English landmarks that inspired key scenes in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit books revealed

They’ve inspired four award-winning books, blockbuster movies and a global fan following. But many of the key scenes in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit are based on little-known places in the British countryside. Expert John Garth spent years retracing the esteemed author’s footsteps and painstakingly studying influences on him during the 20th century … Read more

Day trippers ignore pleas from English countryside with 15 MILLION people to visit parks and beaches

An estimated 15 million leisure trips are expected to be made as restless Britons flock to parks and beaches in England and Wales to enjoy sunny weather on the first weekend since lockdown was eased. Nearly half of the journeys to be made by car will be no more than 10 miles long, while 11 … Read more

Day trippers ignore pleas from English countryside with 15 MILLION people to visit parks and beaches

An estimated 15 million leisure trips are expected to be made this weekend as restless Britons flock to parks and beaches in England to enjoy sunny weather on the first weekend since lockdown was eased. Nearly half of the journeys to be made by car will be no more than 10 miles long, while 11 … Read more

Shop owner in locked-down Wales can’t get English customers as Covid-19 rules spark confusion

A road split between the border of England and Wales is observing two different states of lockdown, with one side sunbathing under Boris Johnson’s Stay Alert message and the other making sure they ‘Stay at Home’.  Border towns are in the midst of confusion as English and Welsh government’s follow two different states of lockdown … Read more

‘They’re deluded’: Farmer who took on 50 English workers to pick crops just has 7 left

A farmer who started the asparagus harvest with 50 British workers but now has just six left has blasted the Government as ‘deluded’ for not doing more to help.  Seasonal workers from Romania were due to fly out to help UK farmers pick their asparagus crop this weekend, but had their flights cancelled when their … Read more

‘They’re deluded’: Farmer who took on 50 English workers to pick crops just has 7 left

A farmer who started the asparagus harvest with 50 British workers but now has just six left has blasted the Government as ‘deluded’ for not doing more to help.  Seasonal workers from Romania were due to fly out to help UK farmers pick their asparagus crop this weekend, but had their flights cancelled when their … Read more

Royal Navy patrol vessel shadows Russian warship RFS Boiky as it sails through the English Channel

Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Mersey shadows Russian warship RFS Boiky as it sails through the English Channel HMS Mersey was scrambled to track Russian ship as it sailed through Channel Navy spokesman said vessels were ‘working to preserve UK’s maritime security’ Royal Navy has shadowed Russian ships as relations with Moscow have cooled  By … Read more

Two English pediatric nurses forced to do farmwork as no shifts are available due to coronavirus

Two qualified English nurses are forced to do farm work during the coronavirus epidemic because they can’t find jobs in Australia Jade O’Berg, 23, and Victoria Monk, 24, are qualified English paediatric nurses  The pair have been unable to find a shift as a nurse due to coronavirus outbreak They say they’ve been looking for … Read more

Two English pediatric nurses forced to do farmwork as no shifts are available due to coronavirus

Two qualified English nurses are forced to do farm work during the coronavirus epidemic because they can’t find jobs in Australia Jade O’Berg, 23, and Victoria Monk, 24, are qualified English pediatric nurses  The pair have been unable to find a shift as a nurse due to coronavirus outbreak They say they’ve been looking for … Read more

More migrants stopped trying to cross the English Channel – but they are not tested for coronavirus

Border Force officers have stopped migrants crossing the Channel for a fifth consecutive day as the MailOnline can reveal none of the 130 who have been brought into Dover this week have been tested for coronavirus. It comes after 63 migrants crammed in four small boats were stopped on Tuesday, bringing the total number this … Read more