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For the first time, the UK public is to be asked to vote on which environmental project should get £50m of lottery cash. Leading candidates for the short list in the battle to win The People's Millions include an 'urban park' to celebrate the industrial heritage of the Black Country; a regeneration of Somerset's waterways; a 'climate change' centre at the Eden Project in Cornwall; a nationwide extension of the Sustrans cycling and walking network; and a scheme to save Sherwood Forest's ancient oaks..

As ski resorts, dive spots, popular summer retreats and other destinations degrade, tourism experts warn of big changes ahead. One group is even proposing a lottery system to allow access to sensitive destinations, in an effort to keep them from getting ruined.