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World - / Aug 29, 2026 - Haunted Drake's Island with Grade-II listed house, 6.4-acre site, tunnels goes on sale for over £2M - Drake's Island, a 6.4-acre historic island in Plymouth Sound, Devon, has gone on sale for offers above £2 million. The former military site features a Grade-II listed Governor's House, underground tunnels, Tudor fortifications and planning consent for a 43-bed hotel. Fortified in the 16th century, the island also has a mysterious, reportedly haunted past.

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World - / Aug 29, 2026 - New Jersey preserves former farm beside historic Monmouth battlefield after development plans - In 2024, Monmouth County officials approved a massive 192,560-square-foot industrial development on 22 acres of farmland directly adjacent to Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, New Jersey. The site, once a strawberry farm, sat along Route

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London weather forecast: Heavy rain today, August 29, 2026, with cooler temperatures

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Birmingham weather forecast: Heavy rain and cool temperatures expected August 29th

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 28

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