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Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

It’s time to start planning for an already busy-looking 2026 on the classic scene

Anyone who’s read Helen Macdonald’s remarkable memoir H is for Hawk – about grief, nature and training a goshawk – will be aware of its powerful impact. The book has now been turned into a film starri

1 January 2026 Brooklands New Year’s Day Classic Gathering The UK’s biggest New Year’s Day gathering, featuring hundreds of classics, music and good grub. brooklandsmuseum.com 1 January Vintage Stony

25-26 JULY 2026 City racing for all levels. Places now at t100triathlon.com 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY TRIATHLON (various dist and events) Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh. edinburghtri.org 18 DORNEY DUATHLON