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Three Cliffs Bay Gower Peninsula Wales (photo: adobe)

Going green: Staycation is the green way to go on vacation

These are some of the happiest places to live in Britain, according to a new list published by the Guardian

Britain's 'happiest' places named, including 'best kept secret'

Beautiful scenes show first puffins return to Northumberland's Farne Islands.

Delightful scenes as adorable puffins return to British beauty spot

Paul Howell was jailed for more than three years after being thwarted by a ‘Home Alone-style' trap

Watch moment 'prolific' burglar is caught by 'Home Alone-style' trap

Are you dreaming of staying in the perfect holiday cottage this Christmas?

Plan your perfect Christmas holiday cottage getaway

Maggie Martin's converted hearse into a campervan.

Watch: Woman creates spooky campervan by converting disused hearse

Six-year-old Luca the Bloodhound struggled to see - until he had a facelift!

Meet the loveable droopy-faced pooch who had a facelift-so he can see!

Heidi and Thea on the beach on Holy Island. Meet the family who live on an island that can only be accessed twice a day and only has five children in the local school.

We moved to a tiny island - our local school only has five pupils

Adorable sleepy raccoons lounge around at Northumberland Zoo

Watch these super-cute sleepy raccoons lounge around at the zoo

Melanie Hartshorn has walked for the first time after undergoing surgery.

Watch woman with rare spinal condition walk for the first time

David Jones, 34, at Pilning station.

Railway enthusiast visits 2,500 UK train stations in 6 weeks
David visited an average of 62.5 stations a day.
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Volunteers carved a giant 100ft tribute to the Sycamore Gap Tree as it reaches six months since the iconic tree was chopped down by vandals.

Stunning beach art pays tribute to felled Sycamore Gap tree

Cops discovered a massive stash of cannabis hidden in a derelict building in Alnwick, Northumberland, with about 600 plants being grown in several rooms.
Two Albanian men found in the three-storey property have been jailed for six months each - Klajdi Shehu, 23, left, and Klajdi Miraka, 33

Secret entrance behind fridge leads police to 600-plant cannabis farm

Ester Clyne was enjoying a friend's birthday party at Featherstone Castle in Northumberland when she was hit - Credit: SWNS

Breaking Near miss: Woman cheats death after castle wall falls 30ft on head

UK’s prettiest locations including Isle of Skye and St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall - top 20 list

These are the UK’s prettiest locations

Georgian manor house, owned by founder of the world’s first department store, listed for nearly £5 million

Emerson Bainbridge’s Georgian manor house listed for nearly £5m

Children run through the sand dunes as the sun sets behind Bamburgh Castle

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The world’s biggest children’s play park Lilidorei is due to open in the UK in 2023

See inside world’s biggest play park opening in UK

7,000 jobs will be on offer

Haven Holidays announces more than 7,000 jobs available across UK

Family left devastated after girl, 15, stabbed to death

New pictures of Lilidorei in Northumberland have been released

See new pics of the world’s biggest play park set to open in UK

Winter Solstice: Best destinations for stargazing including one in UK

Ed Byrne attends Absolute Radio Live at the Palladium Theatre on November 27, 2022

Woman thanks comedian for joke which led to bowel cancer diagnosis

Rightmove has announced the happiest places to live in the UK according to its annual Happy at Home survey

Rightmove’s top 20 happiest places to live in UK 2022 announced

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UK weather: Snow and flooding predicted despite mild temperatures

CGI image of Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden which is billed to be the world’s biggest children’s play park

See new pics of the world’s biggest play park set to open in UK

Illuminated sheep art work at Bamburgh with artist Deepa Mann-Kler
(photo: Raoul Dixon)

Illuminated sheep arts trail to light up Northumberland this autumn
Illuminated Sheep will appear across Northumberland up until December 2.
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The new terrace at the Bamburgh Castle Inn (photo: Tracey Bloxham)

Views to drink inn: Unique renovation for landmark Northumberland pub

Father Christmas at Bamburgh Castle (photo: Phil Punton)

Leap into Bamburgh Castle this Christmas

The Hogs Head Inn at Alnwick has undergone a revamp for its ten-year anniversary (photo: Tracey Bloxham)

Community Inspired revamp of The Inn Collection Group hostelry

Canal boats set off from the Melbourne Arms on Pocklington Canal to navigate a new two-mile stretch of the canal

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Flog Its Paul Martin will visit Bamburgh Castle (photo: Red Forge Studios)

Flog It star Paul Martin to make antiques road trip to Bamburgh Castle

Motorists drive through a heavy snow shower as it passes over Saltburn By The Sea as Storm Arwen sweeps across parts of the country on November 26, 2021 (Photo: Getty)

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Professor Tim Spector has said the current vaccine and testing measures are ‘insufficient’ (Photo: Getty Images)

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5 great UK destinations for runners on holiday

The Government has announced the first areas of the UK which will benefit from ultra-fast broadband (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Dan Abbott was filming marine life around the coast with biologist Lizzie Daly, host of BBC Earth (Photo: SWNS)

A diver snapped incredible photos with a jellyfish 'as big as him' off the Briti...

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A review into interruption of ambulance crew breaks has been ordered by the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt

Review ordered into ambulance crew breaks

Thame Summer Sheep Fair 2015

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Dacorum & Tring AC Road Runners took part in the Gauntlet Games

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A group of 11 Dacorum & Tring Road Runners took on the Bournemouth Half Marathon

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