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That still implies over a thousand churches are facing imminent closure, and a cluster of thorny issues have recently made church maintenance more difficult. The high rates of inflation after the ...

A mural depicting a town's history and participation in the Peterloo Massacre has been vandalised in a bizarre attack. The 40 ...

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As a fixture in the heart of the Soho Road for more than three decades, Viyaah Accessories has outlived many political eras. The displays of silk shawls and exquisite bridal jewellery inside the ...

An Irishman who fought for the British army in the Second World War and helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp ...

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