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Yorkshire parkin and treacle toffee: traditional foods of Guy Fawkes Night

November is well and truly here, as the dark nights and grey skies relentlessly demonstrate. Tomorrow is Bonfire Night, where we see fireworks, the burning of Guys on top of bonfires, and an abundance of culinary treats. Two absolute classic Guy...

PLACE: Something Special #62 – Stotfold Nature Reserve

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

Global Comment’s Book Club: October 2025

Fear takes many shapes, but few last as long as the ones born on the page. Some stories don’t need special effects or a soundtrack to unsettle you, only the quiet pulse of a sentence that knows exactly where to strike. The great writers of horror...

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