Surfing rides new wave of popularity in Britain's lukewarm seas
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The teenage girls squint into the sun, watching the surfer expertly ride a rolling wave into the shoreline. "He's good," one says to the other. "And cute," comes the giggled response.
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Science & environment: Britons know that the planet is heating up - but are still not ready to change their lifestyle
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A perilous spot for surfers off the coast of Southern California had been surfed only a handful of times in the past decade. Four of the most experienced big-wave surfers in the world were not fazed.
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A storm heading from the Atlantic towards the UK prompts authorities to issue new flood warnings.
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Few tourists are adventurous enough to  wander this far down the meandering, muddy Thames.
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Travel: It's impossible to predict the weather, but when it gets a good dump of snow - like it did last weekend - boarding in Scotland can be a great adventure
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At first, American tourist Matthew O'Connell thought the rising sea was the sign of a good day's surfing ahead.
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Surf cams, which help advertise lesser-known beaches, are gaining popularity, but many hard-core surfers blame them for leading crowds to once-secluded spots.
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From hardest-hit Sri Lanka to resort islands in Thailand, holidaymakers from Britain described the destruction caused when tidal waves triggered by a powerful earthquake off Indonesia hit their resorts, in messages to radio, television stations and news agencies back home.
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Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: British life is still riven by class - and the gulf is growing wider. But politicians seem bent on denying it.
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Nothing to fear but fear itself One in five UK surfers are "too scared" to shop online, according to a new survey.â¦
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Executives are hoping a new surfing contest format will help bring television viewers.
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Surfing has become a status sport, and vacation packages, instruction, equipment and real estate are big business.
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British Insurance and holiday company  for the over-50s Saga has launched a social networking Web site  for silver surfers in a bid to emulate the huge popularity of  MySpace, Bebo and Facebook.
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Torrential downpours, high winds and flash flooding expected in many parts of Britain.
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Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England have been hit by fierce storms, with winds up to 124mph. Have you been affected?
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Tidal waves like those that wreaked havoc across Asia can travel at hundreds of kilometres (miles) per hour and even gain strength as they cross the ocean -- often causing disastrous results far from their origin.