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    The genteel spa town united by utter contempt of our political class

    49% of Harrogate voted Leave in the referendum and 51% voted Remain. But whereas the North Yorkshire spa town is split right down the middle when it comes to Brexit, there is one thing it is united on - an utter contempt for our preening political class... DAVID JONES: The genteel spa town of...
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    Stan & Ollie: The story of Laurel and Hardy's final tour

    New film Stan & Ollie - which stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly - documents the legendary British/American comedy duo's 1953/54 British tour - which would be their last tour together... Stan &...
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    Incredible 'sea monster' skull revealed in 3D

    Some 200 million years ago in what is now Warwickshire, a dolphin-like reptile died and sank to the bottom of the sea. The creature's burial preserved its skull in stunning detail - enabling scientists to...
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    How we can kill a second EU referendum stone dead

    What to do if there's a second EU referendum? Just boycott it... PETER HITCHENS: A 'People's Vote' would be a...
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    How to follow in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots

    Historic places to visit in order for you to follow in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots... How to follow...
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    The EU offers its members a terrible choice: integration or democracy

    The EU is not only undemocratic in itself; it also degrades the internal democracy of its constituent nations...
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    World's longest aircraft retired

    The world's longest aircraft has been retired from service as developers prepare to start work on a new model...
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    No Deal Brexit is the best deal for Britain

    Every day we are bombarded with claims that a No Deal Brexit would spell disaster. But those predicting doom are talking our country into a crisis...
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    Fosse Way: Stories from the road at the edge of the world

    The A46, a roaring dual carriageway used by thousands of drivers every day in the East Midlands, was once the edge of the Roman world, separating civilisation from barbarian. Glimpses of this lost world have been uncovered along its length. Fosse Way: Stories from the road at the edge of...
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    YouGov survey: British sarcasm 'lost on Americans'

    Britons like to think they have a "special relationship" with the US, based on a common language and cultural, historical and political ties...
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    The British island home to 4 living people and 20,000 saints

    The mysterious Bardsey Island has a population of just four. This tiny community is accessible only by boat from a small fishing village in north west Wales...
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    The British island that celebrates Christmas today

    The rest of the country celebrated Christmas Day on 25th December, but there's one part of the UK that is celebrating it today. Foula - whose name means "bird island" in Old Norse - in Shetland, which...
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    Queen Victoria's prized watercolours go on show for first time

    Unseen watercolours collected by Victoria and Albert in their prized sketchbooks are to be sent on tour around Britain, providing new insight into their marriage on the 200th anniversary of their births...
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    Prehistoric axe among treasure finds in Swansea

    Fragments of an axe dating back almost 3,000 years are among finds that have been declared treasure. The...
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    Britain remains the world's second most powerful nation

    Britain remains the world's second most powerful nation - but could soon be overtaken by China if she doesn't invest more in her military... UK is world's 2nd most powerful nation claims study - and...
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    The euro is the most dysfunctional currency ever created

    Having had its 20th birthday on 1st January, the euro currency still shows why Britain was right not to adopt it, despite what the EUphiles at the time said...
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    Americans flock to Britain in search of old treasure

    Metal detecting tourists from the US are paying thousands of pounds to join treasure hunting tours in Britain in the search for ancient artefacts...
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    Widower of Holocaust survivor slams Scottish nationalist over Brexit comments

    The widower of an Auschwitz survivor has accused SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford of ‘ignorance’ by comparing EU withdrawal arrangements to the Holocaust. Ezra Golombok, 96, said...
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    Remainers are wrong to think the world hates Britain for seeking independence

    Liberal German writer Jochen Buchsteiner admires the British for having an argument which Germans shirk, the former Australian prime minister John Howard, or American constitutional experts who wonder why a free country like Britain ever submitted its laws to the ultimate arbitrament of...
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    In defence of Cromwell, the man who saved England from tyranny

    With his absurd gesture of turning the bust of Oliver Cromwell to face the wall in the Commons, Labour MP Stephen Pound was presumably trying to make a cheap political point about the ill-treatment of Catholic Irishmen in Cromwell’s campaigns. Yet if it had not been for Cromwell – the...