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Mariah Carey receives plaque for worldwide ‘multi-platinum’ single All I Want For Christmas Is You

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Mariah Carey famously released her very first holiday album Merry Christmas in 1994, featuring the infectious hit single All I Want For Christmas Is You. And the songbird, 50, was recently surprised with a plaque from her record label recognizing the album and single’s worldwide ‘multi-platinum’ success. ‘I am freaking out! This is amazing. I have not … Read more

Jacinda Ardern dons a hijab as she unveils a memorial plaque for the Christchurch terror attack 

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a memorial plaque to the 51 worshippers killed in last year’s Christchurch mosque terror attacks. Ms Ardern donned a headscarf and took part in a sombre ceremony at Al Noor mosque on Thursday morning as she visited Christchurch for the first time since the sentencing of Australian … Read more

Blue plaque honour for Winston Churchill’s favourite spy Christine Granville 

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Winston Churchill’s ‘favourite spy’ Christine Granville gets a blue plaque at hotel where she was stabbed to death by a stalker Christine Granville was one of the most effective special agents to serve Britain  The wartime spy is believed to have inspired Ian Fleming’s character Vesper Lynd Only 14% of over 950 English Heritage Blue Plaques … Read more

Muslim female secret agent executed by Nazis honoured with first blue plaque for Indian-origin woman

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A Muslim spy who was executed by the Nazis at Dachau concentration camp in 1944 is the first Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a blue plaque. Noor Inayat Khan, of Indian and US descent, served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE), which was set up by Sir Winston Churchill in 1940.  The English Heritage … Read more