Blogposts
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Reaction as the UK’s longest serving monarch dies aged 96
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This lovely southeast Asian mystery bird is a distant relative of another mystery bird that I shared this week. Trail
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Prince Philip has died at 99. Follow the latest updates as the royal family and people around the world react to his death
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The Gone With the Wind star, known for her lifelong feud with her sister as much as the bewitching brilliance of her acting, and the last link to Hollywood’s golden age
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Retro MBM: The BBC are replaying the World Cup semi-final in full online at 3pm BST on Sunday. Why not read along with Rob Smyth and Scott Murray?
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Greg Wood, Ron Cox, Chris Cook and Tony Paley: From the agony of Crisp to Foinavon’s 100-1 win, here are half a dozen memorable milestones in the story of Aintree’s showpiece
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After a career as one of Hollywood’s most distinguished performers, the actor Kirk Douglas has died. Here we look back at some of his finest moments, from Paths of Glory to Ace in the Hole
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The Lakers legend, who died on Sunday, delivered five championships and countless brilliant plays. We run down some moments to savor from his career
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A new film tells the story of Carlos Kaiser, who was one of the most famous footballers in Brazil for over 20 years – even though he had no intention of ever kicking a ball
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Rainfall can affect our mood, our propensity to commit crime and how hungry we feel – but why?
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Emma John: A trip to North Carolina to study bluegrass yielded this lesson: Earl Scruggs was the greatest there ever was
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Scott Murray: When Johan Cruyff sold Jan Olsson the mother of all dummies with the subtlest of swerves, his trick became the enduring symbol of Total Football
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Random tales from the 1966 tournament that have absolutely nothing to do with Azerbaijani linesmen, Kenneth Wolstenholme or Pickles the Dog
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Scott Murray: One of the greatest World Cup games has been largely overshadowed by the West German keeper’s dastardly act
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Barry Glendenning: When Holland faced Germany it was always ‘problematic’, never more so than at Italia 90 where Rijkaard and Völler clashed and were both sent off
Social enterprise blog The truth about being a community organiser
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