' and study nook

The stunning roof garden at Golden Hill Fort, an old Victorian fortress on the Isle of Wight, where a three-bedroom house is for sale with a guide price of £295,000

Look around unique house for sale in old Victorian fortress

David Taylor MP

Political opinion: Hemel MP backs Labour's tough new plans to stop small boats
Submitted by Labour MP David Taylor.
Jonah Munn

The volunteers of Trawden, Lancashire.

Britain's 'most community-minded village' owned and ran by residents

Two Bedlington Terriers being groomed at a dog spa

The dog business boom - Meet Britain’s oldest dog

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World Oral Health Day: A quarter of parents ‘forget’ to brush their kids teeth

I’m a coffee expert - and here’s what your coffee order says about you

These are some of the stunning houses for sale on Britain's most expensive streets, according to Rightmove

11 houses for sale on Britain's most expensive streets

New research reveals Britain as a nation of ravers and the top twenty tunes guar...

Thousands of Pompey FC fans flocked to Southsea Common to celebrate the team's League One title and promotion. Pictured: John Pompey Westwood Picture Credit: Keith Woodland

I'm known as UK's biggest football fanatic...but books are my passion

A road left so badly damaged by a landslip it was closed to cars can't be fixed properly - as it's still moving a YEAR later.

Britain's 'wonkiest road' destroyed by landslip finally set to reopen

Brits brace for another big freeze this week - boiler expert shares the common m...

Getting everyone in the shot is Brits biggest frustration when it comes to taking group shots

Top celebrities Brits would NEVER cut from their group shots

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