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Shut up the windows and tuck into a curry: Hot tips for surviving the heatwave
Friday 19 July 2013
Short of moving somewhere cold, how do you beat the heat? Tom Peck tried some of the many suggestions for staying cool
Royal Mint to mark birth of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby by giving away silver pennies at an estimated cost of £50,000
Thursday 04 July 2013
The penny, which will be presented in a pink or blue pouch, has been marked with the year 2013 to commemorate the babies' year of birth
iStyle: Make tracks underground
Friday 24 May 2013
From old train seats to Tube station posters, the next stop could be your house, says Trish Lorenz
Keep the change, say Germans alarmed by European plan to scrap copper coins
Sunday 19 May 2013
Desperate to save pennies as the economic crisis continues to bite, the European Union is mulling over phasing out one and two cent coins after it emerged that they cost more than their face value to mint.
The Great Gatsby needs more than three dimensions
Sunday 05 May 2013
I'm worried my love of the book will be killed if I watch Lurhmann's new film
Liberty Head 'Walton' nickel from 1913 rakes in more than $3m at auction
Friday 26 April 2013
The 5 cent coin was one of five produced illegally by a rogue US Mint worker
Striking gold: Royal Mint moves back into Indian market
Monday 18 February 2013
The Royal Mint is heading back into the world’s biggest gold market after nearly a century’s absence as it announced plans to produce sovereigns in India today.
Doctor Who's 50th birthday to be marked with commemorative coin
Thursday 24 January 2013
Doctor Who's 50th anniversary is to be celebrated with the issue of a commemorative coin in New Zealand.
How To Be Beautiful: Scrub up nice
Sunday 13 January 2013
Exfoliation is just about the only thing you can do to feel instantly better about the state of your physical being.
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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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