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The Spectator 9 September 2017 9:00 am
More or less a million One in 79 Britons is now a millionaire thanks to property price rises. The word…
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The Spectator 12 August 2017 9:00 am
Out with a whimper Usain Bolt managed only a bronze in his last appearance in the 100 metres at the…
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The Spectator 29 July 2017 9:00 am
But me no butts Boris Johnson, being taught a Maori head-to-head greeting, joked that it might be ‘misinterpreted in a…
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The Spectator 20 May 2017 9:00 am
Veggie skills Forest Green Rovers, described as the world’s first vegan football club, was promoted to the Football League. Some…
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The Spectator 13 May 2017 9:00 am
God forbid Irish police investigated Stephen Fry over a complaint of blasphemy, which is no longer a criminal offence in…
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The Spectator 6 May 2017 9:00 am
Spend, spend, spend London mayor Sadiq Khan ended support for the Garden Bridge, probably killing it off. How are other…
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The Spectator 29 April 2017 9:00 am
Pippa goes public Church of England lawyers ruled that the public must be allowed to attend the wedding of Pippa…
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The Spectator 22 April 2017 9:00 am
Back to the Foot year This year’s election has been likened to that of 1983 when, under Michael Foot’s leadership,…
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The Spectator 14 April 2017 11:00 pm
Cabin fodder British Airways proposes to stop serving free meals on long-haul flights. — Although passengers once took it for…
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The Spectator 8 April 2017 9:00 am
Nice littler earners Cressida Dick, the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, will take a voluntary pay cut from £270,000…
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The Spectator 1 April 2017 9:00 am
First through the exit Is Britain the first country to leave the EU? — As a full part of France,…
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The Spectator 25 March 2017 9:00 am
Princes among men British DJ Mark Dezzani was hoping to be elected prince of Seborga, a self-proclaimed independent state in……
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The Spectator 18 March 2017 9:00 am
Mary Queen of Golf? The vote by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to admit women as members has reawakened…
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The Spectator 11 March 2017 9:00 am
Naming the weather Former BBC weatherman Bill Giles has said he’s fed up with storms being named. — The practice…
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The Spectator 9 March 2017 3:00 pm
Naming the weather Former BBC weatherman Bill Giles has said he’s fed up with storms being named. — The practice…
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The Spectator 4 March 2017 9:00 am
And the losers are… La La Land was mistakenly announced as winner of the Oscar for best picture before the…
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The Spectator 2 March 2017 3:00 pm
And the losers are… La La Land was mistakenly announced as winner of the Oscar for best picture before the…
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The Spectator 23 February 2017 3:00 pm
Big league Lincoln City became the first non-league club since Queens Park Rangers in 1914 to win a place in…
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The Spectator 23 February 2017 3:00 pm
Big league Lincoln City became the first non-league club since Queens Park Rangers in 1914 to win a place in…
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The Spectator 18 February 2017 9:00 am
Special forces Cathedral constables at York Minister got back their powers of arrest, which they had held from the 13th…
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The Spectator 16 February 2017 3:00 pm
Special forces Cathedral constables at York Minister got back their powers of arrest, which they had held from the 13th…
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The Spectator 11 February 2017 9:00 am
Match of the knights Emails emerged suggesting David Beckham would rather appreciate a knighthood. How many goals do you have…
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The Spectator 9 February 2017 3:00 pm
Match of the knights Emails emerged suggesting David Beckham would rather appreciate a knighthood. How many goals do you have…
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The Spectator 9 February 2017 3:00 pm
Match of the knights Emails emerged suggesting David Beckham would rather appreciate a knighthood. How many goals do you have…
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The Spectator 4 February 2017 9:00 am
Trump’s rivals More than 1.7m people signed a petition on Parliament’s website demanding that Donald Trump’s state visit be cancelled,…