#ENGLAND

"Dejar la vida en la cancha" es una metáfora común en el mundo del fútbol. Para uno de los entrenadores más importantes de la historia, lamentablemente, se transformó en algo
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""Pocahontas" was a nickname, meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child". Her real name was Matoaka. The legend is that she saved a heroic John Smith from being clubbed to
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It's Holy Week, and how better to celebrate than with a virtual pilgrimage, to the medieval shrine at Walsingham..."As you came from the holy landOf Walsinghame,Met you not with my
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In 2019, 6.1 million people signed a petition to revoke Article 50 & remain in the EU.It's the largest parliamentary petition in UK history.A Lib Dem govt would recognise this
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“Seeing justice truly done” is an interesting soundbite.Is it, as this incoherent, sub-sixth-form essay rant suggests, only about locking more people up for longer?Or does “justice truly done” mean a
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I dont think ive ever shared much about myself on here so far soif u wanna get to know me better I'm from Europe, im not saying where just to
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— COUNTRIES AS 3DTWT ACCOUNTS -> please note that my intentions for this thread is purely lighthearted and not to genuinely offend anyone. if you feel that my description of
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“The position of the UK Gov’t is that there is no lawful, democratic path to Scottish independence for an unspecified number of decades”.This will change Union from one based on
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#2021thread on male bodies in female sport, following up on a similar one from last year, https://twitter.com/historywoman/status/1228711754085097474Key issues and questions to address:What is the purpose of sport?Of rules?Of divisions with
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Fascinating watching the politics and reaction since Thursday - a few thoughts The bounce for politicians currently in power in England, Scotland and Wales from vaccines not surprising and reminds
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We want to tell you a story about James Simpson: from Afghanistan to RLWC2021.A thread on #ArmedForcesDay2020 11 years ago, @BritishArmy Soldier James and his team were in Afghanistan
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Virginia Woolf's MRS. DALLOWAY was published on May 14, 1925. Yesterday, I finished my annotations to a new edition of the novel, & thought I'd share some of my favorite
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'Attitudes of the eyeball'. Delsarte system of dramatic expression. 1886 Sumerian or Elamite Lapis Lazuli Eye Inlay, c. 2nd Half of the 3rd Millennium BCE Sumerian statue from the Square
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On 'lockdowns don't work'...Sorry if it hurts, but they do.Sorry if this also hurts - but whether they 'work' is not the question. The question should be whether they are
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"Drawing upon the experiences of the NHS in responding to Covid-19, we will explore whether the Government’s new building programme could potentially mark the most comprehensive reform of hospital building
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One of the most exciting projects at NASM is the scanning of color photos from WW2, which really make that time come alive in a powerful way.Here's a thread of
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