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Historic town walls crumbling 'because of climate change'

For centuries they stood firm against marauding Welsh invaders but now the historic walls of Ludlow are said to be under threat from a new enemy – climate change.

Residents living near one section of the medieval structure were this weekend advised to leave their homes temporarily after engineers found that it was unsafe.

Three other sections of the wall in the picturesque Shropshire town have collapsed in the past fortnight....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)