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    Bad news for Scottish and Welsh nationalists: Brexit strengthens the Union

    The EU-puppets of the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru bet on hard Remain to bolster their fortunes and break up Britain – but in reality, Brexit entrenches and intensifies unionist currents in British politics and may yet be an endgame for nationalism... Bad news for...
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    Why is the red dragon on the Welsh flag?

    Why is the red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) the emblem of Wales? It is flown across the world to mark sporting events and St David's Day every 1 March. But do you know where the flag came from, and why it features a red dragon? The answer is both old and new. Wales history: Why...
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    Treasure hunter finds ring that may have been worn by two of Henry VIII's wives

    When metal detectorist Paul Ibbotson found a bejewelled gold ring in a farmer’s field he knew it was special. But when he researched it he became convinced it may have belonged to...
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    Leaving the EU is more vital than climate change, says poll

    Resolving Brexit should be the Government’s number-one priority – and is more important to voters than issues such as climate change, according to the results of a new survey. Thirty-six...
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    Jodrell Bank gains Unesco World Heritage status

    Jodrell Bank Observatory has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. It has been at the forefront of...
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    Swedish woman blames drink driving crash on Brexit

    Brexit gets blamed for many things, but this just takes the biscuit... A boozed-up Swedish mother who ploughed her car into a ditch has blamed Brexit anxiety for the drink-drive crash...
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    Roman road and ancient mine with cesspits are discovered in Cornwall

    The remains of a suspected ancient mine and a Roman road complete with cesspits and old military buildings have been uncovered by archaeologists in Cornwall...
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    We should mark Brexit with our own national holiday

    July 4 marks America's freedom from British rule in 1776. The spirit of national independence and individual liberty has burned fiercely ever since. It's often forgotten that there were...
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    Archie to be christened today

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, will be christened on Saturday. Harry and Meghan ruffled some feathers when they announced the event will be held...
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    UK's highest altitude highline completed on Ben Nevis

    The setting of a new record for the UK's highest altitude highline has been revealed in a series of images. A...
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    Did Britain accidentally leave the EU on 1 June?

    The heady drama when Britain and the EU agreed on a series of Brexit extensions earlier this year is hard to forget. But amidst the chaos, it’s worth asking: did Britain accidentally leave the EU on 1 June? Does this EU small print mean Brexit has already happened...
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    The Finns and Irish are more racist than the English

    Sending both the liberal-left and far right into a tailspin, recent survey figures show that support for a more open and inclusive English identity has strengthened in recent years. Now around 90 per cent of English people say that being English is not about skin colour or ethnicity... In...
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    This is what EU ‘democracy’ looks like

    So far we’ve heard nothing from these staunch defenders of EU ‘democracy’ about the behind-closed-doors appointment of the EU’s top jobs. After weeks of wrangling, the European Council appointed new EU leaders yesterday... This is what EU ‘democracy’ looks like People of...
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    The EU was never capable of dealing with Brexit

    As we head towards the inevitable, it is worth understanding the simplest of truths: the EU was never capable of dealing with Brexit. And an even bigger truth must be whispered very quietly: they can’t conclude Free Trade Agreements...
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    Extreme Remainers are driven by a misguided pessimism about Britain's future

    Intransigent Remainers are irrational. Not those who are motivated by calculated self-interest, like a scientific colleague at Cambridge who bluntly announced that as his research grant came from the EU he was of course in favour of Remain. Rather, those caught up in a self-induced existential...
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    Tower Bridge celebrates its 125th birthday

    Tower Bridge, one of Britain's greatest and most iconic landmarks, celebrates its 125th birthday today... Happy birthday Tower Bridge: 125 years since London's leading landmark...
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    Black Sabbath super fan's living room rebuilt in museum

    A Black Sabbath super fan has had his living room rebuilt at a museum as part of an exhibition celebrating 50 years of the band. Stephen Knowles said his room was his own mini museum to Sabbath. It is part of a number of pieces at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in the first of a series of...