All news by author: Jake Holden

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Pretty river town with walking trails and quaint pubs an hour away from the city
Lechlade-on-Thames in the Cotswolds is the perfect escape for a family or a couple wanting to leave London for a few days - and is easily reachable from the capital
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ULEZ 'loopholes' that means some drivers don't have to pay
Many Londoners have blasted the new low emissions rules on some of the city's roads, but there are a number of exemptions and discounts available to help you avoid paying
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Beautiful UK beach bistro by 'water like glass' compared to Italy's Lake Garda
Three Degrees West, a new restaurant on Oddicombe Beach in Torquay, Devon is Spanish-themed with a fine tapas and wine selection during the summer to enjoy with uninterrupted sea views
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Burly seagulls terrorise people in seaside town with attacks and raids on bins
"They rip rubbish open and they attack people. They're just vermin basically. The rats are probably kinder than the seagulls are."
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Incredible moment 50 dolphins swim around boat at picturesque UK tourist hotspot
Fisherman Tristan Northway managed to capture impressive photos of a pod of dolphins surrounding his trawler in Torquay, Devon, in a a 'scene never seen before'
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Massive shark spotted near paddleboarder off UK beach leaves dogwalker stunned
Billy Mole and and partner Meg O'Beirne went in the sea for a dip... but it wasn't until afterward that they clocked the menacing fin poking out of the waves in Branscombe, Devon
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Mum bitten by tick left with horror disease that felt like 'being stabbed'
Olivera Marshall from Brixham contracted Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick on a family picnic in 2020 and has spoken to DevonLive about the devastating symptoms
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Monster octopus found washed up on UK beach by dad and daughter on fishing trip
Ziggy Austin was fishing at Hope's Nose along the Torquay coast in Devon when he and his daughter Lauren spotted something out of the ordinary which they first thought was a washed-up fishing neck
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Couple's hell in hotel 'with mould and drug users' that they 'can't escape' from
Liam Ricketts lives with his partner at the Seascape Hotel in Torquay and says the situation is affecting their mental health and claims authorities aren't helping them
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Inside eerie shopping centre with overgrown weeds ahead of demolition
Crossways shopping centre once attracted shoppers from across the country, including the likes of actor and filmmaker Sir Richard Attenborough, but has now become a ghost town