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Boss cuts The chief executive of the Co-operative Group, Richard Pennycock, asked for a pay cut, saying his job had…
West Heslerton and other villages with one careful owner
Squire power The village of West Heslerton in Yorkshire was put up for sale at £20 million after its owner,…
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Squire power The village of West Heslerton in Yorkshire was put up for sale at £20 million after its owner,…
What Hillary Clinton won’t find in Area 51
Area of doubt Hillary Clinton has said that if she is elected she will open files on the US military…
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Area of doubt Hillary Clinton has said that if she is elected she will open files on the US military…
Denmark tried Osborne’s sugar tax. Here’s what happened
Bottling out Does any country have experience of a sugary drinks tax? — Denmark introduced a tax on sweetened soft…
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Bottling out Does any country have experience of a sugary drinks tax? — Denmark introduced a tax on sweetened soft…
Staines, Pile o’ Bones and other towns that changed name
Name that town The representative of Slough in the UK Youth Parliament called for the town’s name to be changed…
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Name that town The representative of Slough in the UK Youth Parliament called for the town’s name to be changed…
What you can see at Britain’s least popular tourist attraction
Lonely fortress Weoley Castle in Birmingham was revealed to be the least-visited tourist attraction in England, with 5,205 visitors last year. What…
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Lonely fortress Weoley Castle in Birmingham was revealed to be the least-visited tourist attraction in England, with 5,205 visitors last year. What…
Shouting in Guildford, and six other things you’re not allowed to do
You can’t do that there ’ere Some of the things which have been banned under Public Spaces Protection Orders, according to…
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You can’t do that there ’ere Some of the things which have been banned under Public Spaces Protection Orders, according to…
No second EU referendum? Tell that to the Danes and the Irish
Vote no, vote often David Cameron scorned Boris Johnson’s idea that voting to leave the EU might result in further…
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Vote no, vote often David Cameron scorned Boris Johnson’s idea that voting to leave the EU might result in further…
The legend of the honest estate agent
Selling with honesty An Essex estate agent sold a flat in Westcliff-on-Sea for £22,500 over the £125,000 asking price after…
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Selling with honesty An Essex estate agent sold a flat in Westcliff-on-Sea for £22,500 over the £125,000 asking price after…
What does it take to have someone declared dead? £480, for a start
Matters of life and death Lord Lucan is now officially presumed dead. How do you have someone declared dead? In…
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Matters of life and death Lord Lucan is now officially presumed dead. How do you have someone declared dead? In…
What happens if a British election ends in a dead heat? Well, one did…
Ballots drawn Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tossed a coin to decide which of them was the winner in some…
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Ballots drawn Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tossed a coin to decide which of them was the winner in some…
Henry Worsley and the annals of heroic British failure
So near and yet so far Henry Worsley died in a Chilean hospital of peritonitis after being airlifted from Antartica,…
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So near and yet so far Henry Worsley died in a Chilean hospital of peritonitis after being airlifted from Antartica,…
Barometer: why is oil measured in barrels, and who in England can’t speak English?
Roll out the barrel The price of crude oil dropped below $30 a barrel. Why do we measure it in…
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Roll out the barrel The price of crude oil dropped below $30 a barrel. Why do we measure it in…
