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    Brexiteer MP and crazy Remainer author have bust-up on live TV

    Mark Francois, the Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford and the Deputy Leader of the pro-Brexit ERG, and left-wing author Will Self had a bust-up on the BBC's Politics Live after Self made a disgusting slur against 17,410,742 voters...
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    Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires' list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in modern history...
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    MPs must not now be allowed to overrule us

    The time for kicking the can down the road has come to an end and MPs – especially in the governing party – have to look over the edge at the train of events that they are going to set off if they don’t hold out for No Deal and leaving on 29th March...
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    Uncle Rich's A to Z of remain

    An A-Z of Brexit according to Remainers, listing the lexicon of doublespeak and some of the leading runners and riders, in dictionary form. You’ll find the real meaning of each expression in italics . . ...
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    Mary, Queen of Scots, documents found

    A group of documents believed to have been signed by Mary, Queen of Scots, have come to light at the Museum of Edinburgh after decades spent unseen...
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    Bronze Age sword fragment linked to hoard

    Experts say a sword fragment will help them better understand the "practice of hoarding" in the Bronze Age...
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    Manchester United make Champions League history against Paris

    At the Park des Princes in Paris last night Manchester United were heading out of the Champions League until a goal four minutes into injury time at the end of the match sent them through to the quarter finals. And they also made a bit of Champions League history...
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    English Civil War cannonball found in castle wall

    A "small football-sized" cannonball thought to have been fired during the English Civil War has been found wedged in a wall. It was discovered during repair work at Castle Cornet in Guernsey. 'English Civil War cannonball' found in castle wall BBC News 7 March 2019 Stonemasons found the...
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    The UK defeated the EU. You should be demanding surrender terms, not offering them

    Someone courageous with cunning and a devout belief in Brexit needs to come back to Brussels. That much should also be obvious. Independence must be immediate and unconditional...
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    Henry VI and his wife were joined in bed by a sex coach

    Henry VI and his wife Margaret of Anjou were joined in bed by their most trusted courtiers, a historian has revealed. Lauren Johnson has uncovered evidence in the National Archives and...