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    Viking warrior found on Scottish coast could be a woman

    One thousand years ago a Viking 'warrior of high status' was buried in a 17ft (5 metre) boat at a site in western Scotland. Today, all that remains of the mysterious fighter are two teeth and a grave filled with artefacts, including a broad-bladed axe, a large sword and a bronze drinking...
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    Most Europeans agree with Trump on Muslim immigration

    A new survey by British organisation Chatham House shows there is an underlying reservoir of public support within Europe of Trump's Muslim immigration policy.... What Do Europeans Think About Muslim Immigration? 07 February 2017 Professor Matthew Goodwin Visiting Senior Fellow...
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    Britain to be fastest growing major economy for the next 30 years

    Britain will be the fastest growing major economy in the developed world between now and 2050, according to a report published today. The UK is forecast to expand at an average rate of 1.9 per cent a year for the next three decades. That would be faster than the expansion expected in the...
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    A bomb-ravaged Palace draped in swastikas? It could only happen on TV. Could it?

    Bombed and draped in swastikas, the ruins of Buckingham Palace symbolise the shameful defeat of a once-proud nation in the Second World War. Jackbooted and heavily armed German soldiers patrol the streets and Britons live under the yoke of a brutal Nazi occupation. It is November 1941 and...
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    Indians are getting post-truth history about Winston Churchill

    With regard to Churchill, it’s the sign of a self-confident people that they can ascribe greatness to people who actively disliked them, as we do for the anglophobic Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles de Gaulle. But after such splendid hospitality, I wasn’t about to tell...
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    Black Sabbath to call it a day in Birmingham tonight

    Black Sabbath are ending their last ever world tour in the city where it all began - their home city of Birmingham. They are playing at the city's Genting Arena tonight. How did Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and former member Bill Ward's upbringing in post-war, industrial Birmingham...
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    The unpalatable truth is that the EU is more bigoted than Trump's America

    The hypocrisy of the leaders of many EU countries, including Angela Merkel and her cheerleaders among the British liberal elite, turns my stomach. For the truth is that their anger over the new President’s ban is outrageously two-faced... PETER OBORNE: The unpalatable truth is that the EU is...
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    Arsonists torch 40ft Peter Rabbit statue

    A 40ft straw statue of Peter Rabbit built for Beatrix Potter's 150th anniversary has been burnt down in a suspected arson attack. The tribute to the children's book character was unveiled last year to mark the anniversary of the Lake District writer's birth. The artwork - showing Peter in a...
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    Dear Britain, Do not join the EEA, Love from Norway

    On Friday morning the High Court chose to block a legal case that sought to make triggering Article 127 of the European Economic Area (EEA) Treaty subject to parliamentary authorisation. Yes, there are Remainers who wish to see the whole Article 50 debate re-run when the government begins...
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    World's biggest crowds flock to the 123rd Six Nations Championship

    The 123rd edition of rugby union's Six Nations, which begins on Saturday, is set to be watched by the highest average attendance per match of any tournament in world sport. Over the next seven weeks the northern hemisphere showpiece, which features England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland...
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    3D scans unveil a priest hole hidden in the walls of the Gunpowder Plot mansion

    The secrets of a hidden room in Coughton Court, a Tudor mansion linked to the plot to assassinate King James I in 1605, have been revealed in a new study. The double room was a hiding place for priests during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the 16th and 17th centuries and was leased...
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    Protest and petition all you like. I won’t listen until you burn

    Pay no attention to the liberal middle classes protesting against Brexit and Trump. Ignore the petition and let them set themselves on fire instead... Rod Liddle Protest and petition all you like. I won’t listen until you burn The petition against Trump’s visit is an...
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    How many more votes on Brexit do Gina, George and Nicola want?

    Even after MPs had been spoiled with three votes on Brexit to a workingman's one, most in the Commons still looked like they were sucking on British-grown grapefruits at a funeral, writes KATIE HOPKINS. Odorous Osborne massaged his own member with a speech about how much he had sacrificed for...
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    8 of Britain’s best historic houses and gardens

    Great Britain has a plethora of old architectural treasures. Here are eight of them... 8 of Britain’s best historic houses and gardens...
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    Queen Victoria's 50 inch drawers... and other items from the royal wardrobe

    The Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is jam-packed with thousands of extraordinary items of clothing, belonging to some of Britain's most memorable monarchs. Here, Lucy Worsley reveals what five of the collection’s highlights can tell us about the physical and mental capabilities of the royals...
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    Silent majority of Brits would be dismayed by demos against Trump's State visit

    Just 36% of Brits think that Trump's State visit to the UK should be cancelled, according to a new poll - Only third of Brits think Trump visit should be cancelled | Daily Mail Online That's why Katie Hopkins is right when she says the silent majority of Brits will be embarrassed by the...
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    Prince Charles fashions balloon crown during school visit

    The Prince of Wales was hailed as a future "king of balloon making" after he created his very own crown, from a balloon. When Charles joined a group of Jewish school children making balloon toys for youngsters with serious illnesses he did not need to be asked twice when offered a chair...
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    Pictures of WW1 submarines stranded on English coast revealed

    Previously unseen pictures of German submarines stranded on the English coast have been released to mark the centenary of a wartime turning point. A hundred years ago during World War One, Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare and started targeting hundreds of ships without...
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    Coins discovery 'will re-write' Anglo-Saxon history

    Historians say an entire chapter of the Anglo-Saxon period will have to be re-written after a metal detectorist found a huge hoard of coins in a field. James Mather made the discovery of 200 complete silver coins, seven items of jewellery and 15 silver ingots in a field near Watlington in...
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    Alexander the Great's last will and testament may have been found

    The fabled last will and testament of Alexander the Great may have finally been discovered more than 2,000 years after his death. A London-based expert claims to have unearthed the Macedonian king's dying wishes in an ancient text that has been 'hiding in plain sight' for centuries. The...