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    Mildenhall Treasure: British Museum steps in to row over Roman hoard

    The British Museum has stepped in to a bitter row between two communities over the name of one of Britain's biggest treasure finds. The 4th Century hoard found at West Row, Suffolk, was...
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    The left's problems with British Indians

    British Indians make up a large part of the Johnson Administration, and the Left doesn't like it... The left’s problem with British Indians Indians are now represented at the top of British politics, and the identitarian left is furious. RAKIB EHSAN COLUMNIST 20th February 2020 Spiked...
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    Fifty years on, how Birmingham gave birth to heavy metal

    Fifty years ago a Birmingham band called Black Sabbath gave rise to heavy metal... How Birmingham gave birth to heavy metal...
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    Eggware Road: Workman stuns commuters by eating Full English on London Underground

    A hungry workman stunned fellow commuters by getting on the Tube balancing a full English breakfast and a cuppa. The bloke, thought to be a builder, got on the Victoria line from...
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    India tells UK don't underestimate yourself as trade talks near

    It was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. And now first and second-generation Indians are at the...
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    Roman snake ring found in Buckinghamshire declared treasure

    A Roman ring might have been made by the same jeweller behind a famous hoard and would have belonged to "someone with access to a fair amount of money"...
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    Fox causes havoc after breaking into parliament

    A cunning fox has managed to break into parliament and evade capture from the authorities. The mammal was...
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    Supergiant Betelgeuse is dimming, changing shape and could be about to explode

    Betelgeuse - a star 700 light-years from Earth that astronomers speculate could be set to explode in a devastating supernova - has been photographed, and the images show it is dimming and changing shape...
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    Oliver Cromwell letter 'familiar to many with mental health issues'

    A letter in which Oliver Cromwell talks about loneliness would be very familiar to anyone who has had issues with their mental health, a historian has said...
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    The SNP has an Anglophobia problem

    When Boris Johnson said no to another referendum on Scottish independence, Alex Neil, a former health secretary in the Scottish government, called on Scots to force the PM’s hand by emulating Mahatma Gandhi... The SNP has an Anglophobia problem John Lloyd 12 February 2020 The Spectator...
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    Javid quits as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sunak is given the job

    Sajid Javid has resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) on the day Johnson carried out a Cabinet reshuffle. He has been replaced by Rishi Sunak Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor Rishi Sunak is the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has...
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    Counting taking place in Irish general election

    Counting is continuing in the Irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties tied in first preference votes. Ballot boxes from across the 39 constituencies were opened at 09:00...
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    Blythburgh hoard: Iron Age gold coins declared treasure

    A hoard of 19 gold coins from the Iron Age unearthed in Suffolk was a "really unusual" find for the area, an expert has said...
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    Viking board game piece found on Lindisfarne

    A team of volunteers have discovered a rare game piece believed to date back to one of the first Viking raids on the island of Lindisfarne some 1,200 years ago. The tiny worked...
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    Britain and Japan agree to seek 'ambitious, high standard' trade deal

    British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and his Japanese counterpart agreed Saturday to seek an 'ambitious, high standard' trade accord matching Japan's agreement with the European Union...
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    Boris Johnson's Britain of bridges and buses

    Boris Johnson's post-Brexit Britain will be a world of bridges, buses, building projects – and, he hopes, a vibrantly independent trading relationship with the rest of the globe. The Prime Minister will tomorrow...
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    2020 Six Nations Championship

    Josh Adams hat-trick helps Wales thrash Italy By Gareth Griffiths BBC Sport Wales at Principality Stadium, Cardiff Wales 42-0 Italy Defending champions Wales started the 2020 Six Nations with a comfortable 42-0 victory over Italy in Wayne Pivac's...
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    Iron Age warrior with sword, scabbard and spear is found in West Sussex

    An Iron Age warrior who lived 2,000 years ago has been unearthed in West Sussex, surrounded by his weapons. Builders working on 175 new homes on the outskirts of Walberton...
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    Britain leaves the European Union

    The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership - and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum...
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    The future will be bright after Brexit

    Brexit, rather than being like a bullet in the temple, will be more of a shot in the arm to stimulate our democratic process, economic trade and international networks... The future will be bright after Brexit If ever there was a time to free ourselves from Brussels, it is now. EWAN GURR 29th...