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New photos a walk through Dundee’s history from 1900s up until 1998 – Evening Telegraph

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6 Destinations with Stunning Flower-Covered Façades | Architectural Digest

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Poppy Delevingne and T.R. Knight on bringing Picasso’s extraordinary world to life in Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’

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‘Doctor Who’: 10 Things You May Not Know About ‘Into the Dalek’ | Anglophenia | BBC America

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Did you know that these 36 everyday phrases were created by Shakespeare? – Morley Observer and Advertiser

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The Avengers: How Joss Whedon & Marvel Made the Battle of New York – Thrillist

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Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world

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Scientists grow diamonds that can bend and stretch like rubber – BGR

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Freddy Anderson memorial/birthday party 17 Aug 2019
Celtic links with Ireland explored and celebrated in new book edition 8 Aug 2019
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The Static and the Dynamic 29 Jul 2019
New direction at Smeddum’s Hotpotch 29 Jul 2019
The Real Beauty of Childish Gambino’s ‘Guava Island’ – DJBooth 16 Apr 2019
Brexit and Bad Faith – Craig Murray 13 Mar 2019
‘Pureland’ by Zarrar Said: A magic realist novel on the lines of ‘Midnight’s Children’ 7 Mar 2019
Wings Over Scotland | If this were only cleared away. Cartoon 7 Mar 2019
The UK Labour Party’s “Antisemitism Crisis” and the Likud Supporters in Its Leadership 6 Mar 2019
Book review: Bird Summons, by Leila Aboulela – The Scotsman 6 Mar 2019
From Culloden to Yemen, by Paul Anderson 31 Oct 2018
A Broad New Coalition Is Rising to Block Brazil’s Far Right From the Presidency 27 Oct 2018
SDLP MLA calls for Arlene Foster to resign over Good Friday Agreement comments – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk 4 Oct 2018
PM’s end of austerity claim shows she’s out of step with the country, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National 3 Oct 2018
Wings Over Scotland | One tired eyebrow 2 Oct 2018
DUP ‘s Arlene Foster says Good Friday Agreement not ‘sacrosanct’ as she praises Boris Johnson’s Brexit vision | The Independent 2 Oct 2018
Philip Hammond: UK will enforce hard border in Ireland if there is no Brexit deal – POLITICO 1 Oct 2018
Léargas: Frederick Douglass and Ireland 1 Oct 2018
Mary Prince: Who was the abolitionist and author of the first slavery memoir published in Britain by a woman? | The Independent 1 Oct 2018
The Silence of the Whores – Craig Murray 31 Jul 2018
The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat 31 Jul 2018
Monument celebrating shared mythology of Ireland and Scotland unveiled | HeraldScotland 29 Jun 2018
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Kenny MacAskill: Nicola Sturgeon creates ‘New SNP’ and undemocratic regime 31 May 2018
MSM Is Frantically Attacking Dissenting Syria Narratives, And It Looks Really Bad 24 Apr 2018
BIGGEST FINANCIAL EVENT IN A GENERATION | Jim Willie On Metals & Markets | Silver Doctors 24 Apr 2018
Germany’s Largest Public TV News Broadcaster: Syria Chemical Attack “Most Likely Staged” | Zero Hedge 24 Apr 2018
More Brexit defeats for No 10 in Lords amid reports of cabinet split 24 Apr 2018
20 killed including bride as Saudi-led coalition airstrike hits a wedding party in Yemen 24 Apr 2018
Polish war refugee who served in British Army turned down for UK passport | News | The Times 24 Apr 2018
New photos a walk through Dundee’s history from 1900s up until 1998 – Evening Telegraph 24 Apr 2018
These are TripAdvisor’s 10 best cities in the world 24 Apr 2018
6 Destinations with Stunning Flower-Covered Façades | Architectural Digest 24 Apr 2018
Poppy Delevingne and T.R. Knight on bringing Picasso’s extraordinary world to life in Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’ 24 Apr 2018
‘Doctor Who’: 10 Things You May Not Know About ‘Into the Dalek’ | Anglophenia | BBC America 24 Apr 2018
Did you know that these 36 everyday phrases were created by Shakespeare? – Morley Observer and Advertiser 24 Apr 2018
The Avengers: How Joss Whedon & Marvel Made the Battle of New York – Thrillist 24 Apr 2018
Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world 24 Apr 2018
Scientists grow diamonds that can bend and stretch like rubber – BGR 24 Apr 2018
Amber Rudd’s position ‘untenable’ after Windrush scandal | The National 23 Apr 2018
Few Tories even grasp what Windrush says about them | Isabel Hardman | Opinion | The Guardian 23 Apr 2018
Ben Jennings on identity checks at elections – cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian 23 Apr 2018
Index on Disgrace – Craig Murray 23 Apr 2018
Shooting Greenland in Winter: Part 1 – Uummannaq Whiteout: Digital Photography Review 23 Apr 2018
8 Things To Expect at a Yoga Retreat in India – Women’s Health 23 Apr 2018
In New York City, following in David Bowie’s footsteps | Stuff.co.nz 23 Apr 2018
Blue blooms: Matisse is having a fashion moment this spring | Fashion | The Guardian 23 Apr 2018
Graphic Novelists Argue Medium Is “Twice as Hard” to Create Than Prose or Scripts | Hollywood Reporter 23 Apr 2018
‘The Seagull’: Tribeca Review | Reviews | Screen 23 Apr 2018
China’s AI dream is well on its way to becoming a reality | South China Morning Post 23 Apr 2018
Natalie Portman Rejects Israel Prize in Light of its Crimes in Gaza | BDS Movement 23 Apr 2018
The UK Refused To Raid A Company Suspected Of Money Laundering, Citing Its Tory Donations 22 Apr 2018
Ekklesia | Charity takes legal action against DWP for disabled claimants’ arrears 22 Apr 2018
Sticking plaster solutions to poverty are no longer working | Morning Star 22 Apr 2018
MICHAEL WHITE: Storms are gathering for vulnerable Theresa May | Latest Brexit news and top stories – The New European 22 Apr 2018
I used to be a Tory. The Windrush scandal makes me glad I left | Derek Laud | Opinion | The Guardian 22 Apr 2018
Photos of colorful, expansive flower fields in the Netherlands near one of the world’s largest flower gardens 22 Apr 2018
Travel: Exploring the Kintyre penisula – The Scotsman 22 Apr 2018
Andre Rieu on the screen in Keighley | Keighley News 22 Apr 2018
Three lesser-known websites that will save you a ton of money on flights | The Independent 22 Apr 2018
This App Will Guide Your Travel To Saga Prefecture In Japan | Star2.com 22 Apr 2018
The Cast of Westworld Explains Why the Show Is a Must-Watch for Horror Fans – Dread Central 22 Apr 2018
Neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt: ‘An interface between mind and machine will happen’ | Science | The Guardian 22 Apr 2018
Tomorrow by Elisabeth Russell Taylor | Nudge 22 Apr 2018
Judges as susceptible to gender bias as laypeople — and sometimes more so — ScienceDaily 22 Apr 2018
Time to ditch the front door key? Nest’s new wireless smart lock is surprisingly convenient • The Register 22 Apr 2018
Once Upon A Time Long Ago Truth Was Important – PaulCraigRoberts.org 21 Apr 2018
“The Unclothed Body is Our Primary Vessel”: Photographing Vulnerability | AnOther 21 Apr 2018
Boston tops list of best summer vacation spots in the US – The Boston Globe 21 Apr 2018
Marvellous Malta: More Than Just This Year’s Capital Of Culture 21 Apr 2018
This ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Time Travel Theory Is Blowing Fans’ Minds 21 Apr 2018
Revolutionary Rodin and Tahiti before Gauguin – the week in art | Art and design | The Guardian 21 Apr 2018
Book Review: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu | Press and Journal 21 Apr 2018
Jo Nesbo Reimagines ‘Macbeth’ – The New York Times 21 Apr 2018
Frustration be gone: this robot will build Ikea furniture for you | TechRadar 21 Apr 2018
American Anti-Soviet Union morphs into American Anti-Russia 20 Apr 2018
Containers with chlorine from Germany, smoke bombs from UK’s Salisbury found in E. Ghouta – Moscow — RT World News 20 Apr 2018
Hot stuff: the world’s most awesome deserts | Wanderlust 20 Apr 2018
Surprising starts to some of Britain’s most beautiful train journeys | The Independent 20 Apr 2018
‘Deadpool 2’: A Handy Guide to the X-Force and Peter | Hollywood Reporter 20 Apr 2018
Is This the Most Important Exhibition of 2018? Take a Look Inside the Louvre’s Massive Delacroix Retrospective | artnet News 20 Apr 2018
Trick by Domenico Starnone review – a compelling tale of calamity | Books | The Guardian 20 Apr 2018
Book Review: Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce | Press and Journal 20 Apr 2018
The Photographer Turning His Lens on America’s Illegal Wildlife Trade | AnOther 20 Apr 2018
Chemistry in Pictures: Disco DOM 20 Apr 2018
The Rape of Russia, an Interview with F. William Engdahl (Audio) 19 Apr 2018
The End of U.S. Empire | KPFA 19 Apr 2018
British Democracy is Dysfunctional – Craig Murray 19 Apr 2018
Welfare: Protest erupts over universal credit disaster | Morning Star 19 Apr 2018
Dead soldier’s mother tells Tory MP to quit over ‘disgusting’ behaviour in Iraq | HeraldScotland 19 Apr 2018
Russia’s foreign minister says relations “worse than in Cold War” | City A.M. 19 Apr 2018
Claims about Syria Attack “Unraveling” | Accuracy.Org 19 Apr 2018
The Crock of Appeasement – Antiwar.com Original 19 Apr 2018
Senior Civil Servants Still Deeply Sceptical of Russian Responsibility for Skripal Poisoning – Craig Murray 19 Apr 2018
How To Photograph Lighthouses In The Landscape 19 Apr 2018
Visit Strasbourg, one of France’s most intriguing cities | The Seattle Times 19 Apr 2018
Most Beautiful Rest Stops in America Photos | Architectural Digest 19 Apr 2018
Doomsday Clock (2017-2018) comic book review | Sci-Fi Movie Page 19 Apr 2018
What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week – The New York Times 19 Apr 2018

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The next Prime Minister should put their Brexit deal or No Deal back to the people 9 Jul 2019
The post The next Prime Minister should put their Brexit deal or No Deal back to the people appeared first on The Labour Party.
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Meet some of the LGBT activists across our movement 1 Mar 2019
February is LGBT History Month, an important time to reflect on how far we’ve come for LGBT equality, and how much more there is still to do. Throughout the month, we spoke to LGBT members from across the Labour movement about what LGBT History Month means to them. Meet Melantha, Emily, Rohit, Dawn, Philip and […]
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100 years of women standing as MPs 21 Nov 2018
On the 100th anniversary of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Dawn Butler writes on the importance of equality in Parliament. The post 100 years of women standing as MPs appeared first on The Labour Party.
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Have your say on our economy 20 Sep 2018
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70 years of the NHS 5 Jul 2018
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The U.S. government planned false flag attacks with Soviet aircraft to justify intervention – Newsweek

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