Dog days

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“Dogger, Fisher, German Bight”; BBC Radio 4 listeners will be familiar with these evocative names. They are part of the Shipping Forecast, broadcast four times a day on longwave, giving sailors weathe

There’s something extra refreshing about sipping a pint by the sea. MICHAEL CLARKE and REBECCA PITCAIRN recommend some of the best pubs and bars on our shores