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Film/TV Supporting Artist, Nick Davison (II) on IMDB. History and archaeology fan. Scarborough exile. Boardgame and roleplaying game enthusiast. Part owner Scarborough Athletic FC.
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Wasted Wind
Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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What do Christmas cracker jokes do to our brains?
Experts say cracker jokes are more about the sharing of a moment than the quality of the gag.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Terror in Broken Hill: New exhibition delves into 1915 Picnic Train attack | Crown Lands
One of outback NSW’s most infamous events - the 1915 ‘Picnic Train attack’ where four people were killed in the only enemy attack on Australian soil during World War I – will be retold in a fascinatin...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Iron Maiden star Bruce Dickinson delighted by Sussex cottage revamp
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson says the unveiling of the cottage's new thatched roof is
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December 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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True origin of 'first black Briton' revealed
Scientists say they now know where the 'Beachy Head Lady', an ancient skeleton, actually came from.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Maidstone council's rare sheep trial hopes to boost wildlife
Maidstone Borough Council says the trial offers a sustainable alternative to traditional mowing.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Stelvio national park: Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Scarborough Bombardment 1914 | Historic England
On Wednesday 16 December 1914 the undefended Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough was bombarded with over 500 shells in just half an hour.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires
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December 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Brief Encounter: David Lean classic still loved after 80 years
It may be 80 years old, but many still regard Brief Encounter as one of the greatest films ever made.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Why Australia’s answer to the Barmy Army wear Star Wars costumes

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Why Australia’s answer to the Barmy Army wear Star Wars costumes
England’s usually raucous travelling supporters put in their box by Darth Vader and his Gabbatroopers
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December 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's Black Death plague
A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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How a village in Kent defeated a brutal smuggling gang
The Hawkhurst Gang had terrorised Kent and Sussex before they were finally wiped out in 1749.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Lightning detected on Mars by Nasa rover, scientists believe
Researchers heard electric crackles on 28 hours of recordings made over two Martian years.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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How Jodrell Bank kept an eye on Cold War Soviet missile launches
How did a giant radio telescope in Cheshire help the West monitor the Soviet Union's nuclear missiles?
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Superman edition found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new record after Man of Steel comic found in a California home is auctioned.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Superman edition found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new record after Man of Steel comic found in a California home is auctioned.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Coventry pocket watch from 1907 sets world record in Swiss sale
Carl Player flew to Switzerland for the sale of the watch made by his great-great grandfather.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Dymchurch funfair 'couldn't get parts' for demolished Ghost Train
Residents of Dymchurch say they have fond memories of the decades-old attraction.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Rare bronze and iron age log boats reveal details of Cambridgeshire prehistory
Well-preserved oak and maple boats used for transport and fishing to be displayed in Peterborough
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November 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Doctor Who's 5 most sought-after missing episodes – and how they could be found
A global treasure hunt is under way.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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'I built a big boy's train set in my back garden'
The miniature Great Withernsea Railway, in Holmpton, East Yorkshire, is a huge hit with visitors.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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England's horror film settings that 'make the flesh creep'
Historic England names its favourite frightening film locations in its first Horror Histories list.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM