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The Airedale Terrier

The Airedale Terrier

The Airedale Terrier is a British dog breed that originated in the valley of the River Aire in Yorkshire. It is traditionally called the "King of Terriers" because it is the largest of the terrier breeds, and has been used as a hunting dog, farm dog, and to carry messages during World War 1.

Culham - the hottest place on the planet

Culham - the hottest place on the planet

Fancy a bit of atomic tourism? Somewhere hot for your holidays? Amazingly, it is possible to visit a place where boffins fire up a miniature sun and create energy from nuclear fusion. And it's near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.

Cawdor Castle

Cawdor Castle

Cawdor Castle is a castle in Nairnshire, Scotland, northeast of Inverness. The castle is perhaps best known for its literary connection to William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth", in which the title character is made "Thane of Cawdor".

Black Dog - legendary harbinger of doom

Black Dog - legendary harbinger of doom

The black dog is a spectral or demonic entity found primarily in the folklore of the British Isles. It is particularly at home on lonely pathways across the moors and is usually still, silent and ominous.

Sir Richard Owen - 'hard-hearted' father of the Natural History Museum

Sir Richard Owen - 'hard-hearted' father of the Natural History Museum

Sir Richard Owen was an English biologist, anatomist and palaeontologist, whose efforts helped to establish London's Natural History Museum as the well-loved public institution it is today. Despite his genius, he was thoroughly disliked by many - described by Charles Darwin as "spiteful, extremely malignant," and by the president of the Geological Society as suffering from "lamentable coldness of the heart".

The Island, Newquay - an unusual house on a seaside crag

The Island, Newquay - an unusual house on a seaside crag

The ultimate beach house sits perched on a 70-foot high rocky outcropping on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall. Cut off by water when the tide is in, the house is joined to the mainland by a tiny private suspension bridge.

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