Its manageable size and entertaining exhibits give you a quick and comprehensive introduction to Dubai's history, culture and traditions.

BBC: The Dubai Museum: Charting the rise of the emirate

Dr John Morgan, head of the Forestry Commission's plant health service, said the work would help shed light on "the history and nature of the introduction of new pests like Chalara, and in helping to understand how we tackle the disease that's arrived and to understand what the risk of spreading is".

BBC: Ash fungus genetic data released

"This is the most prolific period in our history in terms of new product introduction and innovation, " he said.

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"Those who have called themselves fascists have had many different views, and they have often evolved over time, " said Passmore, Reader in History at Cardiff University in Wales and the author of "Fascism: a very short introduction".

CNN: 'Fascist' Di Canio polarizes opinion