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The island where Prince Philip is worshipped as a god

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24th October 2013
Villagers on a remote island in the South Pacific are counting the days until they welcome their god back to his rightful home, their god being Prince Philip. Children are taught that Philip is a god who lives in England and will one day return. A group of people on the island of Tanna called the Yaohnanen believe that a man who descended from their spirit ancestors will next month return to the…
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Opinion

Today's newspaper front pages

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24th October 2013
The moment we saw Prince George on the steps of St James’s Palace in only his second public appearance, we knew what the British front pages would feature. Some newspapers may be considered over the top where as some newspapers have not featured the christening at all.
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Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I gets a second look

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14th October 2013
Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I gets a second look. A rare portrait from 1593 of Queen Elizabeth I is on display at The Museum of the Albemarle in North Carolina. This overlooked gem hung without notice for over 50 years in the Elizabethan Gardens Gatehouse on Roanoke Island at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Many walked past the portrait without giving it a second thought. Professor…
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Opinion

60 seconds with Shyama Perera

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3rd October 2013
Shyama Perera is a weekly newspaper reviewer and social commentator on BBC London and also regularly reviews the newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel. Shyama also contributes to programmes such as The Jeremy Vine Show and Woman’s hour. On our televisions, we…
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Palace Security: How on Earth did they get past?

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10th September 2013
One would expect, in this day and age, for Buckingham Palace to be the height of security, though as was demonstrated last week, this is far from the case. In case you didn’t see the news, a man was arrested in one of the State Rooms at the Palace last Monday after scaling a fence and allegedly kicking open a door. The mainstream media jumped straight in with the same chastisement about how…
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