'But he wished everyone greetings for Eid. Wah wah' He's King of the multifaith Commonwealth, not just the Church Of England. And he gives messages at Christmas traditionally, not Easter. Get over yourselves.

Yorkshire residents and experts welcome White Rose Forest funding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Holy Island pilgrimage celebrates its 50th anniversary www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cheshire's National Waterways Museum celebrates 50 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Plan to bring beavers to Ennerdale takes step forward www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Usual suspects are railing against the King as he's not doing an Easter message. The first one was from the Queen in 2020 as a special morale booster during lockdown. Yes, the King has done them the last two years, but it's hardly a tradition.

Two-year Shire Brook nature recovery project completed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Where responsibility lies when social media inspired mountaineers get into trouble www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Mini Switzerland' Peak District transport plan gets green light www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hundreds oppose plans to restore Tudor mansion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Such a shame about Denby; yet another Midlands pottery floundering in modern times due to a variety of reasons. Had hoped to include it in a future travel writing project, but now that chapter will have a sad tone. Unless it's somehow saved.

Earls Colne Heritage Museum awarded £241k of lottery funding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Project to bring rare butterfly back to Yorkshire www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New by-law bans camp fires and barbecues in Cairngorms www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New Lake District fining powers introduced ahead of Easter break www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

St Cuthbert's Darlington excavation unearths Saxon church www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stoat cull credited with rise in Orkney vole activity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Heath island being turned into wildlife sanctuary www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Edith Rigby and Richard Arkwright sculptures join Harris Museum www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

30,000 trees planted to create Isle of Man temperate rainforest www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Appeal over crumbling gate at York church with Anne Lister links www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not even finished the Wat's Dyke Way yet and my brain is planning on doing the bits of the Offa's Dyke Path I can reach easily...

Had an epiphany a couple of days ago. I've been thinking of downsizing one of my history/travel writing projects, Ebb & Flow, from looking at the history of the rivers of the North West, and just focusing on the Mersey. This mosaic decided it.

Early Bronze Age artefacts go on display at Corinium Museum www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How I'm a Celeb castle saved hundreds of children during World War II www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

North Wessex Downs bid for £1m in enhancements www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

£3.2m refurb of King's Lynn's Custom House set to move forward www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

All the new right-wing pro-Israel Christians will be speaking out about against the Israeli police blocking the Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem into the Holy Sepulchre to perform Mass on Palm Sunday, right? Any Minute Now

John Harrison and the village at heart of the race for longitude www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet reopens after refurbishment www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Main road could be shut for days after huge mill fire in Leek www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Aylesbury exhibition dispels myth of Anglo-Saxon 'Dark Ages' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Waking up to the responses to the Matt Goodwin debate. Feel like today is going to be a good day.

The Shropshire roots of iconic Brief Encounter clock www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Secret Oxfordshire: The coffee house serving since 1645 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excavation unearths 'well-preserved remains' in Chesterfield www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why are people smartening up Ormskirk's historical ginnels? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It wasn't a total waste today: got to go see Project Hail Mary, then off to the Museum Of Liverpool for its treasures of the North West and Wales exhibition. Great to see various hoards (including the Cuerdale) and the Mold Cape.

So, about this rainy day I changed my plans for...

Arson investigation under way after Scout Moor blaze, police say www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Coast to Coast trail: Walking one of England's most spectacular hikes after £5.5m upgrade www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Had planned on walking tomorrow but the forecast is awful and my left knee still has a painful niggle from the hills of Rochdale, so looking at yet another rest day. As long as I average a walk a week until I hit the Lakes I'll be happy, but not much marching done in March!

London churches to be restored by Historic England www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just in time for my attempt of the @slowwaysuk.bsky.social veesion in a few weeks... Coast to Coast path from Cumbria to North Yorkshire turns national trail www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dogs were man's best friend far earlier than thought - scientists www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Ambitious' nature project aims to link habitats www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Birdwatchers flock for first ever visit of rare Asian dove www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Book dubbed 'the work of angels' may have been made in the Highlands www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Norfolk Wildlife Trust to run expanding Broadland Country Park www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Crews respond to multiple fires on Ulverston hillside www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...