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• 31/12/07 03:30

  New Year's Eve parties on
  

  Hundreds of thousands of revellers are due to take to the streets for tonight's New Year's Eve celebrations across the UK. The biggest event is due to be London's world-famous fireworks display, centred on the London Eye.....

  
  

• 28/12/07 11:18

  Tube sets passenger record
  

  London's Tube network carried an estimated 4.17 million passengers in one day during December, setting a new record.....

  
  

• 27/12/07 03:36

  Mud fans head to Maldon
  

  Those looking for an unusual spectacle to round off the year need look no further that the Mad Maldon Mud Race, which takes place on 30 December. Dozens of contestants, many in fancy dress, are set to clamber across the deep estuarine mud of the River Blackwater.....

  
  

• 24/12/07 06:21

  Thousands expected for Sunderland's Boxing Day Dip
  

  Several thousand people are expected to turn out on Wednesday for this year's Boxing Day Dip at Seaburn beach in Sunderland. The annual event is one of several held around Europe on 26 December where swimmers, many in fancy dress, brave cold sea waters to raise money for charity.....

  
  

• 21/12/07 12:12

  Christmas rush starts today, says RAC
  

  The RAC predicts the great festive getaway will reach its peak at 3pm this afternoon, as 18 million people drive home for Christmas. The second busiest days for road travel will be 27 and 28 December with 16m cars expected.....

  
  

• 20/12/07 05:09

  'Nostalgia tourism' trend identified
  

  Traditional resorts like Blackpool and Brighton are the particular favourites of large numbers of UK tourists who use holidays to go to places they remember from their youth, says a new survey. Research carried out by Expedia and University College London found that 90% of UK travellers could be understood as 'nostalgia tourists', people who would rather re-visit somewhere they are sentimentally attached to than discover somewhere new.....

  
  

• 20/12/07 02:16

  'Iconic’ new bridge for Scotland
  

  A new cable bridge linking the south-east of Scotland to the north-east will be built to replace the existing structure, which was showing signs of corrosion from increased traffic and the weather. Costing up to £4.....

  
  

• 19/12/07 05:08

  Bournemouth beauty spot recognised
  

  A Bournemouth beauty spot has been named as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR). The 23-acre stretch of land on the Boscombe and Southbourne Overcliff is home to wildlife including the wall lizard, a rare non-native reptile which has established colonies along parts of the South Coast.....

  
  

• 19/12/07 02:46

  Liverpool prepares for year in the spotlight
  

  Liverpool will soon be showcasing its cultural assets, as its year as European Capital of Culture draws near. Liverpool 08 begins on 11 January, with The People’s Opening, a free open-air show in St George’s Plateau featuring Ringo Starr.....

  
  

• 18/12/07 05:13

  Horse-lovers in London for international show
  

  The Olympia horse show is getting underway in London. The London International Horse Show runs until Saturday 22 December at the Olympia Exhibition Halls in West London.....