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The most wonderful time of the year? Christmas shop opens in Cornwall despite scorching heatwave temperatures
Friday 19 July 2013
Rising temperatures haven't stopped the opening of a new Christmas shop
Magna Carta: Four surviving copies to be united for first time in history to mark 800th anniversary
Monday 15 July 2013
The British Library is to bring together four surviving copies of the original Magna Carta for the first time in history to mark the 800th anniversary of King John's royal charter.
Tips and deals of the week: Historic Britain; Aurora Reykjavik; Four Seasons Lion Palace in St Petersburg
Saturday 13 July 2013
The website: Historic Britain allows you to book B&Bs, hotels and holiday lets with notable character. Properties range from a 15th-century manor house B&B to an 18th-century Cotswold farmhouse (historicbritain.com).
Paperback review: Walk the Lines, By Mark Mason
Friday 05 July 2013
“The running total is 171.1 miles, not quite halfway,” groans Mason after the District Line, though this reader had the thought that no one forced him to do an overground trek of the Underground.
Paperback review: Walk the Lines, By Mark Mason
Friday 05 July 2013
“The running total is 171.1 miles, not quite halfway,” groans Mason after the District Line, though this reader had the thought that no one forced him to do an overground trek of the Underground.
Baroness Thatcher funeral sets TV record
Tuesday 28 May 2013
The BBC's coverage of Baroness Thatcher's funeral was the third-most-requested live television programme ever on the iPlayer – with only the Olympics proving more popular.
Jailed Pussy Riot member sent to hospital due to hunger strike
Tuesday 28 May 2013
A jailed member of the punk group Pussy Riot has been taken to hospital on the seventh day of a hunger strike to protest at what she calls a persecution campaign.
First gay couple wed in France amid tight security after controversial new legislation sparked violent protests
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Vincent Austin and Bruno Boileau tie the knot in historic wedding in Montpellier
French government seeks to ban extreme right-wing group
Friday 24 May 2013
The French government is taking steps to ban an extreme far-right movement believed to be planning violence at demonstration against gay marriage in Paris on Sunday.
Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
Tuesday 21 May 2013
A far-right French historian shot himself in the head beside the altar of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris today apparently in protest against the legalisation of gay marriage in France.
Canterbury Cathedral faces closure unless it can find £10m for repair bill
Monday 13 May 2013
Landmark may be closed to visitors after National Lottery Fund rejects appeal for cash
Paperback review: The Cleaner of Chartres, By Salley Vickers
Sunday 12 May 2013
Fans of Salley Vickers's appealing mix of psychological acuity and religious appreciation will have few complaints here, because this novel traces territory familiar to previous works such as Miss Garnet's Angel or Mr Golightly's Holiday.
Former Archbishop of York accused of covering up allegations of Church of England abuse
Friday 10 May 2013
Lord Hope was made aware of accusations against the former Dean of Manchester, Robert Waddington, in 1999 and again in 2003
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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