Stories beyond borders。
A new selection of British lidos highlights ways outdoor swimming continues beyond summer. Heated pools, restored historic sites and waterside leisure centres offer different experiences, from regular lane sessions to longer visits with saunas and poolside food.
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An eight-year monitoring study identifies common ivy as one of the plants most frequently visited by pollinating insects. Its autumn flowers supply nectar and pollen at a time when some other flowering resources are declining.
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The Marine Conservation Society has downgraded some European hake and coley ratings in its Good Fish Guide. The charity uses the guide to assess fish stocks and the environmental impact associated with different sources of seafood.
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Three water companies are seeking restrictions on non-essential business use as drought continues across much of England. Proposed measures could affect mains-water irrigation at golf courses and private schools, as well as commercial car washes.
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Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! expands the New Zealand children’s television series into an hour-long film. It introduces the lively yellow dinosaur and her gentler purple companion by showing how their friendship began.
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Sylvester Stallone’s The Steps recounts how Rocky emerged from a period of struggling to establish himself as an actor and writer. The memoir connects the fictional boxer’s unlikely opportunity with the author’s own account of persistence and eventual success.
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A two-year investigation reports disproportionate restrictions on Black and South Asian music events in London. Led by Black Lives in Music, the research examines cancellations, licensing decisions and events displaced or prevented from taking place.
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Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 3–1 to tie the American League Championship Series at one game apiece. Freddy Peralta worked six innings, allowing four hits and striking out six, before the Rays bullpen protected the lead.
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The United States women recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 with Spain in Pennsylvania. Ashley Sanchez and Mallory Swanson scored after returning from lengthy absences, preventing a second successive home defeat against the reigning world champions.
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Kristin Scott Thomas plays Madame Ranevskaya in a new production of The Cherry Orchard directed by Ian Rickson. Conor McPherson supplies the adaptation, reuniting a creative partnership previously associated with a West End Uncle Vanya.
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England’s 8–1 aggregate victory over Greece showed an improved attacking performance, but also raised questions about Europe’s women’s World Cup playoff structure. The Guardian’s analysis places the result alongside several other heavily one-sided ties.
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Club Brugge won 4–3 away to Inter in the Champions League, with Nicolò Tresoldi scoring three times. His goals included a penalty and finishes that took advantage of mistakes in the home defence.
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