eBay: Rare Royal Mint Olympic 50p coin sells for £245

You might have a small fortune lying around in your house after a commemorative 2012 Olympic 50p coin sold for almost 500 times its face value. The coin marked the London games with an image of a swimmer on the tail side. The coin was designed in 2011, and previously described by the Royal …

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Who is Martin Bakole? Meet the 23-STONE heavyweight with royal connections set to fight Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia after Daniel Dubois’ last-minute withdrawal

Martin Bakole is no stranger to stepping up when others won’t with his latest challenge being no exception. After Daniel Dubois was forced to withdraw due to illness, Bakole has agreed to fight former world champion Joseph Parker on just two days’ notice. The Congolese heavyweight is coming into the …

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Stunning exhibition at Truro Cathedral

“What I thought was going to be incredibly simple became intricate, complicated, and utterly absorbing,” he said. “The journey was memorable and wonderfully hypnotic, a kind of reflective pilgrimage. My cathedral days involved hours of driving and thinking, with my reference Polaroids drying in the sun on the dashboard.” Source …

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Burke backing Royal Champion to reign in Winter Derby

A Royal Ascot winner for Roger Varian in 2023, he ended his time with the Carlburg Stables handler by finishing second in the Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine before spending the next year in Australia with Anthony and Sam Freedman. Returned to the UK to join Burke, he proved a …

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