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9 September 2017 9:00 am

More or less a million One in 79 Britons is now a millionaire thanks to property price rises. The word…

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12 August 2017 9:00 am

Out with a whimper Usain Bolt managed only a bronze in his last appearance in the 100 metres at the…

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29 July 2017 9:00 am

But me no butts Boris Johnson, being taught a Maori head-to-head greeting, joked that it might be ‘misinterpreted in a…

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20 May 2017 9:00 am

Veggie skills Forest Green Rovers, described as the world’s first vegan football club, was promoted to the Football League. Some…

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13 May 2017 9:00 am

God forbid Irish police investigated Stephen Fry over a complaint of blasphemy, which is no longer a criminal offence in…

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6 May 2017 9:00 am

Spend, spend, spend London mayor Sadiq Khan ended support for the Garden Bridge, probably killing it off. How are other…

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29 April 2017 9:00 am

Pippa goes public Church of England lawyers ruled that the public must be allowed to attend the wedding of Pippa…

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22 April 2017 9:00 am

Back to the Foot year This year’s election has been likened to that of 1983 when, under Michael Foot’s leadership,…

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14 April 2017 11:00 pm

Cabin fodder British Airways proposes to stop serving free meals on long-haul flights. — Although passengers once took it for…

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8 April 2017 9:00 am

Nice littler earners Cressida Dick, the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, will take a voluntary pay cut from £270,000…

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1 April 2017 9:00 am

First through the exit Is Britain the first country to leave the EU? — As a full part of France,…

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25 March 2017 9:00 am

Princes among men British DJ Mark Dezzani was hoping to be elected prince of Seborga, a self-proclaimed independent state in……

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18 March 2017 9:00 am

Mary Queen of Golf? The vote by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to admit women as members has reawakened…

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11 March 2017 9:00 am

Naming the weather Former BBC weatherman Bill Giles has said he’s fed up with storms being named. — The practice…

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9 March 2017 3:00 pm

Naming the weather Former BBC weatherman Bill Giles has said he’s fed up with storms being named. — The practice…

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4 March 2017 9:00 am

And the losers are… La La Land was mistakenly announced as winner of the Oscar for best picture before the…

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2 March 2017 3:00 pm

And the losers are… La La Land was mistakenly announced as winner of the Oscar for best picture before the…

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23 February 2017 3:00 pm

Big league Lincoln City became the first non-league club since Queens Park Rangers in 1914 to win a place in…

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23 February 2017 3:00 pm

Big league Lincoln City became the first non-league club since Queens Park Rangers in 1914 to win a place in…

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18 February 2017 9:00 am

Special forces Cathedral constables at York Minister got back their powers of arrest, which they had held from the 13th…

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16 February 2017 3:00 pm

Special forces Cathedral constables at York Minister got back their powers of arrest, which they had held from the 13th…

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11 February 2017 9:00 am

Match of the knights Emails emerged suggesting David Beckham would rather appreciate a knighthood. How many goals do you have…

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9 February 2017 3:00 pm

Match of the knights Emails emerged suggesting David Beckham would rather appreciate a knighthood. How many goals do you have…

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9 February 2017 3:00 pm

Match of the knights Emails emerged suggesting David Beckham would rather appreciate a knighthood. How many goals do you have…

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4 February 2017 9:00 am

Trump’s rivals More than 1.7m people signed a petition on Parliament’s website demanding that Donald Trump’s state visit be cancelled,…