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How the Founding Fathers tackled the plague We can learn much from the response to the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. ANDREA SEAMAN 25th March 2021 Spiked When a plague hit Philadelphia in 1793, it was the temporary capital of the fledgeling United States of America. The leaders of the...

Zara Tindall: Queen's granddaughter gives birth to boy BBC News Wednesday 24th March 2021 Zara and Mike Tindall have announced the birth of a son, who they have named Lucas Philip Tindall. A spokeswoman for the Queen's granddaughter and the former England rugby player said their third child...

China: 3,000-year-old gold mask sparks online memes BBC News Tuesday 23rd March 2021 The mask was found to be 84% pure gold A 3,000-year-old ceremonial gold mask has become an unexpected social media sensation in China after its recent discovery in Sichuan province. The artefact was one of...

Covid: UK marks one year since the first lockdown BBC News Tuesday 23rd March 2021 The UK is marking one year since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced. On 23 March 2020 Boris Johnson outlined measures to stop the spread of Covid-19. Since then, the UK's official death toll has...

Stone anchors found in River Wear could reveal Roman port BBC News Sunday 21st March 2021 The five stone anchors found in the river suggest the vessels could have been part of a trading network A trove of Roman artefacts has been uncovered in the River Wear which could cast "significant" new...

As he hits 250,000 YouTube subscribers, Alex Belfield - who used to work for the BBC and has spent years as a newspaper journalist uncovering its corruption - has just made this shocking revelation against the BBC and the police...

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White Cliffs memorial planned for Dame Vera Lynn BBC News 20th March 2021 Dame Vera helped raise morale during World War Two - and sent out messages of hope during the pandemic Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn will be remembered with a memorial on the White Cliffs of Dover, under plans to be...

Police clampdown on anti-lockdown protests: Officers clash with activists as thousands descend on London amid calls for Priti Patel to allow demonstrations during Covid crisis in wake of Sarah Everard vigil Demonstrators were hauled away by officers at the protest in Hyde Park, London, at...

Nathan Evans' sea shanty Wellerman goes to number one in UK chart BBC News 19th March 2021 Nathan Evans with his official number one trophy Scottish postman-turned-social media sensation Nathan Evans has reached number one in the UK charts with his version of a 19th Century sea shanty. Evans...

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Why Gibraltar should join the United Kingdom BY HENRY HILL UnHerd 19th March 2021 If Gibraltar is British, shouldn’t we officially invite them to join the UK? Yesterday, Matt Hancock reported to Parliament the following words from Fabian Picardo, the First Minister of Gibraltar: “The United...

Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik BBC News Saturday 20th March 2021 Fagradalsfjall lies about 30km (19 miles) south-west of Reykjavik A volcano has erupted south-west of Iceland's capital Reykjavik, the country's meteorological office says. It is warning the public of falling...

Paris Commune: The revolt dividing France 150 years on By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris Thursday 18th March 2021 The Paris Commune lasted until late May 1871, culminating in a so-called "bloody week" Exactly 150 years after the Paris Commune, rival passions are flaring again over how to...

Dozens change name to 'salmon' to get sushi deal in Taiwan BBC News Thursday 18th March 2021 A sushi chain offered free food to anyone whose legal name included the characters for "salmon" (File photo) Dozens of people in Taiwan have changed their names to "salmon" to take advantage of a...

Why this feels like an unhappy St Patrick’s Day Ireland is being used by both the American and European empires to stymie the populist spirit BRENDAN O'NEILL EDITOR 17th March 2021 Spiked St Patrick’s Day in America has long been a curious affair. It’s far bigger there than it is here in the...

Meet the richest person who ever lived: Mansa Musa BBC Radio 4 What do you know about Mansa Musa, the 14th Century emperor of the Mali Empire? Probably not that much, thanks to the Eurocentric approach of school history lessons. In the You’re Dead to Me podcast, Greg Jenner talks to Dr Gus...

Yaphet Kotto: James Bond villain and Alien actor dies at 81 BBC News 16th March 2021 Kotto as Dr Kananga giving Roger Moore's James Bond a grilling in Live and Let Die Yaphet Kotto, best known for playing a villain in 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die, has died at the age of 81. The...