Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars as boss vows to make it less ‘white, middle-aged and middle class’ A critic said it was ‘another institution falling to the modernisation agenda’ The president said the RHS would affirm the ‘commitment to equality’ TV garden designer Danny Clarke welcomed the proposed …
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How Royal divorces made John Major dither over replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia Major administration was concerned at public anger over cost of a new vessel Debate began after marriages of Prince Charles and Prince Andrew fell apart In March 1996, Sir John’s private secretary, Alex Allan, described rationale PM did …
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Prince Harry’s mental health documentary series with Oprah Winfrey has ‘stalled’, after facing several delays, according to insiders. The Duke of Sussex, 36, who is currently living in his $14 million mansion in California, announced he had been working on the Apple TV documentary series for ‘several months’ with the …
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The first batches of the newly-approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca have started arriving at UK hospitals ahead of the jab’s rollout. Some 530,000 doses of the jab will be available from Monday – with vulnerable people taking priority – as Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the inoculation …
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The Royal Navy sent four warships into the English Channel to warn French trawlers to stay away from British fish as the Brexit deal came into force. Hours before the deal took effect on New Year’s Day the boats, armed with cannons and machine guns, left Portsmouth to put a …
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After nine months of ever-changing rules and disruption, many of us will be happy just to travel somewhere safe, sunny and hassle-free this year. In fact, 2021 promises to be a bumper one for great things to see and do with plenty of new openings, anniversaries and sports and cultural …
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The United States surpassed 20 million coronavirus cases on New Year’s Day, but the raging pandemic didn’t stop large crowds from gathering in several big cities across the country including New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa on Thursday night. Data released by Johns Hopkins University on Friday indicates …
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Ohio boy, 3, who was abandoned in a cemetery with his dog two days before Christmas is reunited with his father while cops weigh charges against his mom Boy was left abandoned with his dog in a cemetery two days before Christmas Three-year-old Tony was picked up by officers from …
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My haven, Ian Rankin: The bestselling crime writer, 60, in the music room of his Edinburgh flat Ian Rankin, 60, shared items of significance inside his home in Edinburgh Bestselling crime writer cherishes pictures of his family placed around the room He also treasures props from the ITV adaptation of his …
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Some weeks ago I thought it might be helpful to paint a picture in these pages of what this country could look like in a few years’ time. Think Back To The Future if you like. My imaginary hero was not a mad professor creating a time-travelling DeLorean car, but …
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