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    Prince Philip has successful heart procedure, palace says

    Prince Philip has successful heart procedure, palace says BBC News 4 March 2021 The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace said the duke would remain in hospital for treatment, rest and recuperation...
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    Section of the Stanegate Roman road uncovered in Northumberland

    Roman road remains uncovered in Northumberland BBC News 31 December 2020 The remains are part of the Stanegate - a Roman road which ran east-west south of Hadrian's Wall Remains of a Roman road which pre-dates Hadrian's Wall have been uncovered in Northumberland. The find, which is almost two...
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    Cotswolds: Roman Cupid figurine dug up near planned A417 bypass

    Cotswolds: Roman Cupid figurine dug up near planned A417 bypass BBC News 12 February 2021 It is one of only 50 known Cupid figurines in the UK A 2,000-year-old Cupid figurine has been unearthed along the route of a new bypass in the Cotswolds. The artwork was dug up in November near the new...
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    Isle of Man Viking jewellery found by metal detectorist

    Isle of Man Viking jewellery found by metal detectorist BBC News 18 February 2021 The items, dating back to 950 AD, include a rare gold arm ring A "stunning" collection of 1,000-year-old gold and silver Viking jewellery has been discovered on the Isle of Man by a metal detectorist. Retired...
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    Rare Bronze Age spearhead discovered intact in Jersey

    Rare Bronze Age spearhead discovered intact in Jersey BBC News 26th February 2021 The piece was dated from the remains of the wood shaft it was attached to A rare and complete metal spearhead dating back thousands of years to the Bronze Age has gone on display in Jersey after being found on...
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    Space Thread

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    Norfolk rare Boudica-era 'chariot' harness find puzzles experts

    Norfolk rare Boudica-era 'chariot' harness find puzzles experts BBC News 13 February 2021 Two strap-mounts, one ring and a binding strop (pictured left) were found together. Experts are unsure why the mounts (pictured right, at different angles) have spikes Rare parts of a 2,000-year-old...
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    World's first passenger train, Locomotion No 1, to move to a different museum

    Locomotion: Museum move for famed steam engine 'to go ahead' BBC News 20 February 2021 Locomotion No 1 was built in 1825 by George and Robert Stephenson Controversial plans to move a world famous steam locomotive between museums will go ahead within weeks, its owners have claimed. Built in...
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    12th Century Conisbrough Castle lit up in all its glory

    Conisbrough Castle illuminated for first time in 25 years BBC News 22nd February 2021 English Heritage said Conisbrough Castle escaped damage in the English Civil War and became a picturesque ruin in the 18th and 19th centuries A 12th Century Norman castle has been illuminated for the first...
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    The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’

    The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’ Soutik Biswas India correspondent BBC News 28th February 2021 Roopkund Lake sits at the bottom of a steep slope on Trisul, a group of three Himalayan peaks High in the Indian Himalayas, a remote lake nestled in a snowy valley is strewn with hundreds...
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    World's first nuclear fusion power station could be built in Nottinghamshire

    'UK first' nuclear fusion plan for Nottinghamshire power station BBC News Wednesday 3rd March 2021 The government is looking for somewhere to build a high-tech nuclear fusion reactor to provide clean energy A "groundbreaking" nuclear fusion reactor could be built on the site of a coal power...
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    Space Thread

    The Solar System right now (not to scale): https://www.theplanetstoday.com
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    End the Lockdown

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced during his Budget speech today that the UK economy is expected to grow 7.3% in 2022. It'll be 4% this year.
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    End the Lockdown

    Sunak’s silence on the scars of lockdown The chancellor needs to wake up to the economic devastation around us. FRASER MYERS ASSISTANT EDITOR 3rd March 2021 Spiked £407 billion. That’s the staggering cost of our experiment in mass house arrest – also known as lockdown. Of course, that’s only...
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    Prince Harry to marry girlfriend Meghan Markle next year

    🤪 Megalomaniac Meghan Markle DEMANDS Front Page 📰 + £750,000 In Biggest Manipulation Yet Privacy? 😂 She’s bonkers! Good luck with this love... 😝
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    Britain leaves the European Union

    Boris Must Now LEAVE European Convention on Human Rights
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    A failed state? How about Scotland under Wee Burney?

    GAME OVER 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Krankie McSturgeon On Ropes 🐟 SNP 😳 Reputation & Career In Tatters 🤬 End of the line for Nicola Sturgeon. She’s in deep water 🎣
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    Prince Harry to marry girlfriend Meghan Markle next year

    Meghan accuses Buckingham Palace of a 'calculated smear campaign' - after Royal aide claims she 'bullied two staff' and 'drove them out' of Kensington Palace, four days before explosive Oprah interview will be aired The Duchess of Sussex claims The Times is being 'used by Buckingham Palace to...
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    Prince Harry to marry girlfriend Meghan Markle next year

    Prince Harry only wants fawning coverage He hates the press because it holds him to account. CANDICE HOLDSWORTH 3rd March 2021 Spiked What will Harry and Meghan say to Oprah Winfrey on Sunday? It’s going to be a huge TV moment. It will be the first time the couple will speak candidly about...
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    Black Lives Matter-Ugliness of Racism.

    84% Black Brits 🇬🇧 DO NOT Support B.L.M