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Tamworth UK

LONDON — Tamworth UK has finally been recognised for what it has always secretly been: the most emotionally detailed roundabout in Western civilisation. Not a city. Not a village. A roundabout. With a castle, a potato deity, a synthetic ski slope, and a WhatsApp group that somehow got a press pass. Tamworth UK: Britain’s Most Emotionally Detailed Roundabout There is something gloriously specific about Tamworth UK. Not famous enough to…

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Carnival’s Bikini Crackdown

Carry On Up the Lifou: Carnival’s Bikini Crackdown Leaves British Cruisers Clutching Their Sarongs LONDON  |  There are few sentences in the English language more terrifying to the holidaying Briton than “the locals have asked us to dress respectfully.” It ranks somewhere between “the buffet is closing” and “there appears to be a problem with your booking.” And yet that is precisely the sentence that landed in several hundred staterooms aboard…