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Watch: Fairport Convention & Steeleye Span (1971)

James Porteous 29 July 2022 0 Comment

A treasure. Two short live sets from Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span at Ainsdale Beach on 30 June 1971. 29 July 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Fairport Convention & Steeleye Span...

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UK: Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (2022)

James Porteous 2 June 2022 0 Comment

The Queen, 96, is celebrating 70 years of her reign and hopes the festivities will give people an opportunity to reflect on the country’s achievements since 1952. Below are some details of the celebrations...

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Two Love Letters to the Queen

James Porteous 31 May 2022 0 Comment

View Post As the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, a Canadian artist and a Canadian writer look back on ‘growing up’ with the Queen. Photo: Platinum Jubilee: Queen images projected onto Stonehenge and Marble...

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UK: Musician Paul Heaton donates £1,000 each to 60 pubs

James Porteous 10 May 2022 0 Comment

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...

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Britain Settled Lend-Lease WWII Debts in 2006

James Porteous 10 May 2022 0 Comment

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 |...

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Barbados: First-ever president to replace Queen Elizabeth as head of state

James Porteous 22 October 2021 0 Comment

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...

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Blitzy The Wartime Teddy is Looking for New Home

James Porteous 20 July 2021 0 Comment

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...

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A writer recalls holidays hitching and hiking across England (1930)

James Porteous 15 July 2021 0 Comment

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....

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Backstory: The UK’s Troubles ‘Amnesty’

James Porteous 15 July 2021 0 Comment

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’...

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Rare J.M.W. Turner expected to fetch $5.5 million to $8.3 million at auction

James Porteous 6 July 2021 0 Comment

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) —...

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Tennis star Emma Raducanu

James Porteous 5 July 2021 0 Comment

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...

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US-owned firm ‘Emcor’ was CCTV provider for Matt Hancock’s office

James Porteous 1 July 2021 0 Comment

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...