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The UK has this summer proved to be a more popular tourist destination for other European travellers than in past years, according to new data.
An analysis by the hotel price comparison site, Trivago, found that the UK was this year the fifth most popular travel destination for Europeans, up from eighth place last year.
Other European destinations that come ahead of the UK are France in fourth place, Italy in fifth place, Germany in second and Spain in first.
European travellers most likely to visit the UK are the French, for whom the UK is the fifth most popular tourist destination, ...
martina - in poll Popularity of the United Kingdom
The UK reached 8.9mn digital video recorders (DVRs) sold by the end of last March, with nearly 1mn units added in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest figures from the country's communications watchdog, Ofcom.Ofcom's Digital Progress Report found that there are now around 5mn Sky customers with a Sky+ service, around 600,000 customers of cable operator Virgin Media with a V+ account, a further 600,000 homes with IPTV service BT Vision or Top Up TV (a pay variant of DTT platform Freeview), and over 2.6mn Freeview digital video recorders on the market.Meanwhile, the number of ...
Silver has been revealed as the UK’s most popular car colour, according to a new survey.In the first three moths of 2009, used silver car sales accounted for 24.8 per cent of the market ahead of blue cars, which made up 21.4 per cent of sales.Black, grey and red cars were also popular, sharing 17.8 per cent, 10.1 per cent and 9 per cent of sales respectively.In the same period last year, blue cars were the most popular. Grey cars have gained in popularity the most, with sales up more than 3 per cent.Colours which had the lowest market share were aluminium and brass, with a 0.0006 per ...
Natural harmony? Listen to your elders The human animal can still get a thrill from using wood to suit our purposes. Taking the time to carve your own whistle from an elder branch traces the handiwork of our ancestors and resounds in us long after the note has vanished into the air.
Live discussion: LGBT housing Join our panel of experts from 12pm on Monday 21 May to discuss how the housing sector can provide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residentsOne in five lesbian and gay people expect discrimination from housing providers when applying for social housing, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by Stonewall, the leading gay rights charity. This figure rises to one in four among young people (18-24) and older residents over the age of 55.Two thirds of people who contacted Stonewall for help in 2011 said their sexual orientation or gender identity was directly related to their housing problems. A report into sexual exclusion and housing by Shelter and Stonewall Housing found residents were at risk of homelessness after leaving their family homes after coming out, homophobic harrassment and marginalisation in care or sheltered accommodation. Same-sex domestic violence is also overlooked and there is a lack of good services to support victims.The Equality Act 2010 increased the fo
Thorpeness: The Suffolk holiday village that sailed to success Craig Block, boatman at The Meare in Thorpeness, is explaining how some of the canoes, dinghies and rowing boats in the shed he's showing me around are named after local girls. "I called my daughter after one of the boats – it was easier than painting a new name on one," he laughs.
Staines rebrands to escape stain of Ali G Town officially changes name to Staines-upon-Thames, but not all residents are convincedAfter suffering years of ridicule since Sacha Baron Cohen decided to make it the home of his creation Ali G, Staines has officially changed its name in an attempt to distance itself from the joke, to the more upmarket Staines-upon-Thames.The long-debated revamp of the Surrey town prompted a day of celebrations on Sunday – from maypole dancing to a regatta – as the town set out to prove it was more glamorous than its M25 commuter-belt image, association with Ali G or its "ghost town" depiction by indie band Hard-Fi might suggest.Spelthorne borough council, which pushed through the change after it was first suggested by a business forum, hopes it will bring more business to the town.Colin Davis, one of its councillors, told the BBC: "Ali G may have had a role, but I think it goes back further than that." The new name would help people from outside the town understand its riverside links. "I regar
