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National Archives' cost-cutting changes revealed
The National Archives will close on Mondays and start charging drivers for parking as bosses attempt to make a yearly saving of £4.2m. The announcement was made to users of the Kew-based facility yesterday, following an extensive consultation
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'Talking' CCTV to tell off offenders
Talking CCTV cameras could soon be barking orders on the streets of Hounslow to stamp out bad behaviour and embarrass offenders. CCTV operators who spot any acts of antisocial behaviour – from drunks chucking kebab wrappers on the pavement
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Wounded soldier leaves hospital to attend comrade's funeral
A severely wounded soldier left his hospital bed to attend the funeral of a comrade who died beside him. Fusilier Thomas James was taken in a wheelchair to join troops from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in paying respect
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Doctor gets posthumous book published
A doctor is to have a book published - nearly 22 years after his death. Anthony Shearman, a GP in Twickenham, died in November 1987, at the age of 72, however on Wednesday a children’s story written by the Teddington-born doctor is to have its official
