October 2023

• This is officially Britain’s best railway operator
• Hundreds of England’s rail ticket offices have just been saved from closure
• Five British cheeses triumphed at the World Cheese Awards 2023
• This is officially the UK’s worst airport for lost luggage
• An immersive, train-themed restaurant is coming to York
• 750 British pubs could close in the first half of 2024
• Rob McElhenney has announced a new development project in Wrexham
• Historic England is creating a map of the UK’s ‘ghost signs’ and faded adverts
• Revealed: the UK’s worst hotel chain
• Scotland wants to become ‘Europe’s leading space nation’, apparently
• England is getting a brand-new cross-country rail line
• The Ryan Reynolds-ification: how one unlikely town became the UK’s hottest tourist destination
• Revealed: the UK towns worst hit by high-street closures
• 16 UK restaurants have just been added to the Michelin guide
• Glasgow has just been named one of the best cities in the world
• RIBA’s prestigious ‘house of the year’ shortlist has been announced for 2023
• Emily Eavis has dropped some major hints about Glastonbury’s 2024 headliners
• This gorgeous old church in Suffolk is for sale
• Remembrance poppies in the UK have had a major redesign
• This is the most dangerous place to drive in the UK outside London
• These are the trendiest UK destinations this winter, according to Airbnb
• Gwyneth Paltrow could be moving to this picturesque Cornish village
• This Scottish region is a must-visit destination in 2024, according to Lonely Planet
• Here’s the full list of Clarks stores that are closing for good
• This English airport is getting a £100 million makeover
• The UK is home to the world’s second-most dangerous natural wonder
• This Midlands town has been named the prettiest in the UK
• Now on the market: one of the UK’s most remote pubs
• ‘The roar was something I’ll never forget’: Duran Duran on the Birmingham venue they love the most
• This small English airport has been named the best in the world
• This UK city could become the first to give people the ‘right to grow’ on disused land
• This seaside B&B in Dorset has been named the best in the UK
• Legendary Cardiff concert venue St David’s Hall will be closed until 2025
• How to get tickets to Blue’s UK tour, including price and pre-sale details
• This is officially Britain’s worst railway operator
• Huge parts of Somerset will soon become a ‘super’ nature reserve
• These very cute and fluffy endangered birds have returned to Northern Ireland
• These are the destinations Britons want to see most before they die
• Beloved stationery brand Paperchase will soon return to UK high streets
• Now on the market: Natalie Imbruglia’s old private island mansion on the River Thames
• This massively popular charity-shop department store is opening another UK site
• This 480-year-old tree in Wales has been crowned ‘Tree of the Year’ 2023
• The UK’s first vertical whisky distillery has opened in Scotland
• This epic steam train covered in Christmas lights is returning for 2023
• After 75 years, this Victorian steam train is back in action in Dorset
• Wales could be getting five brand-new train stations
• Aldi is opening 12 new stores across the UK: here’s the full list of new locations
• How to get tickets for Liam Gallagher’s 2024 UK tour, including price and pre-sale details
• Revealed: the UK’s busiest airport terminals
• This Edinburgh bar was just named one of the best in the world
• How to watch the ‘extra special’ Orionid meteor shower peak in the UK this weekend
• Here’s how you can support British music venues every time you get a taxi – with a scheme supported by Ed Sheeran
• Four UK neighbourhoods are officially the coolest in the world
• This village in the Scottish Highlands is getting the UK’s most remote club night
• These four restaurants are the best in the UK, according to the AA
• This English city is clamping down on skyscrapers
• This forest has been named the best in the UK
• This is Britain’s best takeaway, according to Uber Eats
• First look: the Royal Mint has revealed brand-new coin designs for King Charles III
• This is officially the creepiest village in the UK
• These are the best Christmas markets in the UK, according to the Times
• Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods are opening a new sports bar in a small Scottish town
• TikTok sensation Seb Lowe’s guide to Oldham, Greater Manchester
• The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel
• Aztec Hotel & Spa
• Titanic Spa
• Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa
• Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa
• This new interactive map shows the UK’s cheapest Wetherspoons
• This long-neglected English seaside resort town is getting a huge glow-up
• There will soon be a new way of getting the train from London to Paris – and it’s not Eurostar
• The world’s largest offshore wind farm just powered up – and it’s in the UK
• You can stay in this spooky chapel this Halloween... with its own graveyard
• Dream job alert: escape to this remote, gorgeous Scottish island with a population of just 60
• This gorgeous old train station in England is now for sale
• This curry house was named the best in the country at the English Curry Awards 2023
• Margate’s iconic tidal pool is getting a spectacular glow-up
• It’s coming home: the UK and Ireland are officially hosting Euro 2028
• This Scottish city has been named Europe’s best sustainable tourism destination
• This UK council has axed its famous Christmas light display
• Pizza Express has announced a huge shake-up to its legendary dough balls
• These are all the winners of the Asian Restaurant & Takeaway Awards 2023
• House of Fraser could completely disappear from UK high streets
• Now on the market: the country home of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
• This pumpkin patch has been named the best in the UK
• This Welsh city has been named the UK’s best destination
• Here’s why autumn leaves in the UK could be extra beautiful this year
• First look: this historic Oxford University library just got a spectacular glow-up
• Revealed: the top 40 fish and chip shops in the UK
• Edinburgh is officially home to the most haunted place in the world
• Amazing cabins and cottages to book now for autumn
• This UK university is now offering a degree in magic
• Next is closing 11 stores in the UK by the end of 2023
• England is officially the worst place in the world for finding a home
• Revealed: the best (and worst) motorway service stations in the UK
• This old-school disease is making a worrying comeback in the UK
• Disastrously squidgy horse chestnuts are ruining this year's World Conker Championships
• You can now skip security queues at London Heathrow Airport with a prebooked slot
• A five day heatwave is set to bake the UK: here's the exact day 26C will hit
• Here's why the UK's largest lake has turned toxic
• Plan ahead: here are the 12 best UK locations to retire to
• Here's how Northerners are reacting to the news that HS2 is likely to be scrapped
• A giant ‘fireball’ lit up the sky over Oxfordshire last night
• A sapling planted to restore ‘hope’ at Sycamore Gap has been removed
• When will Glastonbury 2024 tickets go on sale and how to get them
• UK households could get paid to turn down the heating
• It's official, plastic cutlery and polystyrene cups are now banned in England
• These 55 'overlooked' UK towns are each getting a £20m glow-up