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Under Operation Orbital, the UK trained the Ukrainian Armed Forces after the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. 15 May 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Operation Orbital is the code-name for a British military operation to train and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was launched in 2015 in response to the…
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The Housemartins and Beautiful South frontman invited fans to celebrate his 60th birthday with him 09 May 2022 | Sophie Zeldin-O’Neill | The Guardian | With additional photos from Twitter Fans Listen carefully and you may hear one of 60 pubs across the UK and Ireland playing anthems by the Beautiful South on Monday night….
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In what was to become known as ‘a financial Dunkirk,’ Britain used the Lend-Lease Act to acquire food, oil, and other materials from the United States 09 January 2019 | Micheal Chimaobi Kalu | War History Online Perhaps there are there few better ways to end a year than by clearing off a long-standing debt….
The ‘analysis’ of her speech contends that the ‘West’s punishment, payment and prevention approach to ending war could leave Putin cornered‘ Photo: Liz Truss, speaking at Mansion House in London on Wednesday, made clear Russia would be required to leave the whole of Ukraine. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA 29 April 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media…
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The former British colony will replace the UKs Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic. Photo: Sandra Mason, the current governor-general, is set to be sworn in as president on November 30, the country’s 55th anniversary of independence from the UK [Jacob King and John Stillwell/AFP] 21 October 2021 | Staf/Wires…
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Post: Wartime teddy bear Blitzy will be sold at auction after being found in an attic (Hansons/PA) The bear, to be sold at auction, was purchased for a five-year-old girl around the time of the heavy bombing of Manchester in 1940 19 July 2021 | Amos Wynn | Belfast Times A wartime teddy bear that…
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Photo: Young women hitch-hike on country lanes, 1956. Photograph: Harry Kerr/Getty Images Hitch-hiking. By now there is likely a generation or two who do not really know what the term means. It is a shame. In 1970, when I was still shy of being ‘of age,’ two friends and I hitched from Toronto to Florida and…
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A series of articles discussing what some are calling the UK’s “de facto amnesty” for those involved in Troubles-related killings. Northern Secretary says proposals are ‘painful recognition of the reality of where we are’ 2. Proposals characterised as ‘de facto amnesty’ for killers 3. Key events since the Troubles began 4. London denies this is…
The seascape painting is entitled ‘Purfleet and the Essex Shore as seen from Long Reach’ by renowned British painter J.M.W. Turner 05 July 2021 | UROOBA JAMAL | AP via Bloomberg London (AP) — A seascape by renowned British painter J.M.V. Turner will be auctioned by Sotheby’s on Wednesday. The painting, which can currently be…
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Photo: Emma Raducanu became the youngest British woman to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon in the Open Era (Reuters Photo) 08 September 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media This page started out in July as an overview of Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon and the match she did not finish. But now, in September,…
Photo: The government has launched an investigation into the leaked CCTV footage of Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters A firm that provided security at Matt Hancock’s office, where leaked CCTV footage showed him kissing an aide, has also worked at the Porton Down defence research laboratory, RAF bases, and a military bunker that would house…
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Photo: Flora Rider with her winning marmalade. Photo by Hermione McCosh Photography. 21 June 2021 | Lori Little | County Press AT JUST nine years old, Chillerton’s Flora Rider has been named the world’s best marmalade maker in a prestigious competition. She triumphed over thousands of entries in the 2021 Homemade Marmalade Awards, receiving the…
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