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BBC film gets under the visor of motorcycle road racing
A new BBC film, Ride or Die, explores what motivates motorcycle road racers to risk their lives in their chosen sport and how ...
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Did a secret map take down 17th century pirates of Ireland’s coast?
The towns also served as a perfect launchpad to attack ships crossing the North Atlantic ... had migrated to Ireland's southwest coast. At its peak, the pirate alliance in West Cork boasted ...
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Why hurricanes rarely hit Europe and the West Coast
About 50,000 households in Northern Ireland lost power ... Hurricanes usually form off the coast of West Africa, where warm water near the Equator and high humidity create columns of rapidly ...
Temperatures of up to 17C forecast for week ahead
At times, temperatures are expected to reach up to 5C above average for the time of year, especially inland and away from the ...
Northern Ireland can expect ‘plenty’ of Spring sunshine as first weekend in April approaches
Northern Ireland can expect the spell of sunshine to continue right into the weekend, the Met Office has said.
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The Solway Firth AONB: 'The most delicious piece of sea-coast to be found within the limits of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales'
In later years the Cumbrian ports prospered on trade with America and the West Indies ... in 1921 and was demolished in 1935. North of the seaside resort of Silloth, with its cobbled streets and ...
UK sees its hottest day of the year so far
The UK saw its warmest day of the year so far on Friday as temperatures went above 23C (73F) in the south of England.