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    2019 Cricket World Cup get underway

    The 2019 Cricket World Cup got underway yesterday. World No1, tournament favourites and hosts England started the proceedings with a convincing 104 run win over South Africa at the Oval in London...
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    The EU is an empire in decay

    Most Europeans believe that the European Union will collapse within 20 years, raising the prospect of new conflicts and wars on the continent. This is the conclusion of the Berlin-based think-tank, the European Council on Foreign Relations, having carried out polls in 14 EU member states...
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    Brexit Party threatens to sue SNP MEP

    The chairman of the Brexit Party is threatening to sue an SNP MEP over comments he made about party funding. During a television interview, SNP member Alyn Smith described the Brexit Party as a "money laundering...
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    No Deal Brexit is NO big deal — we could have £39bn in our pockets and free trade

    Even if Theresa May never really believed it, the nation took to heart her message that No Deal is better than a bad deal...
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    A Remainer taking Johnson to court is a sinister attack on our freedoms

    It used to be merely annoying when the Remainers came up with yet another ruse to try and overturn the democratic decision made in June 2016...
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    Chelsea defeat Arsenal to win Europa League

    Chelsea have won their fifth European trophy as they thrashed Arsenal 4-1 in an all-English Europa League final to lift the trophy...
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    Earl of Pembroke William Marshal honoured with tapestry

    A tapestry which took five years to create has been unveiled in a Welsh town in honour of one of its greatest historical figures...
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    Cheese rolling race crowns new champion

    A new champion has been crowned at the death-defying annual cheese rolling race. Max McDougall, 22...
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    2,400 year old Celtic shield found in Leicestershire

    An incredibly well-preserved shield made from tree bark may be the find of the century and revolutionise what is known about Celtic weaponry...
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    Meet the milkshake truthers

    Remainers' latest attempts to thwart democracy by milkshaking Brexiteers campaigning in the EU elections...
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    May to resign as British PM

    Theresa May announced this morning she will step down as Tory leader on Friday 7th June and carry on as PM until a successor is elected, probably in July. As a result of her failure to deliver Brexit, this morning she was delivered an ultimatum at 10 Downing Street by Graham Brady, boss of the...
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    Kingdom saved from ruination after ravens born at Tower of London

    Raven chicks have been born at the Tower of London for the first time in 30 years. The four new arrivals began hatching on St George's Day following the arrival of breeding pair Huginn and Muninn at the end...
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    The world's most gruesome burial sites

    Skulls and bones are a given in the every day life of an archaeologists but sometimes burials are stumbled upon that are so shocking, they take everyone by surprise...
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    Prescribing deer dung and pigeon slippers

    What would you do if you thought your children had turned into "rats and mice"? Or if you had the "French disease"? Or had trouble with witches? In 16th Century England, you might have...
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2019 gets underway tonight

    The 64th Eurovision Song Contest gets underway tonight in Tel Aviv. The Netherlands are the favourite to win, being represented by Duncan Laurence and the song "Arcade." But it's the Icelandic act which looks set to make the big headlines...
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    Islamophobia a hate crime… whatever next? A ban on criticising Marx and fascism?

    Rod Liddle on the madness of making "Islamophobia" a "hate crime". His hero of thbe week is Madonna, for refusing to bow to the pro-Palestinian mob and still perform at tonight's Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv... ROD LIDDLE Islamophobia a hate crime… whatever next? A ban on criticising...
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    Food residue forund on medieval pottery

    English peasants in medieval times lived on a combination of meat stews, leafy vegetables and dairy products which scientists say was healthier than modern diets. Food...
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    Meet the secret Brexiteers

    Much has been made of the Brexit Party’s insurgency amongst people in Leave-voting communities, who have been subject to disparaging and patronising establishment contempt ever since they dared to vote the ‘wrong’ way in the EU referendum. But far less attention is given to the minority...
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    The riddle of Winchester Cathedral's skeletons

    For centuries bones believed to be the remains of Anglo-Saxon and early Norman rulers and bishops have been kept in mortuary chests in Winchester Cathedral. Over the years the...
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    'Incredibly rare' Roman coin found during A14 roadworks

    An "incredibly rare" Roman coin minted for an ill-fated emperor has been found during work to upgrade an A road. It depicts Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, who reigned for about two months in...