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Beavers use logs, mud and vegetation to build dams that slow, spread and store water.

Beavers finish seven-year dam project in two days

Despite a seven-year planning process and successfully securing the funding, the Czech Republic’s dam plans went nowhere. Until the animal workers arrived.

  • Harriet Barber

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Two Mikoyan MIG-29 from the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO shielding exercise in Poland last year.

‘Tipping point’: Polish fighter jets on the way to Kyiv

Poland will become the first NATO country to deliver “freedom wings” to Ukraine following a plea from President Volodymyr Zelensky for planes.

  • Annabelle Chapman, Karen DeYoung, Loveday Morris and David L. Stern
Sky Bridge 721 begins at an elevation of 1125 metres on the Slamenka Chalet side, and exits 10 metres higher at Chlum Hill.

Sky Bridge 721, Czech Republic: World’s longest suspension bridge to open next month

​A ski resort in the Czech village of Dolní Morava is about to launch an adrenalin-pumping attraction that's two years in the making – the world's longest suspension bridge.

  • Katherine Scott
Charles Bridge on Vltava River in Prague.

Travel tips: Where to go in Europe in November and December?

In late November and December you're better off focusing on the great cities of Europe.

  • Michael Gebicki
Charles bridge in Prague.

Things to do in Prague, Czech Republic: Three-minute guide

Since slipping out from under the Iron Curtain, Prague has become Central Europe's finest all-rounder.

  • David Whitley
The red roofs of Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic.

Things to do in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic: The three-minute guide

If asked to come up with a dream image of a cute European town, Cesky Krumlov would be it.

  • David Whitley
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Harry Potter Alnwick Castle

Film stars: the world's most-used movie locations

Front up to the world's most popular backdrops – each stars in their own right.

David Cerny in front of his work <em>Entropa</em>.

David Cerny art in Prague guide: The artist provocateur

A Czech sculptor pokes at Prague’s political hypocrisies, writes Elspeth Callender.

  • Elspeth Callender
Swiss train

Swiss train travel: railing against misfortune

'Pleasant journey," says the carriage attendant when she sees I've locked myself out.

  • Elspeth Callender
Monastero Santa Rosa, Conca dei Marini, Italy.

Six of the best: Devout digs

The spa is the star in this former monastery, which teeters on an Amalfi Coast clifftop.

  • David Whitley

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