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    Town's twin fountain found in India

    An "extraordinary" connection has been uncovered between a fountain in India and one taken down in the UK over 50 years ago. Northampton's Market Square fountain was erected in 1863 to...
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    Our incompetent MPs don’t get it — Brexit is not about the economy, stupid

    People on both sides are passionate about the Brexit debate but they are not passionate because they have views about the economic effects...
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    Imagine the uproar if Remain had won, but MPs then made Britain leave

    Imagine if 2016’s referendum tipped 52 per cent for Remain. Thus the majority of Britons are content to quietly get on with continued membership of the EU. Yet freakishly, after the 2017 snap general election, and in defiance of both main parties’ pro-EU manifestos, three-quarters of MPs...
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    Schoolboy finds lost medieval gravestones

    A 14-year-old schoolboy helping out at an archaeological dig in Glasgow has found one of a set of lost gravestones from the Middle Ages...
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    The Flying Scotsman visits Dorset

    Iconic steam locomotive the Flying Scotsman is visiting Swanage, Dorset. The engine is hauling trains for a...
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    The greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the British people

    MPs were issued an instruction by the British people. Given the Byzantine complexity of the Brexit process, it would be foolish to pretend it was a simple one. But it was clear. They were told to withdraw the UK from the European Union...
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    Remainers are overestimating the number of marchers for second referendum

    The People's Vote campaign has been accused of "overestimating" by Brexiteers after claiming one million people took part in a march through London in support of a second referendum...
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    John de Lausele's 'quality' medieval seal declared treasure

    A silver seal used to sign documents in the medieval period belonged to a significantly wealthy owner, a treasure inquest heard. The seal matrix was found near Nayland-with-Wissington...
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    4,000-year-old charred human remains found in a burial chamber

    Human remains thought to be about 4,000 years old and charred have been discovered by builders working on a hotel in rural Northumberland. The Tankerville Arms in Wooler was...
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    Yanks say we're a nation of racist dimwits. But that's not us. That's the US

    YOU’D be forgiven for watching the chaos in Parliament over the past few weeks and throwing up your hands in exasperated despair...
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    Lorry drivers bring motorways to a standstill in protest against Brexit delay

    BRITS were hit by motorway chaos after lorry drivers brought roads to a standstill in protest at the Brexit date being pushed back. There was traffic mayhem in Devon, Cornwall, Lancashire...
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    New black hole 50p coin to commemorate Stephen Hawking

    Prof Stephen Hawking has been honoured on a new 50p coin inspired by his pioneering work on black holes. The physicist died last year at the age of 76, having become one of the most renowned...
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    800 years of democracy is unravelling before our very eyes

    Don't be deceived by the lack of violence or the comparative good manners of those now seizing control. This is a coup, and what is at stake is the nature and legitimacy of Parliament itself...
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    Britain to demonstrate plane that could fly from London to Sydney in four hours

    The UK project to develop a hypersonic engine that could take a plane from London to Sydney in about four hours is set for a key demonstration...
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    Anglo-Saxon gold pendant declared treasure

    An Anglo-Saxon gold pendant, found near a site where a similar item worth £145,000 was dug up, probably belonged to a woman of "high social status". The Winfarthing Pendant was found in 2014...
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    Rugby: England and Scotland play out highest-scoring draw in history

    England and Scotland yesterday played what was probably the most astonishing international match in rugby's history...
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    Mary Rose crew 'was from Mediterranean and North Africa'

    The crew on board the sunken Henry VIII ship the Mary Rose was from the Mediterranean, North Africa and beyond, researchers have found. Bone structure and DNA of 10 skeletons found on...
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    Saxon brooch fragment declared treasure

    A "well loved" Saxon brooch fragment has been declared as treasure. The piece, discovered by detectorists in Shropshire, dates from the 8th Century to early 10th Century...
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    Giant's manhood is given floral makeover

    The genitalia on a famous chalk figure have been given a floral makeover. The Cerne Abbas Giant's penis has been adorned with petals and leaves, making it look like a floral stem. It is not known who made the alteration, although a note was left at a local shop explaining the act was an...
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    It’s scandalous for rebellious MPs to say the Brexit vote is worthless

    Some MPs don’t want Brexit. And they don’t want to respect the Referendum result. And they have a cunning plan. Oliver Letwin, one of the nicest and cleverest people in politics, and another Conservative MP called Nick Boles, plan to support a move to take control of the Commons from the...