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Walking the Outer Hebrides
The old postman’s path is a thrilling journey that zigzags along the coast and over a mountain pass, discovers Mark Rowe.

Death after 21-hour shifts
Serious concerns have been raised about the punishing hours endured by interns at London City investment banks after the death of a young Bank of America Merrill Lynch employee.

Northern Ireland: King country
Fantasy nerds: if you've ever fancied yourself on the throne at Kings Landing, battling for the right to the Seven Kingdoms, here's your chance.

Five weird festivals you didn't know about
If the annual cheese roll in England or wife carrying competition in Finland is too boring for you, here are five very strange ones that might be worth visiting, even if it's just to tweet a pic from.

England: Dark and dastardly deeds
The murky mists of time have thrown up many bizarre tales of legendary Dartmoor, writes Paul Rush.

When a tweet works better than a prayer
A jam-maker who found herself locked inside a British church was eventually rescued - after tweeting for help.

Kiwi mum unrepentant
The son of a Kiwi mother is recovering from the radiotherapy which he finally underwent despite her fears, with no signs of cancer on his last scan.

Search for beauty queen ends
A worldwide search for the beauty queen in a 1973 photo discovered in a British mall ended in New Zealand.

British fugitives finding Spain no place to hide
Mark Lilley is arrested in his villa near Malaga.

Welcome to UK, give us your phone
Thousands of Kiwis travelling to Great Britain face having their phones seized and personal data downloaded and stored by police.

Police used dead kids' names
Scotland Yard has admitted undercover police stole the identities of at least 43 dead children, but the force refused to tell the youngsters' families.

The world's top five aerial trams
Aerial trams and cable cars take visitors up mountains, over rivers and above cities, and sometimes these cable cars are the destination themselves.

Court cameras experiment 'failed'
Cameras 'swanning' around courtrooms in England will see judges 'heckled' the UK's top judge believes, citing NZ as a bad precedent.

Bar/fly: Basically one big pub crawl
Swan uppers on the Thames are very bespoke, and very thirsty, observes Kevin Pillay.

Grim tales and dark humour
From Spike Milligan to William the Conqueror, Graham Reid finds southeast England steeped in history.

UK: Babies reign supreme
With the UK in the grip of royal baby fever, there's never been a better time for families, or expectant parents, to visit Britain, writes Sheriden Rhodes.

London by Film
Great Britain’s capital has played a central role in a cornucopia of brilliant but underexposed films.

Muslims hear child-grooming condemned
Worshippers at about 500 British mosques have heard sermons condemning the sexual grooming of children after a number of paedophilia cases involving Muslim gangs.

Royal prank call investigation blocked: watchdog
Sydney radio station 2Day FM has been accused of blocking the investigation into the royal prank call which preceded the suicide of a British woman.

Disraeli lovechild lived and raised family in NZ
The illegitimate daughter of a 19th century British Prime Minister lived and raised a family in New Zealand.

Putin faces isolation over pro Assad stance
British Prime Minister David Cameron has made an attempt to bounce Russia into supporting a future for Syria without President Bashar al-Assad.

Data held on 'trillions of emails'
Information on trillions of emails, web chats and Skype conversations carried out by Americans has been harvested along with their phone records.