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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Farmers across the UK last year received over £3.5bn in EU subsidies With three months to go before the UK could leave the European Union (EU), farmers say they still face uncertainty about future subsidy levels. L…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 69, dropped controversial plans to expand his Inverinate Estate amid a divorce battle with his youngest wife The billionaire ruler of Dubai has withdrawn controversial plans for developing a nine-bedroom lodge at his Hi…

LuAnn McCracken Fletcher is Professor of English at Cedar Crest College, where she teaches courses in British literature, among other subjects. She has recently edited a collection of essays, Literary Tourism and the British Isles: History, Imagination, and t…

With castles, alleyways and all sorts of history, Edinburgh is medieval, modern and absolutely feels like Europe. In other words, kids will love it. Our youngest daughter and I recently visited Edinburgh and we had the most amazing time both in and out of the…

At the start of June, when he was still in the running to replace Theresa May as prime minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party, Tory politician Michael Gove raised a nightmarish spectre for the British right.   At all costs, Brita…

Experience every season in eight places around the world, all in one photograph. Everybody talks about the changing seasons with eager anticipation — but have you ever slowed down to contemplate the strangeness of this quarterly makeover of nature? WATCH: F…

Anyone looking to immerse themselves in the world of Middle-earth knows that visiting New Zealand is the best way to do it. After all, Peter Jackson shot extensively there while filming both his Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies both using its landscape …

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Quality of life in terms of its natural landscape is seen as one of the area's advantages A new report has claimed the south of Scotland is at a "watershed moment" for its economic future. The independent study, co…

Hello, its Tom here. As those of you who follow the KDD blog will be aware, Im interested in many kinds of photography. As well my knitwear and landscape images, I also work on larger photo-documentary projects. The subject I most often return to in my docume…

Have you ever felt like you have all the energy in the world during the summer and could go without sleep and as soon as winter comes, youd rather warp yourself in a warm blanket and conserve energy until it starts blooming? The annual cycle not only leaves f…