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The pandemic has provided people with a glimpse of what life outside of a rigid office-based work culture looks and feels like. In its 2019 manifesto the Conservative Party said it would be “levelling up every part of the UK,” recognising the increasingly unbalanced...Golden slumbers: 10 glorious woodland retreats for an autumn break
With our forests about to burst into colour, we pick cosy woodland cottages and eco-cabins for making the most of a British autumn. Cream of cottages, New Forest There’s no better time to visit the New Forest than autumn, when the trees blaze auburn and saffron and...Meditation, vodka and vinegar: Can the morning routines of the rich and famous make me a better person?
I am not empowered or optimised by my current morning routine. I am a bleary-eyed doom-scroller. So I spent a month ditching my phone, exercising, journalling and embracing the dawn, to find out what really works. Are morning people better than night owls? I was...Edinburgh social enterprise puts tourists in the hands of guides who have experienced homelessness
Vicky Spratt walks a Royal Mile in another person’s brogues on an enlightening tour of the Scottish capital. In 1998 Angus Stirling became homeless for the first time. It was a stint on the streets that lasted several years. In 2009, a relationship breakdown left him...The safest cities in the world have been revealed
Every year, the Economist Intelligence Unit scrutinises different factors affecting city life – and ranks which locations are the most secure. Metro reports that in total, 60 different cities are analysed on five categories of security: digital, health,...Mirror mirror in the garden…Flood gardens with light to create an illusion of space
A well-placed garden mirror can do wonders to enhance any outdoor space. And mirrors are a great addition for any garden, with the power to totally transform the space. Garden mirror ideas are especially useful in small courtyard gardens, on roof terraces and limited...Taste of the town: 11 destinations that every foodie should visit in the UK and Ireland
If there are two things we tend to be pretty good at, it’s eating and drinking. And luckily, we’ve become spoiled for choice as different regions have worked hard to make their mark on the foodie map. To celebrate all of the great cooking talent that our nation has to...When will travel PCR tests end? How rules of UK traffic light system could change for fully vaccinated
It is speculated that PCR tests required for arrivals into the UK could be dropped for fully vaccinated passengers at a major shake up of the travel rules in October. Inews reports that Sajid Javid has said he wants to scrap PCR tests for travellers “as soon as I...Ourplace News
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