This Britain

Modern jumble sales feature hand-made goods, designer cast-offs, and even DJs playing retro music

Fashion-conscious discover a hot new destination: the humble jumble sale

They are the stuff of childhood nostalgia, dimly remembered but not necessarily missed. The traditional British jumble sale was a quaint affair. Frequently manned by primary school mothers and grannies, and enacted in the functional confines of the church hall or school gym, it wasn't noted for its glamour.

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Dunkirk anniversary: 'We didn't feel defeated or exhilarated. We just felt bloody scared'

Sunday, 30 May 2010

John Lichfield: Seventy years on, veterans recall the 'miracle' of Dunkirk

Summertime 2100, and the living isn't easy

Sunday, 30 May 2010

What will London be like a century from now? Seven degrees warmer, with water-absorbent streets and parched public parks. Marek Kohn paints an unnerving picture of metropolitan life in the sweaty grip of a radically changed climate

Minor British institutions: Pontin's holiday camps

Saturday, 29 May 2010

It is a surprise to learn that in a world where the budget airlines have made nice bits of Europe accessible for £1 and a package holiday to south-east Asia can be enjoyed for a few hundred quid, that the Pontin's holiday camp is still an option.

'Little ships' relive Dunkirk war victory

Friday, 28 May 2010

Fifty boats made the pilgrimage across the channel to remember the rescue of 300,000 soldiers in 1940. Terri Judd was on board

The Timeline: HMS Victory

Friday, 28 May 2010

Crop circle season arrives with a mathematical message

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

The appearance of a new crop circle in Wiltshire has caused great excitement. Matilda Battersby asks the experts to explain it.

It's turning out gloriously for the Chelsea Flower Show

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

After years in the doldrums, Britain's top flower show is back in fashion. Victoria Summerley celebrates.

Golden Mile turns tangerine as Blackpool salutes its heroes

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Not since the 1960s have the tangerine army played in English football's top division – a time when a "wag" was no more than a feckless bounder.

Blackpool prepares to hail its Wembley heroes

Monday, 24 May 2010

Forty years may have passed since Blackpool graced the top flight of English football but memories are long on the Fylde coast. For many of the estimated 20,000 who will come out today to celebrate the tense victory over Cardiff on Saturday and the promotion that it secured to the Premiership, the long interregnum was merely an historical blip.