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Reese Witherspoon produced and stars in Wild copy by Press Association 2014 Reese Witherspoon has told how she experienced the “gruelling” physical reality of the 1,000 mile trek that inspired her new film Wild. The Oscar-winning actress stars as Cheryl Strayed in the movie, based on Cheryl’s best-selling non-fiction book about her hike across the 1,100 miles of the Pacific …

Bumblebees seem to prefer the buzz of the city to the countryside, a large-scale “citizen’s science” study has found. They also like to have a cool breeze on their backs when foraging, and choose English lavender over the more “flowery” French variety, according to the findings. Scientists were surprised to receive more bumblebee sightings from volunteers in city centres than …

Gaming fans sacrificed sleep so they could get their hands on one of the most anticipated titles of all time. Queues formed outside stores as consumers waited for a minute past midnight to get a copy of Destiny. With a budget of 500 million US dollars (£310 million), the game is the most expensive ever made. It was developed by …

If you want some advice on swim bait set up then there is a good thread on this forum Swimbait setup There is an extract below, it is based in the states but quite useful ! A swimbait is just another lure, the difference is it’s size and weight, few other fresh water bass lures weigh over 2 oz up …

Second Place for Cardiff Nomads The long established match fishing team of Cardiff Nomads went to Oxford and came back having done themselves proud!   JOHN Taylor came out on top when the final round of the Oxford Summer League was fished on the Thames at Medley and Folly. Taylor (Tubertini Ap-ollo) topped the pile with 20lb 6oz, having drawn the …

Wales is the perfect location for an active short break, with an abundance of great golf courses, beautiful hills for cycling, coastal paths for walking and plenty of rivers and lakes for the keen angler. Here are just a few examples of activity breaks from members of the Welsh Rarebits collection of hotels. On Two Wheels Many of the UK’s …

Giant Carp in Cardiff A father and son who were enjoying a quiet fishing weekend in Cardiff were “awestruck” when they landed a giant carp that weighed twice as much as a small dog. Tudor Prosser was fishing in Bute East Dock with his 10-year-old son Logan when the 40Ib monster took the bait. “I saw it in the water …

Chelsea defender received an out of the blue offer for nine-bed mansion Luxury property was built next door to England star’s former home Red-brick property sold for £5.25million last year Now mystery investor snaps up Terry’s ‘dream home’ for £16million Sale prompts further speculation that Terry may be planning move abroad By Lucy Crossley PUBLISHED: 04:16 EST, 10 January 2014 …

Premier League transfer talk Arsène Wenger has travelled to Paris to complete a £20m move for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain. (Caught Offside) Benfica’s Nicolas Gaitan is the latest player being linked with a big money move to Arsenal. (Metro) Stevan Jovetic is likely to snub Arsenal in favour of a move to Italian champions Juventus. (Metro) Arsène Wenger has …

London:  Shikhar Dhawan struck his second ODI century as India completed a facile eight-wicket win with 65 balls to spare against the West Indies in a group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval here on Tuesday. A career-best haul of five for 36 by Ravindra Jadeja had earlier restricted the Caribbeans to 233 for nine wickets. …