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It is a charming historic market town set in the rolling English countryside, surrounded by chocolate box villages and once famed as a centre for the wool and silk trade.But the peace and quiet of Braintree has been shattered in recent…

Dolly Parton never let anyone forget that she was born poor. So 'dirt poor' that her illiterate sharecropper daddy could only pay the doctor who delivered her in their one-room cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains with a sack of…

Residents in a suburban Utah town were ignited with rage after its mayor decided to let locals set off fireworks during the Fourth of July weekend - despite the governor imposing a state-wide ban.Clinton Mayor Marie Dougherty feared…

The story of 1066, the Battle of Hastings and the Norman conquest of England is told in incredible detail in the 11th century Bayeux Tapestry.Now that the priceless work has completed its perilous journey from its home in Normandy to…

It was once a resort fit – quite literally – for a king.Bognor Regis, on England's south coast, earned the stately 'regis' of its name with approval from no less than King George V, who visited in 1929, in need of fresh air and a place…

Ever dreamed of running your own town? Now's your chance, as an entire locality in eastern Australia has gone up for sale for less than the price of most UK homes. Known as Australia's tiniest town - due to a population of just two -…

Parents across the UK often dread the high costs of six-week summer holidays – but the most affordable family days out happen to be in some of the most unexpected places.Instead of dropping a fortune on major city or coastal attractions,…

Lunchtime in Little Rock, Arkansas, and locals are stacked forty cars deep at the Chick-fil-A drive thru. It's fully backed up around the restaurant and spilling out onto the main road, where other drivers are trying to force past the…

Polo In The Park is supposed to be a spot of posh summer fun – but try telling that to socialite Tigerlily Taylor whose car was towed because of parking restrictions near the event. Tigerlily, 31, the daughter of Queen drummer Roger…

It's the swanky private members' club that prides itself on a muted style that appears effortlessly casual, but which has, in reality, been meticulously curated.So perhaps it's no surprise that the Duchess of Sussex – who is equally…