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David Wilkes - General Reporter

David Wilkes joined the Daily Mail as a reporter in 2000 after working on local newspapers. He worked in the Midlands area until 2009 and has covered a range of events.

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Rod Stewart's secret hit track! After 26 years, the veteran rocker finally lets the world see his breathtaking completed model railway - a 124ft spread depicting an entire US city and inspired by the view from his childhood home

12/11/19 10:17

The rocker's astonishingly detailed 124ft long x 23ft wide model depicting a US city and its industrial hinterland in the 1940s contains hundreds of buildings. Called Grand Street And Three Rivers City, it also features a railway station (bottom left) crossed by numerous bridges at rush hour. There are period cars and lorries as well, of course, as trains (pictured top right), and it is all surrounded by lush landscape and dramatically lit in the colours of late afternoon sunshine. While life on the road as a rock musician and its temptations has led to many contemporaries going off the rails, for Sir Rod (with the model, right) railway modelling became an escape from the pressures of touring - he would take kits, tools and paints with him and book an extra hotel room for a workshop so he could pursue his hobby in between concerts wherever he was in the world (inset: The tracks near Rod's North London boyhood home, which inspired the project)....read

The children who paid the most heartbreaking tributes of all: Poppy-wearing youngsters who lost a parent serving in the military brought extra layer of sadness to Remembrance Sunday
11/11/19 12:58
Each of these 18 children has tragically lost a parent while serving in the military. Yesterday they made a poignant sight as they lined up behind veterans and joined in the march past the Cenotaph.
The Cold War 'Candy Bomber' who dropped sweets to children behind the Iron Curtain will be honoured by the British Legion
09/11/19 12:04
Colonel Gail Halvorsen released the treats, tied to miniature parachutes made from handkerchiefs, as he flew in vital supplies to West Berlin after it was blockaded by the Soviet Union in 1948.
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Double duchess! Meet the royal lookalike who shares the Markle sparkle
03/11/19 10:01
Sarah Mhlanga, from Manchester, has forged a career as the UK's foremost Meghan Markle lookalike, earning up to £400 for appearances as well as appearing in adverts and TV shows.
Waiter, waiter …stop serving up pomposity! From pretentious 'artisanal' bread to 'hand-cut' chips, restaurateur Russell Norman reveals his trade's top ten most annoying traits
02/11/19 01:30
Russell Norman, founder of the Polpo Venetian restaurants has accused some venues of being completely insincere or pompous in the way they describe their food or the way it is prepared.
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No, Mr Bond... I expect to have a speaking part! Queen's dresser Angela Kelly reveals how Her Majesty insisted on talking to 007 for cameo in Olympic Games opening ceremony clip
28/10/19 12:02
The Queen had only one request for her appearance with James Bond at the opening of the 2012 London Olympics - that she could deliver the line: 'Good evening, Mr Bond.'
Archbishop of Canterbury faces backlash after suggesting Boris Johnson is pouring 'petrol' on divisions in UK with his Brexit rhetoric
27/10/19 10:35
The Most Reverend Justin Welby said it was 'extraordinarily dangerous for politicians to use careless comments' in the current climate. But Eurosceptics condemned his intervention.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at a discussion over gender equality in an electric car after they were accused of hypocrisy for use of private jets
26/10/19 12:33
Meghan arrived at Windsor Castle for the event on gender equality in an Audi E-tron driven by Prince Harry, half a mile from their home Frogmore Cottage on the royal estate.
British Museum bosses bid for tiny Charlotte Bronte manuscript measuring 35mm by 61mm which last sold for £690,850
24/10/19 10:54
The Bronte Parsonage Museum, in the literary family's home in Haworth, West Yorkshire, is preparing to bid for the Charlotte Bronte manuscript after a French museum sells off items.
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'Whatever is going on... it's taking a toll': Prince William has 'spoken to Harry' since documentary sparked 'concern' from the Queen and feels it's a 'good thing' his brother and Meghan plan six-week break from duties
21/10/19 09:07
Prince Harry spoke of his mental health and relationship with brother William in the interview with ITV, saying they have 'good days' and 'bad days' and are travelling on 'different paths'.
The Queen swaps her 2.5lb Imperial Crown for a lighter tiara in a major break with tradition as she gives her speech at the State Opening of Parliament alongside Prince Charles and Camilla
14/10/19 10:34
The Queen wore her full dress and regalia, including cloak at the House of Lords in Westminster this morning - making it the first time she has worn the full outfit but not the Imperial Crown.
Monty Python's 'cruel' and 'disgusting' humour: How top BBC bosses viewed early sketches from Britain's most influential comedy group
05/10/19 01:16
BBC bosses were left shocked by the 'cruel and nihilistic' values of Monty Python after new archive documents were unearthed to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary.
'Don't let me die, give me longer... please let me see my kids again': Sir Elton John's emotional prayers as he lay 24 hours from death with infection are revealed in his sensational memoir
04/10/19 09:03
Sir Elton John today reveals how a major infection following surgery for prostate cancer left him '24 hours from death'.
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Tinker, tailor, soldier... spite! John Le Carre hits back at ex-MI6 boss Sir Richard Dearlove for branding his spy books 'corrosive'
01/10/19 11:52
Now the British author has fired back after the former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, claimed his books had infuriated the secret service by portraying them in a negative light.
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Spotted on Billionaire's Row: The giant 'supercat' that terrified doctor's family is seen prowling in London's most expensive neighbourhood
30/09/19 09:50
The leopard-like supercat, which has been dubbed The Purrminator, was seen prowling on Billionaires' Row in Hampstead, north London, on Monday but didn't seem scary or menacing.
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High street that's a sign of the times: From tobacconists and ironmongers to vape shops and coffee bars... fascinating photographs reveal how one British town has transformed in the past 100 years
25/09/19 10:15
Britain's high streets once boasted a cornucopia of independent shops where you could buy everything from starched white collars to a butchered half pig.These pictures reveal they are long gone.
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What a mouthful! Italian wine-makers strip 'prosecco' from labels and use 'Valdobbiadene' instead because newer vineyards have cheapened the name
13/09/19 12:58
Makers from the Veneto region of northern Italy are now dubbing their fizz Conegliano and Valdobbiadene after the traditional source of the wine.
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The Arnhem flower girl who is still devoted to the hero who helped liberate her Dutch village... 75 years after he sacrificed his life in Allied invasion
08/09/19 09:58
Willemien Rieken still makes an annual tribute to Ooosterbeek War Cemetery to lay flowers in tribute to a fallen WW2 British soldier who died during the doomed Operation Market Garden.
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What amazing feet! From handstand archery to playing cards while parachuting, entrants in the Guinness World Records 2020 are wackier than ever
04/09/19 11:54
Tthe feats that have made it into the latest Guinness World Records annual include the furthest an arrow has been shot using the archer's feet, by Brittany Walsh from Portland (pictured).
Baby defies the odds after arriving four MONTHS early weighing just 1lb 6oz to become one of Britain's tiniest survivors
23/08/19 09:02
Daisy Sherwood was born after 23 weeks. Mother Cara Onken, 23, and father Simon Sherwood, 32, called her a 'miracle' after she was delivered at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent.
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Con voyage! Cruise ship barman is sacked after 'tricking couple on £2,600 Mediterranean holiday into giving him the passcode of husband's mobile phone during game of 'Mr and Mrs'
16/08/19 09:00
Paul Tierney, 54, of Liverpool, was on a week-long Mediterranean cruise with his wife Janet when a cruise barman allegedly tricked them into telling his phone password during a game of 'Mr and Mrs'.
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A poet's prescription: Simon Armitage's 51-word verse about the search for a cancer cure is etched onto a tiny pill
13/08/19 11:05
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, a former probation officer from Yorkshire, wrote a poem, called Finishing It, to fit on two sides of a pill just 20mm long by 10mm wide.
My own railway cutting: Train fan builds £30,000 track through his front and back gardens... and he even uses it to collect his clippings!
02/08/19 09:35
Steve Bates, 70, from Waddington, Lincolnshire, built his own personal railway in his garden. The project took three years and cost £30,000. His green steam locomotive is named Norman.
BoJo's abodes: How new Prime Minister Boris Johnson made it to the top of the property ladder via a hip New York apartment and a not-so-trendy Wolverhampton terrace!
31/07/19 09:50
Domestic arrangements of our peripatetic PM have been complicated to say the least - booted out the marital home and spending his time between girlfriend Carrie Symonds's flat and houses lent by friends.
War veterans finding peace on the battlefield at Waterloo: Heroes of Afghanistan and Iraq unearth cannonballs on 'therapeutic' dig
20/07/19 12:01
A cannonball and musket shots are among the finds made at an archaeological dig at the site of the 1815 conflict which involves veterans of far more recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Into the Deep Blue with Jaws...in Cornwall! Adrenaline junkies paying up to £995 to swim with the sharks
19/07/19 09:10
Our photographs show a snorkeler getting within inches of a blue shark as it glides through the clear waters more than ten miles from shore off Land's End, Cornwall.
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Cheap prosecco? It's only good for cleaning dentures and de-scaling your kettle, claims top restaurateur in scathing review of supermarket fizz
06/07/19 12:15
The founder of Polpo Venetian restaurants Russell Norman, who lives in London and Kent, said that 'aside from mixing prosecco in cocktails, I leave it to hen parties.'
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Palace release pictures of Charles and Camilla in Wales to mark 50 years since he was made Prince
04/07/19 10:46
The images were taken at the prince's estate at Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. One of the images shows Charles and Camilla standing outside the front door of the restored farmhouse.
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Verge of paradise: Roadsides flourish after campaign to let grass grow sees rows of colourful flowers brightening up streets
02/07/19 09:00
Across the UK, a quiet but exuberantly colourful revolution is transforming our humdrum roadsides. It's the result of a Plantlife campaign urging councils to let roadside grass grow longer.
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The model aircraft that's four times BIGGER than the original: Hawker Typhoon plane with a 62ft wingspan is unveiled at Chalke Valley History Festival to mark 75 years since D-Day
24/06/19 08:04
The model Hawker Typhoon has a wingspan of 19 metres (62ft), is 14metres (45ft) long and 7metres (22ft) high, with a surface area four times the size of the original aircraft.
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You 'appalling' aristocrat: What judge told baronet who forced two women from jobs on his estate... claiming they got pregnant 'to spite him'
14/06/19 09:31
The two loyal workers, both 28, went on maternity leave within four months of each other from their jobs at Woodlands Castle, a country house near Taunton, Somerset, which Sir Benjamin Slade owns.
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D-Day hero, 90, brings veterans to tears with ballad about Normandy which beat Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber to No1 spot on Amazon chart
06/06/19 09:06
Jim Radford, from south-east London, performed his chart-topping ballad, featuring lyrics about men who 'stormed the gates of hell', to veterans on the beaches of Normandy today.
First stop Dunkirk! 255 soldiers, sailors and airmen arrive at northern French port in luxury liner chartered by Royal British Legion to honour their fallen comrades and mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day
03/06/19 11:30
The port in north France was the scene of another landmark of the Second World War in 1940 when Allied troops had to be rescued.
Sailing back after so many years: D-Day heroes mark 75th anniversary by returning to Normandy - and they were sent on their way by Rod Stewart and his signature song
02/06/19 04:12
As many as 255 Normandy veterans are being taken across the English channel on a 'Voyage of Remembrance' to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The youngest is 91 and the oldest is 101.
'I clung to wreckage for nine hours': D-Day veteran, 98, breaks his silence on bombardment that blew apart his frigate, claiming 37 lives
31/05/19 09:02
Bob Elder was 23 when he was the lead seaman on the frigate HMS Lawford in Normandy in 1944. He spent nine hours in the water and watched one of the ship's officers die beside him.
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D-Day hero, 90, beats Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber to No1 on Amazon chart with ballad about Normandy
30/05/19 12:17
Jim Radford, from Lewisham, south-east London, wrote The Shores Of Normandy about men who 'stormed the gates of hell' and 'died upon that blood-soaked sand'.
Not so prudish! Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert exchanged 'sensuous' artworks, new exhibition reveals - including one he commissioned of himself as a nude Greek warrior
22/05/19 12:45
English Heritage are highlighting nude sculptures and painting of bathing maidens which they gave each other in a display in the couple’s palatial holiday home on the Isle of Wight.
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Ringmaster Jeremy Kyle’s tangled love life and gambling addiction would not be out of place on his own lurid TV circus, says DAVID WILKES
13/05/19 09:54
While delving into the lives of the desperate and often degenerate, the show is punctuated by angry arguments between guests. Episodes have included ‘My husband slept with my daughter.’
After 800 years, Smithfield is on the moo-ve: Britain's largest meat market to leave the City and head 11 MILES out towards east London
26/04/19 11:53
Smithfield Market is set to leave London’s Square Mile after it emerged that it could be set for a new site in the east of the capital.
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Returning in glory: The last heroes of Normandy will be honoured with gun salute from Navy flotilla when they head back to Northern France to mark 75 years since the D-Day landings
21/04/19 10:35
As 300 veterans begin their voyage across the Channel from Portsmouth on the cruise ship Boudicca, they will be escorted by HMS St Albans, a submarine hunter frigate.
Scientist cures her constant back pain by taking up BELL-RINGING at church
19/04/19 11:59
Natalie Bleackley, who was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis as a child, makes sure she goes to St Mary and St Nicholas in Leatherhead, Surrey twice a week.
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Lamb is 'adopted' by rescue dog after its mother dies - and the unlikely pair even curl up in BED together
07/04/19 09:03
Tom adopted the lamb when its mother was put down after a difficult birth. Owner Mary Maitland, of Newmarket, Suffolk, said: ‘Tom licks and cleans the lamb and they curl up in bed together.’
Descendants of Britain's first care home children come forward after search to identify homeless and disabled youngsters in 150-year-old photos
04/04/19 10:47
Relatives of desperate youngsters of Victorian Britain who became the first children in care have been tracked down after a poignant search.
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Did a Victorian charity save one of your family in 1869? Action for Children releases images of the first youngsters it took in to try and trace their ancestors
02/04/19 01:04
Action for Children – which started life as the National Children’s Home in 1869 – has released images of some of the first children it rescued in the hope that descendants will come forward.
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Painting thought to be a copy of 15th-century Botticelli masterpiece is finally revealed as the real thing after experts spent two years stripping off dirt (and it could be worth millions)
28/03/19 12:02
Madonna of the Pomegranate, a 'tondo' or circular work, has yet to be valued, but it could now be worth millions. The painting was actually created in Botticelli's own studio in Italy.
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As Scott Walker, the genius singer of The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore, dies at 76... the demons that turned the 60s pop idol into a recluse tormented by the bottle
25/03/19 09:33
The enigmatic US singer, whose death in London at the age of 76 was announced yesterday, never recreated the success he had enjoyed as one-third of The Walker Brothers.
Baby you can paint my car! Taxi driver reveals £30,000 copy of Lennon's psychedelic Rolls-Royce which will ferry fans around on a Beatles tour of Liverpool
25/03/19 12:11
Mr Stopher bought the Rolls as a wreck for £8,000 and, after meeting Mr Doyle when he went on one of his Beatles tours last April, has decided to team up by letting him use it for his business.
Attention! First woman passes the British Army's command course to lead infantry troops
23/03/19 12:51
The soldier, who cannot be identified for security reasons, recently passed a tough course designed to select future leaders. She is now qualified to command a section of eight soldiers.
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Was Henry VIII's Britain more diverse than we thought? Year-long DNA probe find that there was an African crewman aboard the Mary Rose ship
13/03/19 10:04
Isotope tests at Cardiff University found ‘Henry’ was born in England. But DNA analysis by Portsmouth University confirmed his genetic profile is similar to that of the Berbers of Algeria.
Red squirrel whisperer: How a retired chartered accountant, 67, coaxes the rarely seen animals into his home to feed them nuts by hand
10/03/19 10:05
Mr Lacey, 67, lives in Anglesey, Wales, one of only four areas in Britain where red squirrels still thrive. The usually timid rodents eat from his hand and one will even scamper into his bedroom.
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Starring as Diana: Hairdresser, 26, who works at her mother's salon in the Valleys to play the Princess of Wales on stage in upcoming West End show
10/03/19 10:03
Natasha John, 26, a hairdresser from the Welsh Valleys, is to play Diana, Princess of Wales, in a West End stage musical about the royal’s life. Call Me Diana premieres in September in London.
Is that painting a Michael-angelo? George's collection of art by Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol to sell for £9million
08/03/19 11:30
Stand-out lots of George Michael's collection include Damien Hirst’s Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain – a bullock pierced with crossbow bolts in formaldehyde expected to fetch more than £1million.
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Britain should give 'colonised' Chagos Islands back to Mauritius 'as rapidly as possible', UN court says
25/02/19 07:32
Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, said the UK's detachment of the remote Chagos Islands and their incorporation into the British Indian Ocean Territory was 'unlawful'.
‘I don’t think Prince William and Prince Harry would be very happy with this': As preview is panned by audience and critics, is controversial new Diana musical tackiest show ever staged?
23/02/19 02:02
A new American musical called 'Diana' was described as tasteless by royal commentators, and the editor of Majesty magazine said: ‘It is in such bad taste that it’s best ignored'.
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Stunning £100m collection of masterpieces by artists including Monet and Van Gogh goes on sale after being hidden away for decades
21/02/19 10:09
The works by Monet, Van Gogh, Renior, Matisse and Degas have not been seen in public for a generation. Now the paintings are finally on show – expected to raise more than £100million at Christie's.
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England's new rugby hero: Diabetic Henry Slade, 25, who keeps a pot of jelly babies in the dressing room in case his insulin levels drop mid-game
03/02/19 11:16
Henry Slade, who plays his club rugby for Exeter Chiefs, in Devon also has a chip inserted into his arm which tests his blood and transmits updates on his blood sugar levels to his mobile phone via an app.
Sounds barking... but it does work! Reading to dogs is helping pupils with learning difficulties
01/02/19 10:00
Youngsters read their favourite book to a dog as part of the Paws for Reading scheme. Pictured: Pupil Jonty with dog Mitzy and helper Danielle Perry in Gloucestershire.
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The da Vinci smudge! Mona Lisa artists’s inky fingerprint is revealed on a drawing from 1509 as 144 rare and unseen works are unveiled at new exhibitions across the country
28/01/19 10:00
UK art experts are hailing an inky thumbprint on one of his anatomical drawings (pictured) as the clearest ever example of a da Vinci fingerprint, and say it helps us to understand him as a ‘jobbing artist’.
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A bridge 'rant' too far: Champion player, 72, is banned from tournament for two years after being accused of swearing at a referee in a bust-up over 'Nazi' rule
13/01/19 10:17
Retired businessman Leiv Bornecrantz, 72, has been a keen player of the card game since 1962, winning tournaments in Australia where he used to live before moving to England four years ago.
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Mother handed honour in Queen's New Year list after her baby son died of sepsis sparking four-year battle to raise awareness of the disease dedicates the award to him
28/12/18 11:28
Melissa Mead from Penryn, Cornwall, pictured with her son William, has been awarded an MBE after she spent four years raising awareness about sepsis which claimed the youngster's life in 2014.
'Keeping it secret was hell!' Model Twiggy is made a Dame as the Queen honours Python star Michael Palin, children's author Philip Pullman and Springwatch's Chris Packham on New Year's list
28/12/18 10:30
Twiggy, 69, receives an official title as she becomes a dame in the Queen's New Year Honours List in Britain for her services to fashion, the arts and charity.
Guardian of the grizzlies: The British cameraman who became 'surrogate mum' to a group of lovable bear cubs so they could return to the wild
12/12/18 10:09
British wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan, 46, spent eight months in Russia documenting orphaned grizzly cubs for a new two-part BBC2 programme.
Game of Thrones helps boost sales of mead - the 'world's oldest alcoholic drink'
29/11/18 12:36
Mead is making a comeback, fuelled by the popularity of the TV show Game of Thrones and online fantasy games such as World of Warcraft in which characters glug it down with gusto.
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The gospel according to Jeffrey Archer: Prolific novelist tells the story of Jesus Christ from birth to crucifixion in just 346 words in Christmas card for Cancer Research
24/11/18 12:46
Novelist Jeffrey Archer's 346-word piece of prose The Son of God tells the life story of Jesus Christ. The story will appear in one of the Christmas cards produced for Cancer Research UK this year.
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How low can wild west Britain go? Kicked, punched, stamped on and EVEN dragged from a squad car - graphic scenes show our officers under violent attack in videos posted online — for the entertainment of gloating thugs
22/11/18 10:22
Instead of dialling 999, a passing motorist casually filmed a hooded thug ‘kung-fu’ kick a policewoman into the path of an oncoming double-decker bus in Wimbledon south west London.
Hollywood film star and cricket hero are named among 35 people deemed ‘not famous enough’ to get a historic blue plaque last year
20/11/18 12:52
Actor Ronald Colman, Test cricketer Albert Trott and suffragette Eva Gore-Booth are among the 35 nominees who failed to make the cut for a blue plaque last year.
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Beyonce cuts ties with Sir Philip Green amid sex pest scandal as she buys back multi-million pound clothing line she created with the shamed Topshop tycoon
15/11/18 03:45
The singer, 37, created a clothing line with Green in 2014 named Ivy Park - after daughter Blue Ivy, whose father is her rapper husband Jay-Z - but she has now bought it back from the Topshop tycoon.
National Trust is embroiled in ANOTHER row over political correctness after dropping BC and AD references from dates
12/11/18 11:53
David Pearson, a National Trust member for 32 years, told how his visit to Avebury Manor in Wiltshire had been ruined by the use of BCE and CE instead of BC and AD on a timeline.
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Charles eats crumble pie: Prince of Wales reveals his favourite recipe with pheasant, bacon and almost a WHOLE pack of butter
10/11/18 12:57
Prince Charles has given a mouthwatering insight into what sets his taste buds tingling by revealing that his ‘favourite recipe’ is . . . pheasant crumble pie.
The old one-two! Ex World Boxing Champion Frank Bruno, 56, celebrates after his two granddaughters are born just 12 weeks apart
04/11/18 10:00
Meet the two little knockouts who have put a big smile on the face of Frank Bruno. The former world heavyweight boxing champion is pictured cradling Amaya, born in July to daughter Rachel.
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Why we’ve gone barking mad for schnauzers: Bearded breed beloved by celebrities such as Simon Pegg and 50 Cent has risen most in popularity out of all dogs in Britain
02/11/18 10:15
Schnauzers are becoming the hipsters of the dog world, with their shaggy beards and long, feathery eyebrows, they are often said to look like grumpy old men. Their popularity has risen 47 per cent.
Instrument of war: Violin built by hero soldier, who was killed in WWI before he had a chance to play it, is used for tribute album after its secret is unlocked by BBC musician of the year
02/11/18 10:05
Private Howard joined the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) in 1916 and was killed on the first day of the Battle of Messines in Belgium on June 7, 1917.
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Faces of brave soldiers who died in the First World War, including Wilfred Owen and Walter Tull, will be remembered on Britain's beaches in tribute by director Danny Boyle
02/11/18 02:39
The Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting director is asking people to gather at some 32 coastal sites in England, Wales, Scotland, North Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on Armistice Day.
Priceless trove of poems by English writer Gerard Manley Hopkins is discovered after the tortured genius saved his handwritten gems from the world
02/11/18 01:02
Gerard Manley Hopkins’s work had an influence on T.S. Eliot and W.H. Auden. His friend and the poet Robert Bridges kept the ‘A’ manuscript of 74 of Hopkins's poems after his death in Dublin in 1889.
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Centenary tributes we'll never forget bloom across Britain to honour Britain's brave ancestors for Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday
30/10/18 10:38
This impressive cascade of 23,000 poppies adorns St Peter’s Church in Sudbury, Suffolk for the centenary of World War I. Home-made poppies have risen up in front gardens, castles and memorials.
'Wash your clothes less and get out the sewing kit', urges Women’s Institute
30/10/18 01:48
The Women’s Institute is urging members to wash their clothes less frequently in an effort to reduce plastic pollution caused by microplastic fibres.
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The £10,000 walkies! Woman who spent an incredible £16million at Harrods in a decade wears extravagant £8,500 outfit to take her £1,500 dog for a walk
29/10/18 10:03
Even for someone with a pedigree for extravagant spending as long as hers, the price of fraudster’s wife Zamira Hajiyeva’s dog-walking outfit is not to be sniffed at.
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'Sloshed' New Jersey priest who advises the Pope gets DUI for being found twice over the limit after crashing into pregnant mother on London highway
27/10/18 12:26
Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo was pictured 'visibly sloshed' with his dog collar askew after his hire car hit a pregnant solicitor's 4x4 on the M25. Figueiredo, 54, is a priest in Newark, New Jersey.
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Beagle owners (like Meghan Markle!) are more likely to be lucky in love that those of any other breed - while Jack Russells are the worst for relationships
19/10/18 07:20
Results of a survey of 2,612 people in the UK found that 87 per cent of beagle owners are married or in a relationship. They are also the most likely (58 per cent) to be asked out on a date.
We're all eating our own washing! How ‘fast fashion’ clothes made from polyester are polluting the seas with tiny plastic fibres that are shed from washing machines ...and ending up back in the food chain
18/10/18 08:56
Microfibres from synthetic materials like polyester are one of the most significant contributors to plastic pollution in rivers and seas. Greenpeace has said 60% of clothing now contains polyester.

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