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The Biguiyuan Phoenix Hotel in China offers pet-themed rooms where residents can choose from friendly dogs to stay with them. The golden retrievers, huskies and West Highland terriers are vaccinated,

Q How tall are the White Cliffs of Dover? ASome parts of the iconic cliff attraction in the very southern tip of England reach more than 300 feet high. Given that it is seen by many crossing the Chann

On the morning of 4 August 1577, the good Christian folk of Bungay assembled in St Mary’s Church for their regular Sunday service. But more sinister forces were also gathering in the Suffolk town. Dar

The Big Draw Festival, a celebration of creativity with the aim of getting everyone drawing, runs throughout October. Find out what’s on near you and around the world at thebigdraw.org. The Missing Ly

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Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight