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    Abbey Road: Beatles fans gather to recreate cover shot

    Thousands of fans made a pilgrimage to London's Abbey Road 50 years after the Beatles walked over its zebra crossing for the cover of the last album the band recorded. The band was pictured striding...
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    Earthlings may now be living on the Moon

    The moon might now be home to thousands of planet Earth's most indestructible animals. Tardigrades - often called water bears - are creatures under a millimetre long that can survive being heated to 150C and frozen to almost absolute zero. They were travelling on an Israeli spacecraft that...
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    Owen Jones vs democracy

    In a recent Medium post, Guardian columnist Owen Jones explains his decision to campaign against Brexit. He has decided that ‘Lexit’ – that is, a ‘left-wing exit’ from the EU – is impossible. For this reason, he argues that Brexit has to be opposed and the referendum result has to be...
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    Why a no-deal Brexit is now overwhelmingly likely

    Here is why, if you can be bothered to read on... Why a no-deal Brexit is now overwhelmingly likely...
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    Should the British Government form an electoral pact with the Brexit Party?

    The rampant Leavers have taken over the British Government. Is it time they formed an electoral pact with Farage's Brexit Party... Should the Brexiteers try and form an electoral pact? Toby Young 5 August 2019 Spiked In the wake of the Lib Dems’ victory in last week’s Brecon and...
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    The simple test that shows how few Brits are genuine Europhiles

    How European are you? Here’s a simple test: ask yourself what counts as ‘we’. You probably have quite a few. A Glaswegian, for example, might use “we” to describe Glasgow, Scotland and possibly Britain. For me, “we” is my family, the city where I grew up (Birmingham), the town where I live now...
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    From King Alfred to Jane Austen: a historical tour of Winchester

    Ryan Lavelle, a reader in early medieval history at the University of Winchester, takes you on a tour of the rich heritage the Hampshire city has to offer…...
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    Mystery over mass grave of 86 skeletons in Wales

    A mass grave of skeletons belonging to people from all over the world have been discovered buried beneath a Welsh college. The remains of 86 people lay concealed in the ground for...
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    Crocodile found buried under primary school

    The remains of a crocodile have been found buried beneath the floorboards of a Welsh primary school. Stunned builders carrying out renovation work in Rhondda, South Wales, stumbled...
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    Now Labour is targeting Asian and Black Britons - and the only reason is race

    'What do we call it when black and Asian Britons are targeted and abused solely because of their race? We call it racism. Today, Corbyn is the leader of the most dangerous, divisive and racially prejudiced organisation in the UK - the Labour Party... DAN HODGES: Now Labour is targeting...
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    Johnson's top aide warns MPs: "It's too late to stop No Deal Brexit."

    Boris Johnson's most senior aide says it is 'too late' to stop a No-Deal Brexit because the Prime Minister could delay a general election forced by a no-confidence vote until after October 31...
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    Frenchman crosses the English Channel on a hoverboard

    French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first-ever successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard. Mr...
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    Detectorist uncovers Roman coin worth £12,000

    A metal detectorist is set to make a small fortune after uncovering an extremely historic and rare Roman gold coin. The 4th century AD treasure was found one foot below the...
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    Doesn't Project Fear ever take a day off?

    Project Fear hasn’t missed a beat since Boris got the job. Yesterday’s World At One on Radio 4 was a collector’s item, a veritable cornucopia of Scare Stories ‘R’ Us...
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    Hot property: Devon volcano goes on sale for £50,000

    A piece of scenic Devonshire countryside hiding a 250-million-year-old volcano has gone on the market for just £50,000. Posbury Clump, near Exeter, pre-dates the existence of dinosaurs and...
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    Little Ireland's ridiculous leaders have landed it in a Brexit crisis

    It's embarrassing enough that the Republic of Ireland is the EU's little lapdog, but it's also crazy that Fine Gael, a party that was founded to secure freedom and independence for Ireland, are trying to deny those same rights to the British...
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    Europeans have started to change their minds on Brexit

    Boris Johnson turning the tables on Leo Varadkar, putting the Irish Taoiseach under great pressure, has shifted European public opinion on Brexit...
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    Woman sentenced to minimum of 32 years for murdering her children

    A mother who killed her two daughters because they "got in the way of her sex life" has been jailed for life. Louise Porton denied killing three-year-old Lexi Draper and 17-month-old Scarlett Vaughan, who died...
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    Boris Johnson visits stricken Whaley Bridge dam

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited crews working to repair a damaged reservoir that threatens to flood a Derbyshire town. Some 1,500 residents of Whaley Bridge have been evacuated in case the dam...
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    It's not just the backstop

    Boris Johnson needs to get rid of more than just the Irish backstop to achieve full independence for Britain... It’s not just the backstop The Withdrawal Agreement is a betrayal of Brexit. It must be scrapped entirely. BRIAN MONTEITH, Brexit Party MEP 1st August 2019 Spiked Remainer...