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The Colston chronicles Who, exactly, was Sir Edward Colston? Colston was born into a family of merchants and spent the…
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Covid deaths Has Covid-19 evolved to become less deadly? — Global infections reached a new peak on 29 May, with…
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Site test What’s on offer in the town of Barnard Castle? — Ruined 12th-century castle perched high above the Tees,…
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Unusual crowd FC Seoul apologised after using sex dolls to try to create some atmosphere as games went ahead behind…
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Safety first The government was criticised for its new coronavirus slogan, ‘Stay alert’. What are the most common safety slogans…
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Admitting defeat 8 May is celebrated as VE Day, but it is also a date which marks a significant English…
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Multiplying by hundreds The Queen penned a personal 100th birthday message to Captain Tom Moore, who has raised money for…
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Oldies and goodies Captain Tom Moore, 99, raised more than £26 million by walking 100 laps of the garden of…
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TV quizzes An ITV drama told the story of Major Charles Ingram, who was convicted of cheating in the gameshow…
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Game on A few things which are still going on, in spite of coronavirus: — Football in Belarus, where the…
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People power Boris Johnson said that the reaction to the coronavirus crisis showed ‘There really is such a thing as…
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Time out When did British workers start being ‘furloughed’? The word furlough is first recorded in the English language in…
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Taking off Who came up with the concept of ‘helicopter money’? — The term is derived from an essay in…
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Heathrow’s nine runways When was a third runway for Heathrow first proposed? Heathrow was always planned to have multiple runways.…
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What a hole The World Health Organisation added processed meats to its list of ‘known’ carcinogens. A few of the…
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Breeding controversy A Downing Street aide, believed to have been recruited as a result of Dominic Cummings’s advert for ‘weirdos…
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Going viral A few of the businesses which chose ‘Corona’ as a brand name and now have a bit of…
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Mumbo jumbo The Prime Minister called opposition to imports of US-produced food ‘mumbo jumbo’. The expression was introduced to the…
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In the beginning How did Britain mark its entry into the European Economic Community on 1 January 1973? There were no…
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Parliamentary motions The government floated the idea of moving the House of Lords permanently to York. Until it was found…
How can Harry and Meghan cash in?
Royal flush The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have registered the trademark ‘Sussex Royal’ as part of their plan to…
Is a double-barrelled surname still posh?
Lock, stock and double barrels In Rebecca Long Bailey, who sometimes hyphenates her name and sometimes doesn’t, the Labour party…
What did psychics predict was going to happen in 2019?
Bah humbug Some of the things reported to have been banned this Christmas: — Mulled wine banned from being sold…
How common are volcanic eruptions?
Volcanic eruptions At least six people were killed when White Island, a volcano off New Zealand’s North Island, erupted. How…
What weather records were broken in 2019?
Keeping it in the family A study by the Middle East Technical University claimed to prove that the pronounced chin…
