In the past 150 years since the first trains ran, London Underground have been busy either trying to convince people to use the London Tube, giving event details and even information on how great it’ll be once all the upgrades are done…whenever that is. For the first time, the London Transport Museum has collected many [...]
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When we think propaganda, we probably mostly think dictatorships such the old Soviet Union through to modern day North Korea, but in many ways the British Library’s new exhibition shows that propaganda has been used by every government sometimes in very subtle ways. Wikipedia defines it quite well as “Propaganda is a form of communication [...]
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Visitors to the Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park on the south coast of England might look a little puzzled as to why one of the turtles is carrying a backpack underwater. The green turtle nicknamed boxer Muhammad Ali isn’t however going on holiday, but using the weighted backpack to allow him to swim naturally. 15 [...]
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Visitors to London probably find Oxford Street, Notting Hill and the surrounding areas, but the best advice is to “shop where the locals shop” which in London is the the 40 year old Camden Lock on the banks of the Regent’s Canal. Never heard of Camden Lock? Me neither until today, but it turns out [...]
Are you bored of the same old cinema experience at the multi-plex? Do you long for those good old films before everything became 3D? If so, the Malmaison hotel in Oxford and Cult Screens might have the perfect Summer for you with their exclusive roof garden “under the stars” screenings of old classics! The popup [...]
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A new webcam on the roof of Sheffield University is following Yorkshire’s first urban Peregrine Falcons after the pair successfully bred at the site in 2012 and by the looks of things have done it again in 2013. The camera is located on top of St George’s Church and was installed by Phil Riley, Energy [...]
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Research has revealed the top 10 richest small towns in Britain where the very wealthy and often quite famous call home, but amongst the Windsor’s and Weybridge’s there are a few surprises. The full top 10 list can be found at the end of this article. South East: The richest region of the country [...]
![Giant Panda at Edinburgh Zoo (Tian Tian) [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edinburgh-zoo-panda-wikipedia-150x150.jpg)
Just after we’ve done the May bank holiday, its now time to think about the May half term holiday so to help things along a little we’ve compiled a list of some of the biggest attractions in Britain along with family friendly Premier Inn hotels close to them…so now all you need to work out [...]
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On 2 June 1953, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation, there are both small local groups and national events taking place with 10 of the most prominent highlighted here. 1) The Coronation Festival – Buckingham Palace on 11th to 14th July A one [...]
![Cleveland Six Model 40 Roadster 1920 [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1920s-car-460-wikipedia-150x150.jpg)
With all the hype surrounding the cinematic release of The Great Gatsby staring Leonardo DiCaprio, it seems the roaring 20′s is back in fashion, so here’s a quick guide to transporting yourself back to the glamour and glitz. Dress the part: Although jeans and t-shirts were invented in the 1920′s, these are far from [...]
