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Welcome to Shitterton: A guide to some of the UK’s rudest place names

We take a look at the UK’s villages, towns and cities with the most unusual namesakes.

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Destinations

Thatched rooftops and rolling hills: France's best hidden villages

France is known for its charming, rural towns and villages - here are a few you might not have heard of.

13/06/2021

People

The tiny European villages where they speak their own unique language

From Livonian to Griko, discover these European villages where people speak another language from everyone around them.

03/06/2021

Croatia

Sinkholes open up in Croatia after December's deadly earthquake

Around 100 sinkholes have been spotted in central Croatia in the last two months following December's deadly earthquake.

05/03/2021

Green News

French village says 'non' to Elon Musk's space-age internet

Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron's 350 residents are not too thrilled to have been picked as a ground station for Musk's Starlink project.

26/02/2021

Destinations

Spain’s most beautiful villages you’ve never heard of

From medieval fortresses in Valladolid to volcano-clinging towns in Gran Canaria, many of Spain’s most beautiful villages remain undiscovered by visitors.

06/01/2021

Norway

Norway landslide: Fresh evacuations after more unstable ground found

Local police say it has been difficult to search for people on the ground due to a danger of further landslides, so most has been conducted by air.

30/12/2020

Austria

Village of F**king renames itself Fugging after unwanted attention

Fugging hell! Austrian village fed up of being a tourist destination changes its name.

26/11/2020

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India, Pakistan clash over Kashmir, leaving at least 13 dead

Artillery and machine gun clashes were reported along the 740-kilometre ceasefire line that has separated India and Pakistan for seven decades.

14/11/2020

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Indian village with Kamala Harris links shows its support

Harris has rarely delved into her Indian heritage, but that has not stopped Indians from claiming her as their own.

05/11/2020

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In an English town, the world's oldest miniature village is back open

After months of lockdown, visitors are once again enjoying all the fun of the fair - even if it's on a miniature scale.

14/08/2020

Ukraine

Ukraine: Village evacuated as forest fires burn on in Chernobyl region

Ukraine police moved villagers from their homes as firefighters continued to battle wildfires that broke out last weekend.

10/04/2020

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Banquet of love and affection to celebrate Ramadan in Egypt

Hundreds of Egyptians gather at an annual Ramadan in a Cairo neighborhood, forming a 50-metre long table filled with Ramadan delights.

27/05/2019

Germany

Want to live the dream and buy your own Alpine village? Here's how...

The tiny German village of Alwine in Domsdorf goes under the hammer this weekend

09/12/2017