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Marvellous Morocco

While Dar Azul's charming tiled interior and luxurious furnishings are immediately appealing, the best thing about arriving on a wet, cold February night is the dinner waiting on the stove top. Read

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The full English

JEREMY GATES enjoys the delights of living an aristocratic life in the Victorian mansion Thoresby Hall, in Nottinghamshire, taking in the gardens designed by Sir Humphrey Repton and an early morning dip in the indoor swimming pool Read

Education

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'Tests don't reflect value'

The head teacher of Staines Prep claims league tables are not the best way to judge a school, despite his school rising 100 places in the Sunday Times' annual Parent Power league tables. Read

Blue boost for anti-bullying message

Blue was the name of the game when pupils and staff from The Hythe School, Egham Hythe, all dressed in the colour to mark the end of National Anti-Bullying Week. Read

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Film reviews: Back to black

OH DEAR, oh dear. Quite what Harold Ramis was thinking when he conjured up this stinker of a film is anyone's guess. Read

Transformers: revenge of the fallen

The robots are back for the second round of this 80s TV favourite, writes Kate Solomon. Read

Theatre

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This dream will do

He may not have won BBC TV’s Any Dream Will Do, but Craig Chalmers is triumphant in a sizzling production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at Windsor this week. Read

The bard's birthday bash

I AM a sucker for any good love story so was particularly looking forward to seeing this spin-off of William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Read

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