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    Darts players accuse each other of farting

    Some athletes blame poor performances on the state of the pitch. Others blame it on tactics, or perhaps just a bad day at the office. But blaming your opponent for farting is definitely a new...
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    Detectorist finds 500-year-old gold ring

    An amateur metal detector enthusiast from Dorset has unearthed a 500-year-old gold ring worth £10,000. The immaculate piece of jewellery was buried under several feet of mud and is set to be...
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    Field Marshal Haig 1920s silk poppies found

    A box of poppies believed to date back almost 100 years has been found in an old suitcase. Bernie Axtell found them while looking for paperwork in his home in Cardiff on Sunday, a week before Armistice Day. The 77-year-old was given them by his friend Vic Luckhurst about 30 years ago while...
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    The top 10 macabre objects in Britain's (possibly haunted) churches

    There is something mystifying and creepy about some churches - especially the ones that are home to the likes of a mummified corpse and thousands of human bones...
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    Britain falls silent 100 years after end of World War I

    A two minutes silence was held across the UK at 11:00 GMT marking 100 years since the end of World War One...
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    Unasked questions about Brexit

    We are repeatedly told that there are ‘too many unanswered questions’ about what’s happening with Brexit. But it’s worse than that. As the UK and EU elites try to stitch-up a final sell-out of Leave voters and seal a deal that will ensure Remain-by-another-name, some important questions...
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    The BBC blames school attack on… Brexit

    A school in Newcastle is attacked by thugs? It's Brexit's fault... Coffee House Steerpike...
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    Britain's most south-westerly Roman town is found

    It was thought Roman influence during the Roman Empire in Britain did not stretch beyond south-west of Exeter. But archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Roman town in...
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    Could the UK out-grow the EU after Brexit?

    Collapsing retailers. A looming far-left government threatening nationalisation. And perhaps most significantly of all, our potentially chaotic rupture with our largest, closest and most significant trade partner. It doesn’t seem to matter what you throw at it, the British economy...
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    Roman dog with fur intact dug up at Vindolanda fort

    The 2,000-year-old remains of a dog with its fur still intact have been found at a Roman fort. The rare find...
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    The Commonwealth is booming – it's time to embrace free trade with the Anglosphere

    Europhiles tend to belittle trade with distant lands. Australia, they scoff, is our 16th export destination, behind Germany, France, Italy and Spain. But they are begging the question. Of course EU countries are our major trading partners: since 1973, we have been in a customs union with them...
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    Stephen Hawking and Ada Lovelace in contention to appear on new £50 note

    Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace are amongst the contenders to appear on the new England and Wales £50 note. Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced that a British scientist will...
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    British soldier attempts to become first person to cross Antarctica solo

    A British soldier is attempting to be the first man in history to cross Antarctica solo - unsupported, unassisted and using muscle power alone...
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    Man is first to swim around Great Britain

    An adventurer from Grantham, Lincolnshire, has become the first person to swim 1,780-miles around Great Britain...
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    Is this the bag that held Sir Walter Raleigh's head?

    Four hundred years ago, Sir Walter Raleigh, the poet, soldier and favorite courtier of Elizabeth I had his head chopped off after he was convicted on charges of conspiring against the monarch's successor, James I. Legend has it that Raleigh’s widow, Bess, was so distraught that she took...
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    Secret tunnels, sunken boats and graffiti found at Churchill's birthplace

    Flooded chambers inside an historic bridge have been opened for the first time in more than 250 years, revealing their eerie secrets...
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    How the UK would look if it were separate nations based on EU vote

    How the UK would look if it were divided into a "Leave Land" and a "Remain Land" - with Leave Land having twice the population of Remain Land... The Brexit Isles: Two maps reveal Leave Land and Remain Land... how a divided Britain would look if it were separate nations based on EU vote...
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    Was Robert the Bruce born in England?

    The man who defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn was born in Essex - a new historical account claims. Historian Dr Fiona Watson believes Robert the Bruce was from a village...
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    The tyranny of the European Union

    The great lie about the European Union is that it is a joyous union of European states, an internationalist, progressive haven in a sometimes dark and reactionary world. The battle between Rome and Brussels over Italy’s budget reminds us what a crock that is... The tyranny of the European...
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    Unearthing 10,000 years of British history

    The body of a bare-knuckle fighter who escaped slavery in America and went on to spar with Lord Byron could be unearthed as archaeologists dig up 10,000 years of British history along the line of HS2...