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CRAIG BROWN: For centuries people have been finding faults with the famous Italian city,whether it be the smell or the weather. Now they can add another to the list - seagulls.

The first ever full survey of wooded marsh near Norwich reveals a fragile ecosystem alive with rare and wonderful wildlife

No wild animal is closer to the hearts of the British than the hedgehog. In poll after poll, it has been voted our favourite mammal. This is hardly surprising. Hedgehogs naturally inspire affection. Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, the companionable washerwoman created by Beatrix Potter, is only the most celebrated of a whole host of them who trot

Archipelago: A Reader includes a remarkable abundance of good writing and poems

These are the local books you need to line your shelves with this autumn.

Today the shortlist for the coveted 2021 East Anglian Book Awards is revealed, celebrating the very best of publishing, writing and reading in the region.

Today the shortlist for the coveted 2021 East Anglian Book Awards is revealed, celebrating the very best of publishing, writing and reading in the region.

Today the shortlist for the coveted 2021 East Anglian Book Awards is revealed, celebrating the very best of publishing, writing and reading in the region.

Today the shortlist for the coveted 2021 East Anglian Book Awards is revealed, celebrating the very best of publishing, writing and reading in the region.

Many of us have found comfort in reading during the last year. - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Submissions for the coveted East Anglian Book Awards, which celebrate the outstanding literary culture of our region, are now open. Now in their 14th year, the East Anglian Book Awards recognise the books and writers who have been shaped by, and have helped to shape, the culture of the East of England. Author Sarah Perry is among the former winners of the Book of the Year Award at the East Anglian...