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22 hours ago
The handbook, which would horrify feminists today, also suggests a 'light coloured' linoleum for a bedroom because it is 'cleaner, more cheerful looking' and does not 'show dust so easily'.
3 days ago
Construction worker backs Epsom Derby winner thanks to ‘spooky’ time capsule tip ⊕⊕
Workers found coins and note from 1964 under a statue
Writer urged them to back horse with Christmassy name
A construction site manager is cashing in after placing a bet on the winner of Saturday’s Der…
8 days ago
Messages from beyond the grave... and the chilling coincidences that just can't be explained: Inside the revival of Victorian 'psychic nights' and why experts fear the surge in 'visitations' from the other side ○
Psychic nights are a rapidly growing form of entertainment. While some regard these events as just light-hearted fun, researchers and health professionals warn of their potential to harm.
12 days ago
‘It’s the colour and artworks that make my house sing’ ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
On her third renovation of the Victorian terrace she has lived in for 30 years, Ruth Evans chose a palette bursting with colour to backdrop her vast art collection
The children’s nursery rhyme I Can S…
15 days ago
Spend a night in the past: Cruise line unveils '1896 Cabin' complete with a barrel bar, a Victorian bunk bed…and a vintage wooden toilet seat ⊕
Some of the earliest Arctic explorers braved the perilous journey in small wooden cabins with little more than courage and a compass.
19 days ago
British brickmaker closes its 139-year-old factory after house building collapsed across country ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Michelmersh Brick Holdings' Charnwood plant, in Leicestershire town Shepshed, has been building homes with handmade red bricks since the Victorian era.
Even These Things review – mapping Manchester’s history, from a Victorian fist fight to the IRA bomb ⊖⊖
Royal Exchange, Manchester
Rory Mullarkey’s play, expertly directed by James Macdonald, is a bold attempt to encapsulate a whole city in decisive events from across three centuries
The theme of the Ro…
20 days ago
Hidden away in a Victorian album... a photo of Oscar Wilde as a student ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Oscar Wilde is at the centre of a fascinating tale about a picture after a photo from his Oxford days was discovered.
21 days ago
University professor who sued his wine dealer neighbour for making his £680,000 London flat 'unsellable' faces £180,000 bill after losing court battle ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Prof Daslav Brkic sued wine retailer Douglas Palin as freeholder of the Victorian house in Finsbury Park, north London, where they both own flats.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu review – helmeted hero tangles with hateful Hutts in decent feature outing ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The badass bounty hunter and his little green friend take on the Empire and Jabba the Hutt’s family in this solid enough addition to the ever-expanding universe
Here is a non-canonical, or semi-canoni…