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Doors open for 'living' beach hut advent calendar

A very special version of the traditional calendar is on display along Hove seafront throughout December. Alex Johnson take a peek inside and will follow its progress on this page for the rest of the month.

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Video: Crocodiles spotted in Leeds

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

theory of electromagnetism

The Royal Society: Dilettantes to DNA via cuckoos and kites

Monday, 30 November 2009

It began as a talking shop for rich intellectuals but 350 years later, the Royal Society is the de facto national academy of science

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

'Cathedral of Middlesex' saved from ruin

Sunday, 29 November 2009

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

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.

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