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The majestic New Forest estate formerly owned by a billionaire adventurer —famous for driving 'the world's fastest kettle' —has come up for sale
Country Life
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July 5, 2025
The New Forest estate formerly owned by one of Britain's most flamboyant billionaires has come to the market for the second time in six years. Newtown Park is a classically beautiful Grade II*-listed Georgian manor house sitting in 405 acres of...
Now you can stay in a North Yorkshire helicopter – in ‘glamping game changer’
YorkMix
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July 5, 2025
Have you ever wanted to spend the night in a helicopter? Probably not, but now you can – with style! Described as a ‘glamping game changer’, Pinewood Park in Scarborough is the only park in the UK to offer ‘glamping’ in a SeaKing Rescue...
Former army medic Andrew walking 120 miles for charity ‘dear to his heart’
Stratford upon Avon Herald
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July 5, 2025
A FORMER Stratford soldier who suffered PTSD after leaving the army is walking over 120 miles for an armed forces charity. Andrew Cowin is walking the Camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostela in Portugal this October in aid of Combat Stress....
Dudley Zoo nostalgia: 13 images from the 1970s of much loved Black Country attraction
Express & Star
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July 5, 2025
And if you were a child of the 1970s growing up in the Black Country, the chances are you would have made a fair few visits to Dudley Zoo as well. For many, these were the halcyon days of the Black Country attraction, when vast crowds would queue...
How the SS Great Britain overcame the tyranny of distance
VoxEU
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July 4, 2025
Transport revolutions have been a key element of globalisation – none more so than the arrival of the steamship. As Baldwin (2018) puts it, steam “unleashed spectacular transportation capabilities that made it economical to consume things that...
Competitors from all over the world compete for Lochearnhead Shears title
The Scottish Farmer
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July 3, 2025
No stranger to the shears, he has now notched up four Lochearnhead wins to date. Scottish team hopeful Willie Craig claimed second with the best board scores, Jimmy Wright of Doune third with the best time, and Highland Show blade finalist Archie...
Tributes to Cllr Peter Gibson after death aged 84 – a true guiding light and tireless Silksworth champion
Sunderland Echo
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July 4, 2025
Touching tributes have been paid to a Labour Party “stalwart” who was one of Sunderland City Council’s longest serving councillors. Peter Gibson devoted decades of his life to helping others and in particular, residents of the Silksworth ward...
Why The RAF No Longer Flies The Legendary Harrier II Fighter Jet
SlashGear
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July 4, 2025
In 2010, the U.K. government pulled the plug on the Harrier II not because it failed in combat — far from it, as it had some incredible capabilities – but because of cold economics. The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) hit at a time...
Appointing first RAF non-pilot to Chief of the Defence Staff post is not without controversy
Forces Network
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton has been announced as the next Chief of the Defence Staff, taking over from Admiral Sir Tony Radakin in September. This will make ACM Knighton the most senior serving officer in the British Armed Forces and...
From Gallipoli to the Strait of Malacca: Why maritime choke points still decide the fate of nations
The Interpreter
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July 4, 2025
The strategic relevance of maritime choke points has remained a constant throughout military history. Their control has often defined the outcomes of major conflicts, shaped geopolitical balances, and influenced global economic flows. Exemplifying...
In defence of Kemi
The Critic
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July 3, 2025
This article is taken from the July 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. The job of Prime Minister requires three qualities: competence, charisma and character. It...
Lula visits CFK at her Buenos Aires apartment
MercoPress
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Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 22:19 UTC Lula stayed less than an hour at the residence in Buenos Aires' Constitución neighborhood Following his participation at the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit at the Foreign Ministry in Buenos...
Milei demands Mercosur open up to more trade: ‘Argentina will do it accompanied or alone’
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 3, 2025
Updated at 3:08 p.m. President Milei harshly criticized Mercosur bureaucracy during his opening speech kicking off the bloc leader summit, calling it an “iron curtain” that member countries are “submitted to” and requesting conditions be...
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Everyone is talking about Rachel Reeves and her tears... but we're all missing the REAL story on the outrageous scam that shames Britain
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
You’re lucky to have me today. I had planned to take my new, taxpayer-subsidised Audi A8 long wheelbase job out for a spin, maybe down to Shoeburyness for a Rossi’s ice cream and a pint of whelks. Nothing beats a nifty 99 (only the crumbliest,...
See the bright star Spica close to the waxing gibbous moon on July 3
Space.com
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July 3, 2025
The moon will ride close to the bright star Spica above the southwestern horizon tonight (July 3) — and some well-placed viewers will see the lunar disk pass directly in front of the bright stellar body, occulting its light. Stargazers in the U.S....
17 fantastic photos that prove the 80s were the best decade in which to be alive
Sunderland Echo
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June 21, 2025
The 80s may have been a tough period for many in the UK, with the miners’ strike, high unemployment, and the Falklands War. But it was an exciting time to be alive, and it is little wonder many people look back upon the 80s as the best decade in...
Jen Bartlett obituary
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
Jen Bartlett, who has died aged 93, was part of a husband-and-wife team that brought groundbreaking natural history films to television audiences around the world, including to ITV as part of its long-running Survival series. Des Bartlett did most...
Southbound
Cityview Magazine - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
In the middle of the night, as our ship pitched and rolled in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, I lay awake, confident in the captain’s ability – but also considering two unappealing scenarios: that the ship couldn’t roll much farther without us being...
Serving up the goss on Wimbledon
Newbury News
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July 3, 2025
From Wimbledon to West Berks - Wimbledon line judge for 20 years, comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to spill the Pimms on tennis gossip from the fragrant royal box to the musty locker room. Comedian Pauline EyrePauline Eyre is heading to Hungerford...
From Washington and Jefferson to Trump and Rubio: Threats to Get a Puppet Elected
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 3, 2025
Photo: Metroworldnews.com By Hernando Calvo Ospina / CUBA DEBATE With the exception of John Adams and his son, John Quincy, the first 12 presidents of the United States, some of them known as the "Founding Fathers," not only owned hundreds of...