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Diamonds are said to be a girl’s best friend. The sparkling, twinkling stones are positively irresistible – and where better to find some really special ones than in Amsterdam, the heart of the diamond industry. Only an hour by plane from the UK, Amsterdam is a perfect place for a fascinating weekend break where you […]
Eid-al-Adha is celebrated due to Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael, when God ordered him to do this. However, just as Ibrahim was about to kill Ishmael, God put a sheep in his place. Some people dispute that the son of sacrifice was Isaac (Isḥāq). Regardless, these events are remembered and celebrated at […]
There are now over 30,000 canal boats on our inland waterways, more than at the time of the Industrial Revolution, and unprecedented numbers of people are visiting and holidaying on our canals – in 2015, 379,000 people went canal boating, up 45% in the last 10 years. The popularity of boating has been fuelled by […]
Following confirmation of the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 18 May and the EU referendum on Thursday 23 June, the Houses of Parliament has announced extra tour dates in May and June 2016. Tickets can now be booked for most weekdays between 27 May and 3 June as well as 16/17 June and 23/24 […]
