You put your coppers in the tin. You tune into Comic Relief. On a good day, you might even stop for the man on the street that you would normally pretend you didn’t see. Haven’t you done your bit for charity? Perhaps you have. In fact, I’ll quite happily make the assumption that you’re as
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Paul Leonard Newman, born January 26th 1925 in Ohio, was an Academy Award winning actor, director, racing enthusiast and philanthropist. Newman showed an avid interest in theatre from a young age, his first role being the Court Jester in his school’s adaptation of Robin Hood, aged seven years old. As a young man, Newman
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This month marks the 91st anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, possibly the most important turning point in modern Russian history. The events of October 1917 and the subsequent episodes which followed, twist and turn their way through the politics, economics and social structures of the twentieth century, underlying the modern history of Europe, if not
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At the end of World War II, on October 24th, representatives from 50 countries met to agree on a code of conduct that promotes peace among nations. They stablished the United Nations, aiming to maintain international peace and security, promote human rights, and solving international humanitarian problems. The UN has 192 Member Countries
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The image of a pirate has been one of freedom. Not bound by an occupation or loyalty to a particular country, the pirate could sail the seven seas safe in the knowledge that he is the master of his own destiny. This is of course a fictitious notion, romanticised by Hollywood and the loveable swagger
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The recent Olympic games were a notable success for Great Britain, who placed fourth overall with 47 medals. Perhaps it is unsurprising that doping (the use of foreign substances by an athlete in order to improve their performance) has always been a problem in the competitive world of professional sports, and despite increasing the frequency
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