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Old Ireland in Colour: Amazing photos of the 19th and 20th centuries

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These vivid colourised photos bring to life the history of Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, showing a world of cattle markets and horse-drawn trucks alongside Traveller children and pioneering women.  The images offer a glimpse of a time gone by, with horses in the streets, people sitting on mail trucks, and … Read more

Pub boss William Lees-Jones warns family firm faces biggest crisis for two centuries

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Scrapheap: Lees-Jones says kneejerk reactions from our politicians are crippling the industry The boss of a 192-year-old pub group has launched an attack on the ‘knee-jerk’ coronavirus restrictions that has forced him to shut half of his estate.  William Lees-Jones said businesses are being ‘thrown on the scrapheap’ by the measures – and that one … Read more

DAVID BLUNKETT: Democracy has been our bedrock for centuries but I fear it at risk due to Covid

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When two senior police officers were confused last week about the current lockdown rules, I was not surprised.  The different regulations and tiers across the country are bewildering and, what’s more, they are changing from area to area, day by day. And if senior police officers are unclear, the public must be, too. Of course, … Read more

Fire, Water, Earth? For centuries mystics have used a special system to define your true nature

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Many of us feel uncertain, even lost, in these turbulent times. And, when everything seems to be in upheaval, one route through is to turn to the wisdom of the ancients. Throughout lockdown, many of us have been seeking guidance from astrologers.Tarot practitioners are also reporting more interest from people seeking readings. That wish to … Read more

Photos: Canada’s Smoking Hills have burning for centuries

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Pictured: The hellish red-striped Smoking Hills – which have been burning for CENTURIES The hills are on Canada’s Arctic coast close to Cape Bathurst in the remote Northwest Territories  They were first discovered by Captain Robert McClure in the 1800s while on a rescue mission The smoke is caused by layers of sulphur-rich brown coal … Read more

Canada’s hellish Smoking Hills – which have been burning for CENTURIES

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Pictured: The hellish red-striped Smoking Hills – which have been burning for CENTURIES The hills are on Canada’s Arctic coast close to Cape Bathurst in the remote Northwest Territories  They were first discovered by Captain Robert McClure in the 1800s while on a rescue mission The smoke is caused by layers of sulphur-rich brown coal … Read more

Volcanic activity is escalating in Icelandic region and could cause disruption for CENTURIES

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Escalating volcanic activity in the Icelandic Reykjanes peninsula has the potential to cause disruption for 300 years, scientists have warned. The penninsula, which is south-west of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has not erupted for 800 years.  However, since the 21 January it has has seen more than 8,000 earthquakes and the land uplift of 10cm … Read more

For centuries, the Speaker was impartial but puffed-up with self-importance Bercow tore up the rules

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A scathing new biography of John Bercow reveals the hypocrisy of the former Speaker for claiming to be a champion of diversity when, in fact, he was at the centre of numerous allegations of bullying women.  Here, in the final part of our serialisation, we tell how he tried to salvage his legacy by sabotaging … Read more