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Minor British Institutions: The 'Sport'

The Daily Sport, or Daily Spurt, as its detractors would have it, has been around since 1991, and the Sunday Sport since 1986, and, despite the difficulties that have troubled the British newspaper industry, both are still going.

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Some of the 52,000 Roman coins found by Dave Crisp in a field in Somerset

You wait ages to find one hoard of gold coins...

Friday, 9 July 2010

... and then Dave Crisp came across buried Roman treasure twice in one week

A wing and a prayer: A Hawker Hurricane

Our forgotten freedom fighter: Why the unsung Hurricane is the true ace of the Battle of Britain

Friday, 9 July 2010

It took a lot of muscle to haul her round the sky. Burnt to cinders – like a match. It would do what you wanted it to do. Pure joy. Like flying a brick. Just incredible. It had the wonderful ability to absorb battle damage. It became a good friend right from the start, and I loved it more and more. Very reliable. I never had to worry about that Merlin engine ... you're flying very low, a couple of trees high off the ground, and you do want it to keep going. Cross-wind landings are particularly easy. At 2,000 feet and 200mph, petrol consumption is 30 gallons per hour. The cockpit is weather-proof. Against a fighter, the Hurricane was hopeless."

Top 10 things to do in the park

Friday, 9 July 2010

What better way to spend these warm summer days than in the park.

Detector man unearths 52,000 Roman coins

Thursday, 8 July 2010

A man with a metal detector has made one of the largest finds of Roman coins in Britain, it was revealed today.

An artist's impression of Norfolk's prehistoric beasts and humans

Traces found of the earliest Britons from 900,000 years ago

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Mammoths trampled the undergrowth, giant elk stalked the land, and hyenas and sabre-toothed cats took no hostages. This was normal for Norfolk 800,000 years ago, according to scientists who have found the earliest evidence of human settlement in Britain.

World Heritage sites: The battle is on for global recognition

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Offa's Dyke, the Forth Rail Bridge and the Jodrell Bank Observatory are among nearly 40 places which will compete to become World Heritage sites.

Reg Miller Winner of Shed of the Year 2010

Pirate-themed idyll wins Shed of the Year 2010

Monday, 5 July 2010

Reg Miller from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has won Shed of the Year 2010 after beating off competition from 1,250 shed-lovers.

Cheer up, Britain! There's plenty to enjoy out there

Sunday, 4 July 2010

Take your minds off the football and tennis debacles of recent weeks by discovering the true pleasure of the British summer, whether it's al fresco art, food, films, books, festivals or even sport – whatever floats your balloon

Shed-loads of talent: The overall winner of Shed of the Year will be chosen from among several category winners, including Studio category winner Nicola Brown's 'In The Shed'

Me and my shed

Sunday, 4 July 2010

Women have infiltrated the last bastion of masculinity and are leading the battle for Shed of the Year.

In 1970, only about half of the households in Britain had access to a car

1970 vs 2010: 40 years when we got older, richer and fatter

Saturday, 3 July 2010

You smoked heavily. You missed out on university. You didn't take foreign holidays. You didn't have a car. You had a job in a factory. And you were likely to die at 68.

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