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1 week ago | 
thesun.co.uk | Rob Crossan
“THEY’RE the clowns of the sea – they never stop fascinating me,” says my tour guide, Steven Banks, as we bob along the fringes of one of Britain’s most fascinating islands. This outpost, around a mile from Northumberland’s shores, may be out of bounds for humans, but it is a favoured part-time home for some of the most endangered, bizarre and, yes, slightly clown-like birds in the Northern Hemisphere — puffins. Even exceptionally rare ones can be spotted.
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2 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Moore |Xanthe Clay |Rob Crossan |Miranda Levy
If you're gathering friends or family around you over the long Easter weekend, now's a good time to think about what wine you'd like to be drinking. In the hope of a little sunshine, I've gathered together a few brisk whites and sparkling wines that would be good to pour on a warmish, light early evening.
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2 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Rob Crossan
As my eyesight has faded, I've learnt to slow down and rely on my other senses in the kitchenHave you ever flipped an entire fried egg onto your bare feet? It was only when one slippery, yolky foe, bubbling and hissing in the pan, tumbled onto my toes that I realised I was going to have to change my cooking repertoire, or move closer to an A&E department. I have albinism and nystagmus, which renders me severely visually impaired, with the latter condition making my sight deteriorate as I age.
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2 weeks ago | 
express.co.uk | Rob Crossan
Headshot of Richard Burton (1925-1984), British actor, British actor, in costume in a publicity stil (Image: Getty Images)The year was 1941 and in the mining community of Taibach in South Wales, a novice assistant in the local Co-op was fast making a reputation as one of the most unenthusiastic employees the store had ever known. Having recently left school, he deplored the humdrum direction life had taken.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Rob Crossan
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3 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Rob Crossan
Fifty years on from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it's an opportune moment to enjoy tall tales from the fortress where it was filmed"If you're an intellectual midget who likes giggling then you could do worse than see Monty Python and the Holy Grail."Numerous cinema-goers who watched this trailer in their local flea pit 50 years ago seemed to see something of themselves in this description.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Rob Crossan
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3 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Rob Crossan
From Yorkshire to Suffolk, these often overlooked ruins offer a fascinating way to explore the nation's history on an unusual day outThe British landscape is brimming with evidence of the nation's rich and varied history - yet, the manner in which we treat, and how often we visit, the physical sites that best showcase our country's past are wildly inconsistent. For every restored, polished, nurtured and cossetted Tudor manor house there is a Victorian folly lying neck deep in weeds.
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1 month ago | 
countrylife.co.uk | Rob Crossan
Victorian London was a city brimming with odours, stenches, aromas and whiffs that could make the eyes of a grown man water. However, spare a thought for those who lived within septum-grazing distance of a certain factory on Tanner Street in Bermondsey. From the early 19th century, this was where huge vats of vinegar were kept in maltings that operated in a similar way to breweries, the main difference being that of timing.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Rob Crossan
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