In the grand scheme of things that contribute to inequality, transport probably doesn’t come up as one of the first things you would think of. But from being able to get to that job that you really want, to that all-important hospital appointment with a cancer specialist, to being able …
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A ‘rare’ Beatrix Potter 50p coin is on eBay for a staggering £13,000. A seller from the UK is flogging the Benjamin Bunny commemorative coin for an eye watering £13,213. The Royal Mint bolstered the coin collection in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the author’s birth. The Mint …
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The Queen’s cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten says Royals ‘don’t talk about’ his same sex marriage to a flight attendant but his daughters and ex-wife ‘like having another man in the house’ ahead of first anniversary Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 56, came out and separated from wife of 16 years in 2011 …
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The Earth’s magnetic field is in a permanent state of change. Magnetic north drifts around and every few hundred thousand years the polarity flips so a compass would point south instead of north. The strength of the magnetic field also constantly changes and currently it is showing signs of significant …
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With Brexit likely hard and painful now looming large on the horizon, and what appears to be a mess of galactic proportions taking place in Westminster, now seems the most opportune time for the 18,000 EU citizens living in Cornwall to apply for the EU Settled Status. Considering the mess …
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With cracking comedies, gripping dramas and bigger and better reality shows, Autumn TV has never been so good. From Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great to the majestic third series of The Crown and a champions edition of Britain’s Got Talent, there’s a host of superb TV heading your way. So, …
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With her history of animal activism and semi- vegan diet, the Duchess of Sussex could be forgiven for putting off a huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ visit to Balmoral since marrying into the Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will take their son Archie on their first visit to …
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Everton forward Kevin Mirallas joins Royal Antwerp after being frozen out by Toffees boss Marco Silva Kevin Mirallas has ended his seven-year stay at Goodison Park Mirallas has spent the last 18 months on loan at Fiorentina and Olympiakos The forward watched Antwerp’s defeat to AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night …
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Prince Andrew returned to work in the UK today as he attempts to ride out the storm over his friendship with late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke of York has been at a golf retreat in Spain for the last two weeks – during which time Epstein’s alleged victims have made …
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A mellow corner of West Central Alberta’s Dogpound Creek. Neil Waugh/Edmonton Sun Edmonton By NEIL WAUGH On the afternoon of Aug 23, 1886 — at precisely 12:45 p.m. — the Calgary-to-Edmonton stagecoach was pulling out of the coulee named for a frontier rounder called Addy McPherson in the vicinity of …
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