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Tributes to dead former prime minister Baroness Thatcher
Baroness Thatcher will be cremated at Mortlake crematorium in a private service. The former Prime Minister’s coffin will be pulled down Fleet Street on a gun carriage by horses on the way to St Paul's for the funeral. Parliament is to be recalled
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Kate Middleton dressmaker shortlisted for award
A needlework school that helped create the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress has been shortlisted for a top prize. The Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace, has been teaching traditional techniques for 140 years and is in
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Inspirational runner takes on London marathon
A woman who had cancer diagnosed on her 25th birthday is running the London marathon for the centre that provided her vital support. Victoria Kibble, from north London, had chronic myeloid leukaemia in May 2007, which unsurprisingly took a toll
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Metal detector at Twickenham station following street fight
A metal detector was placed outside Twickenham station last week following a street fight. Police put up the screening arch as part of a proactive operation and to provide reassurance after the incident. Although no weapons were detected, police
