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Sir John Betjeman nicknamed the barn the 'cathedral of Middlesex'

'Cathedral of Middlesex' saved from ruin

English Heritage is stepping in to prevent the dereliction of the medieval Harmondsworth Great Barn lauded by Sir John Betjeman

Inside This Britain

Some of the 2,000 shoppers who mobbed Angels' sale of vintage military uniforms

Pack up your bargains in your old kitbag

Sunday, 29 November 2009

A Slice of Britain: Shoppers queue from 2am as Angels sells off uniforms that fought wars on stage and screen.

Minor British Institutions: Sammy the Shrimp

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Of all the absurd mascots that populate English soccer, perhaps the strangest is the Southend United character, Sammy the Shrimp.

Paul Staples: 'The collapse of Lehman Brothers changed everything and we have yet  to understand its full impact'

My Noughties: Looking back on the decade

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Ten Years - Ten Stories

Dog unhurt after 80ft mineshaft plunge

Friday, 27 November 2009

A cocker spaniel named Nell fell 80ft down a mineshaft and escaped unscathed, the RSPCA said today.

Muslims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca after morning prayers before this year's Haj pilgrimage

Can a Muslim say happy Christmas to his friends?

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Jerome Taylor: Debate between forces of Islamic intolerance and scholars touring UK with message of moderation.

Craters surround a site at Peenemunde in Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Germany on 2 September 1944 following an Allied bombing raid on the site where the V weapons were designed and tested.

RAF's wartime photos go online in new archive

Monday, 23 November 2009

Dramatic pictures illustrate Allied assault on D-Day and bombing raids over Germany

The annual opening of the RCA secret postcard sale

Postcard art: Having a cool time. Wish you were here

Sunday, 22 November 2009

A Slice of Britain: At the annual lucky dip for postcards by famous and emerging artists, the sharp-eyed and patient scoop up bargain masterpieces.

Sucking a Fisherman's Friend has always been a pleasure that has appealed to a determined minority

Minor British Institutions: Fisherman's Friends

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Almost a century and a half ago, a Fleetwood pharmacist named James Lofthouse developed a menthol and eucalyptus liquid for fishermen to take with them on their excursions into the cruelly cold waters of the North Atlantic.

More storms ahead to batter Britain

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

More stormy weather will batter Britain later this week, forecasters predict. By Thursday more downpours are expected to add to already high river levels, particularly in Wales, the south west, north west and west Midlands.

<b>GOD-ESS FESTIVAL: Maha Kumbh Mela</b>

Exhibition: Extraordinary faiths and traditions practised across Britain

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Beautiful photographs by journalist Jeremy Hunter are to be exhibited in London today in celebration of religious diversity.

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