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From short king spring to ‘short men are psychopaths’. When will the obsession with men’s height end?

A new study claims to have proved that the Napoleon complex is real – but it misses the bigger picture, says feature writer Simon Usborne

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

East Kilbride Probus learn about Napoleon’s invasion of Russia at latest meet

Guest speaker Roy Johnstone had been a solicitor for some 40 years with a great love of history

Daily Record · Feb 20, 2023

Bug renamed Hitler as it looks like Nazi leader - and really stinks to high heaven

Catacanthus incarnatus, which feasts on crops including cotton and corn, has been renamed Hitler as the design on its back resembles the Nazi dictator's face

Daily Mirror · Feb 19, 2023

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French drive tractors through streets of Paris in pesticide protest

French sugarbeet farmers disrupted Paris traffic with hundreds of tractors

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023

Farmers drive tractors to Paris to protest pesticide ban

Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors to Paris to amplify their demand to be allowed to use banned pesticides on sugar beets to help ensure “food sovereignty” for France

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

The fascinating history of Nottingham shopping arcade the Flying Horse Walk

The historic building has had a long life in the city centre

Nottingham Post · Jan 29, 2023

Why you should visit St Helena, home to the 'world's most useless airport'

'Hikers and old people' have traditionally visited St Helena, but the island's first airport is opening it up to a new type of traveller

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

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'It was unbelievable': Bassist explains what it was like recording hits with Abba

MIKE Watson travelled to Sweden with American singer Larry Finnegan in 1964. He never left – and the move turned out to be one of the best…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 28, 2022

Reine de Naples 9835 and 9838

A n emblematic example of feminine-oriented watchmaking, the Reine de Naples collection draws inspiration from the first-ever Brequet wristwatch, delivered in 1812 to Napoleon’s sister, Queen Caroline. Whether gem set, engraved or lacquered, each model is thus an ode to femininity.

Bangkok Post · Dec 22, 2022

Egyptians calls for return of the Rosetta Stone

A petition to have the relic returned has garnered over 100,000 signatures

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Crackers review – have yourself a merry ratty Christmas

Charles Way’s farce has squabbling siblings, festive karaoke and a cranky rodent as a family tries to keep their pet shop afloat

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

2022: the year even right-leaning cartoonists had a gutful of Scott Morrison

Although it isn’t mentioned anywhere on the cover of Russ Radcliffe’s latest offering, 2022 is the 20th anniversary of Best Australian Political Cartoons. That’s right – for anyone who has been collecting the books since they began in 2003, a whole shelf of plain blue, red, purple, green and gold…

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2022

Royal Guard uniforms 'need to be brought into the 21st century', say animal rights activists

Each cap is said to last around 80 years and cost £1,710

Liverpool Echo · Oct 26, 2022

Ancient Egypt unleashed: how the gods, pharaohs, monsters and murderers shattered their silence

As a new show at the British Museum celebrates the monumental discovery that blew a 3,000-year-old mystery apart, our writer finds magic and malice on a code-cracking ride into antiquity

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Station to station: a walk in Brontë country

The first in our new series of car-free walks is an enjoyable tramp across the West Yorkshire moors from Haworth to Hebden Bridge

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Egypt archaeologists want British Museum to return the Rosetta Stone

The Museum said it has not recieved a formal request from Egypt for the return of the priceless artefact

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered

Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed a call for the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum to Egypt, 200 years after the deciphering of the slab unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and marked the birth of Egyptology.

Wales Online · Sep 28, 2022

Nine Perfect Strangers locations, cast and episodes as Nicole Kidman drama airs

The mini-series is written by the same author behind Big Little Lies

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022

Would Madinah Become Saudi Arabia’s ‘City of Lights’?

Since the second half of the 19th century, Paris’ inhabitants and visitors have known it as the city of lights (La Ville Lumière). Some historians suggest the name was given to the French capital because it was a hub for culture and intellect during the Age of Enlightenment, and its…

WEKU · Sep 22, 2022

With 'Ducks,' the creator of Hark! A Vagrant reveals her shadow side

Kate Beaton, the mind that gave us perky revolutionaries and a roly-poly Napoleon, now tells the darker side of her life story: how she suffered during the two years she worked in Alberta's oil field.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

Visions of Egypt review – how can this show be so devoid of ancient wonder?

Ancient Egypt has inspired passion and awe in the western world for centuries – yet this confused show wants to chide us for it

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022

Let’s forget foreign flights and rebuild our great holiday resorts

The first revolution in popular tourism began 200 years ago, in the period following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the end of two decades of war with Napoleon, the British were finally free to visit continental Europe.

Benzinga · Aug 25, 2022

Weed In Russia: Cannabis Legal Status Guide

This article was originally published on 2Fast4Buds and appears here with permission.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

Analysis-Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace - on his terms

Cold winters helped Moscow defeat Napoleon and Hitler. President Vladimir Putin is now betting that sky-rocketing energy prices and possible shortages this winter will persuade Europe to strong arm Ukraine into a truce -- on Russia's terms.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Lesser-known nations flying the flag at the Commonwealth Games

Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, are looking to claim a fifth medal and first since 2006.

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