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Marie Antoinette portrait really her sister, Oxford study finds
Ethan GudgeSouth of England
Musée d’Art et d’HistoireThe famous portrait is now thought to depict Marie Antoinette’s older sister Maria Carolina A famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister, new research has found.
Swiss…
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Prog rock pioneer ‘overwhelmed’ by Isle of Man stamp issue
Catherine NicollIsle of Man
RICK WAKEMANRick Wakeman lived on the Isle of Man for 14 years Celebrated rock pianist Rick Wakeman said he was “very overwhelmed and very proud” to have a set of Isle of Man stamps created in his honour.
The collection…
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Reese Witherspoon pledges to be mentor for young actors
BBC Young Chorister ‘so excited’ to be in final
Naomi Clarke and Claire QuinnBBC News NI
Marcela ArancibiaZoe has been singing from a young age but became involved in choral music when she started school at Methodist College Belfast A young singer from Belfast has said she is “so excited” as she…
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Glastonbury Tor image found preserved in log near Bath
Stuart LoakStuart Loak was collecting wood near Bath when he spotted an image of his hometown in the grain of a log A gardener said it was a “wow” moment when he uncovered what appeared to be an image of Glastonbury Tor preserved in a log.
Stuart…
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The ghostly abandoned school hidden in Sussex woods
Simon FurberBedham and
Stuart MaisnerSouth East
Simon Furber/BBCThe ruin in the woods once doubled up as a school and church It looks like the location for a horror film.
A ghostly ruin, which once doubled up as a school and a church, sits hidden…
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New recording of Bohuslav Martinů’s violin masterpieces
The Czech record label Supraphon has just released a new CD featuring recordings of Bohuslav Martinů’s Violin Concertos alongside Igor Stravinsky’s Divertimento for Violin and Piano – all performed by the Prague Radio…
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Charli XCX Makes Surprise SNL Appearance During Role Model Song
Charli XCX wasn’t supposed to be Saturday Night Live‘s musical guest, but that didn’t stop her from making a surprise appearance on the late night show Saturday night.
Role Model, who served as the official musical guest of the…
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PRIME TIME: EVERY SECOND PERSON’S STORY – Dawn
- PRIME TIME: EVERY SECOND PERSON’S STORY Dawn
- The latest episode of Jama Taqseem is breaking fans’ hearts for its gut-wrenching portrayal of abuse Dawn
- The scene in ‘Jama Taqseem’ that hit home for so many married women The Express Tribune
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