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IT HAD the promise of a thrilling adventure: a five-week, 4,000-mile odyssey from London to Athens and back by train. But 4,000 miles is along haul if your legs are only 12in long - even if you do have four of them. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IT HAD the promise of a thrilling adventure: a five-week, 4,000-mile odyssey from London to Athens and back by train. But 4,000 miles is along haul if your legs are only 12in long - even if you do have four of them. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IT IS known as the silent killer, sneaking up with little warning, and seldom sparing its victims from a premature death. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IT IS known as the silent killer, sneaking up with little warning, and seldom sparing its victims from a premature death. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FLUFF Puff Husky Boy is no everyday dog. His appearance is certainly striking: bright blue eyes, a short, squashed muzzle and an almost feathery white coat with flashes of pink. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

I t's 8am and the fishermen are at their most animated. The morning's catch, gleaming in the spring sunlight, is laid out on stalls laden with scallops, oysters, mussels, razor clams, seabass, monkfish, langoustines and lobster. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It's 8am and the fishermen are at their most animated. The morning's catch, gleaming in the spring sunlight, is laid out on stalls laden with scallops, oysters, mussels, razor clams, seabass, monkfish, langoustines and lobster. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MONDAY afternoon and spring sunshine is creeping into Ansell Avenue, a quiet, suburban street in Chatham, the town on England's south coast that was once home to Charles Dickens. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE small West Yorkshire community of Holbeck — population 5,505 at the last census — lies just a mile or so south of the booming financial district of Leeds, one of the richest cities in the north. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE 'birds and the bees' appear to have flown. Sex education in British schools is no longer confined to euphemistic discussions about reproductive systems, contraception and the value of loving relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE Caribbean: 7,000 islands which make for an alluring mix of breathtakingly beautiful beaches, lush rainforests and lively port towns. And recently it eclipsed the Mediterranean as the most important market for cruise holidays - worth £32million a year - which explains why the ships are getting bigger and more luxurious and their technology is swiftly advancing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

O MANY restaurants, so little time. Paris has more than 40,000 places in which to eat out - more than any other European city. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HAMPSTEAD Heath in North London is generally a civilised, languid place: an 800-acre stretch of heathland, ponds, meadows and woods. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AT TIMES, this feels like being aboard a giant cruise ship. There are 500 cabins (sorry, rooms), seven restaurants, eight bars, a spa, a water sports centre and a nightly cocktail of cheesy entertainment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CARL is in his early 30s, with a well-paid job in a large British city. He is affluent and internetsavvy — but he is also, like many men and women, naive and susceptible to flattery. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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THIS is smugglers' country. In the sparsely populated border region between the Irish Republic and the North, contraband has always flourished. Once, it was drugs and arms — but now the dealers trade in an even more lucrative commodity. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

*Grouse 1: The BBC dropped Noel's House Partyjust because they didn't like me. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

OLIVER, a lively and energetic seven-year-old capuchin monkey, is in his element, swinging from the trees at his Cornish home, the Wild Futures monkey sanctuary. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE crime was all the more shocking for having been committed in such a genteel location. It was carried out suddenly last week in a single garden on a leafy avenue in Chiswick, the affluent West London suburb. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE British love affair with roast chicken is a longstanding one ? but it is heading for choppy waters. A perfect storm of events, not least the war in Ukraine, which has forced up the cost of poultry food ? means the price of chicken is soaring. Some industry sources suggest that prices will increase by as much as 50 per cent, and will soon match those of prime cuts of beef. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WHEN Boris Johnson floated the idea of a bridge linking Northern Ireland with the British mainland in 2018, one offshore engineer ridiculed the concept, saying it would be 'about as feasible as building a bridge to the Moon'. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVEN if we don't yet know whether we'll be able to jet abroad for our holidays this year, many of us are looking forward to a post-lockdown break. And for a perfect family day out, what could be more fun than a visit to Britain's largest theme park, Alton Towers in Staffordshire, with its thrilling water rides (once memorably enjoyed by Princess Diana and her sons), vertiginous rollercoasters and fear-inducing runaway trains? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WE ARE living in stressful times: no wonder so many of us have taken refuge in our gardens and in the quiet corners of our potting sheds. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVERY day, more than 80,000 cars and lorries pass along the busy Marylebone Road, a major arterial trunk road that has run into and out of the Home Counties since the 18th century. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE man who now calls himself Yusuf Islam has for decades preached a heartfelt and allinclusive message of peace and love. As the singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, his mellifluous, uplifting songs, including Peace Train and Morning Has Broken, have sold in their millions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

T 7.30am, London's Marylebone Road is even more congested than usual. Seemingly endless lines of cars, taxis, lorries and vans stretch back for at least a couple of miles. Horns sound; the gridlock is total. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE cheery municipal sign is designed to bring a splash of colour, a frisson of optimism, to the inner-city gloom. Its upbeat slogan: 'HOLBECK — where families and communities bloom.' But this grim area near Leeds city centre is, perhaps, not blooming as well as it might. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOWING the lawn might take you a fortnight ?but don't let that put you off. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IFTY years ago this week, The Beatles completed their last recording session as a group. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FIFTY years ago this weekend, The Beatles com pleted their last recording session as a group. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SERGE GAINSBOURG may have been the world's most unlikely sex symbol. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MARY Ann Evans had an extraordinary interest in sex. Despite being born in the same year as the famously prudish Queen Victoria, she was a man-eater who would stop at nothing to satisfy her overpowering desires. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE character Holly Golightly seemed tailormade for Audrey Hepburn, who played the kooky and complex New York girlabout-town in the Oscar-winning film Breakfast At Tiffany's. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

OUTSIDE France, Johnny Hallyday was often regarded as a ludicrous figure. British and American pop fans sneered at his cheesy act, tacky dress sense and Donald Trump tan. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and College of American Pathologists Joint Meeting, held March 27 - April 1, 1993, in [...]

IT HAS been more than a decade since I fired the first shot in my David and Goliath battle with the giant Lloyds Banking Group. In that time, I've done my best to make my case. I've set up a dedicated website, a Facebook platform, an internet radio station and a YouTube channel with more than 20 videos - all of which have generated a consistent flow of information and support. But nothing has matched the scale of the response to my interview in last week's Mail on Sunday, in which I outlined the devastating personal consequences of the way I was treated by HBOS - later taken over by Lloyds - and by one criminal bank manager, Mark Dobson, in particular. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A WHITE police officer in Texas fatally shot a black woman inside her home after officers were called to do a welfare check, according to authorities. Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, 28, of Fort Worth, was killed by an unidentified police officer with the Fort Worth Police Department on Saturday morning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

REALITY TV has dominated the telly this decade. Every time you turned on the box there was somebody telling you how to cook your meals, raise your kids, clean your house and swap your wife. But there were many gems, too - from the tense and thrilling drama of The West Wing and The Sopranos to the gentle comedy of Gavin And Stacey and the hugely successful reinvention of Dr Who. But how much do you remember? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the views by 80-year-old British choreographer Peter Wright on his life and works. Wright's production of "The Nutcracker" will be staged by the Australian Ballet in 2007. Wright is credited for revitalizing the classics such as Giselle, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. He joined the Ballet Jooss at age 17 and became ballet master of Sadler's Wells Opera Ballet. His thoughts on choreography and ballet are presented.

The article reviews the theatrical production "The Merchant of Venice," starring James Reynard, Rob Keeves, Claire Tucker, directed by James Reynard, performed at the Witley Court in Worcester, England on June 8, 2014, then touring until August 31, 2014.

BRITISH royal and Olympic eventing rider Zara Phillips took a swipe at the media yesterday and stressed that her drive to compete with the world's best was all about the sport, not the limelight. Phillips, granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, was peppered with a disproportionate number of questions at a team news conference ahead of the Saturday start of the London Olympic eventing competition. She handled the barrage with good humour, winning a burst of laughter when she told a reporter who asked if it would feel 'weird' to her to have Princes William and Harry and the Duchess of Cambridge in the audience: 'Obviously they're my family so it's not weird.' But a later question about whether a desire to avoid the spotlight had given her pause for thought before entering such a high-profile sport met with a sharper response. 'I didn't really think about the media. It's all about the sport and the love of sport and being competitive,' she said. 'I really don't enjoy the media because everything is printed wrong and so it doesn't really matter what you say. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HAIRDRESSER TO THE STARS PAUL EDMONDS GIVES HIS EXPERT OPINION ON THE MANE EVENTS IN THE CELEBRITY WORLD. THIS WEEK, MARCIA CROSS GOES ALL ANNA WINTOUR ON US, AND LILY ALLEN GOES PINK. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the "Clinton fundraising strategy proving right on the money," another on the activists and ordinary citizens not protesting Senator Dianne Feinstein's announcement on her endorsement of Michael Mukasey which is not true and "Contractors in War Zones Are Bane of U.S. Forces."

The article reviews the theatrical production "Edward II," directed by David Bintley and starring Elisha Willis, Martin Harvey, and Dominic Antonucci, performed in Birmingham, England in 2007.

The article presents an interview with Cambridge, England-based bookseller Peter Wood, who specializes in theater-related books, materials and other types of publications. Wood was interviewed about his start in theater bookselling, the growth of the ephemera market, changes in sources of books and the selling of libraries by auction houses.