Imperialist propaganda doesn’t get any more tender-hearted than “Downton Abbey.” The BBC series about extremely rich people in 1912 and their sweetly devoted staff of obedient servants always paid a certain amount of lip service to the inherent injustice of British aristocratic oligarchy, but not enough to make any of …
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Meghan Markle’s apparent desire to keep her latest trip New York ‘low key’ and ‘under the radar’ seems to have been forgotten when she arrived at the US Open – at least when it came to her appearance on the big screen inside the stadium. The 38-year-old Duchess of Sussex, …
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A teenager who could spend her life in a wheelchair due to medical negligence when she was born at Hull Royal Infirmary has been awarded an £850,000 payout. The girl was born in the early Noughties suffering a displaced left hip but would have probably made a full recovery if …
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The country’s most rare 50p coins have just entered circulation. And Brits are being told to keep their eagle eyes out for the fifty pence pieces – because, if you land yourself one, you could end up thousands richer. The Royal Mint has this week released its latest Peter Rabbit …
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Welcome back to our weekly round-up of the long reads on the web that are worth the investment. If you want to make sure you don’t miss future Global Comment content, don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter right at the bottom of this post. Before we start, don’t …
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The boom of online shoppping hasn’t just stopped at online groceries, now you can get your favourite sex toy and lube direct to your door, but which sex shop offers the best shipping deals? ©-narimbur-Depositphotos There are a number of online adult stores based in the UK. They include the …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are celebrating a social media milestone as their official Instagram account reached 10 million followers over the weekend. Royal fans are going wild over the achievement, which sees the official Instagram of Kate Middleton, 37, and Prince William, 37, reach a grand total of …
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Sofia Richie, 21, commands attention in a striking cut-out jumpsuit as her beau Scott Disick, 36, treats her to romantic date night during NYFW By Tiffany Wallis For Mailonline Published: 14:27, 9 September 2019 | Updated: 15:49, 9 September 2019 She has been bringing her fashion A-game to this year’s …
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Inside ‘Shark One’: Scott Morrison’s new $250MILLION plane is revealed after a commercial Jetstar Airbus A330 is transformed into a 100-seater tanker for the prime minister Scott Morrison has named his upgraded Prime Minister’s aircraft ‘Shark One’ The jet is a modified A330, previously used commercially by Qantas and Jetstar …
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brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. Boris Johnson will suspend Parliament tonight for five weeks amid Remainer fury at claims he could try to sabotage their No Deal law. Downing Street confirmed prorogation will happen this evening even if – as expected – the PM loses his latest effort to force a …
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