France backing away from pledge to intercept migrant boats, sources tell BBC

France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea to stop small boats from crossing the ...
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Slow and Steady Wins the Holiday: Why England’s Canal Boats Are the Ultimate Antidote to Modern Life

On a recent trip to the UK, we decided to break up our land-based holiday with a unique adventure exploring the quintessentially English countryside on a longboat. Our destination of choice? Wiltshire ...
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Britain’s canalboat nomads fear new rules will sink their way of life

ON THE RIVER STORT, England - It takes only minutes for Jenny Poulton to get her house underway. On an August afternoon, she pulled up steel stakes, locked the cats inside and was off, moving her ...

Funding 'will help preserve Tameside's heritage'

A National Lottery grant will be spent on preserving Tameside's "unique" heritage, it has been announced. The Greater ...