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Tour de France Stage 20: Final chance for breakaway specialists on hilly route as race nears Paris

The penultimate stage of the Tour de France tackles the Jura mountains on a certified breakaway-friendly route

The Independent UK

Nineteen Eighty-Four might have been inspired by George Orwell’s fear of drowning

George Orwell had a traumatic relationship with the sea. In August 1947, while he was writing Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) on the island of Jura in the Scottish Hebrides, he went on a fishing trip with his young son, nephew and niece.

The Conversation

Corryvreckan whirlpool: Scotland's 'raging cauldron' that is named after a Norse king and said to house a witch

The Corryvreckan whirlpool is one of the largest whirlpools in the world, reaching speeds of 8.5 knots and producing a roaring sound that can be heard 10 miles away.

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The full comté: quest to make a semi-hard cheese is French cinema’s breakout hit of the year

Holy Cow is a film about underdogs and a bid to make a prize-winning cheese, set against a rural backdrop of sozzled fetes and demolition derbies. Director Louise Courvoisier talks about shooting where ‘people are kind of wild’

The Guardian - UK

George Orwell and me: Richard Blair on life with his extraordinary father

The literary giant’s only child reflects on his father’s devotion in their days together in rural Scotland, his early death, his genius as a writer – and his reputation as a womaniser

The Guardian - UK

Venison added to school lunch menu on Scottish islands to cut food miles

Children on two Scottish islands are being served wild venison for school lunch for the first time.

The National (Scotland)

A joyful moment on the isle of Jura: Hannah Maule-ffinch’s best photograph

‘Grace has just jumped off the swing and her hair is all over the place but she doesn’t care. It’s a moment that encapsulates everything freeing about living on the island’

The Guardian - UK

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'Historic': Bad Weather Slashes Wine Harvest In France's Jura

Heavy rainfall, hail and mildew have destroyed most of the wine harvest in eastern France's Jura region for this year, leaving winegrowers struggling.

International Business Times

Swiss Renewable Energy Battle Moves To The Ballots

Switzerland's largest wind farm, sitting astride the ridge of the Jura mountains by the French border, consists of only 16 turbines -- tiny compared to those of other European countries.

International Business Times

Scottish artist receives hundreds of copies of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in the post

People around the world have sent the book, with their personal stories, to Edinburgh for an installation to mark its publication 75 years ago

The Guardian - UK

A foodie road trip from southern Portugal to France’s Jura mountains

Mary Lussiana travels to historic hotels, picturesque vinyeards and has a Brideshead Revisited moment while on a long-overdue journey to discover the freedom of life on the road — dog in tow

Evening Standard

Critérium du Dauphiné

Where: South-east France When: Sunday 4 June - Sunday 11 June Rank: UCI WorldTourThe Critérium du Dauphiné marks the traditional run-in to the Tour de France, with all eyes carefully studying how the top contenders compete. Not every hopeful for the yellow jersey at the Tour will be there this year…

Cycling Weekly

Rail route of the month: on the slow line through forests and meadows in the Swiss Jura

Our slow-travel expert discovers a dash of revolutionary spirit and a head for heights on the Jura’s little red train

The Guardian - UK

Prison, lawsuits and a glovebox of fake cash: the film the KLF didn’t want you to see

The enigmatic rave duo refused to approve Chris Atkins’s documentary on them – and then he got five years for tax fraud. He explains how he channelled their anarchic spirit and made it anyway, Ford Timelord and all

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