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Briefs

Spirit of the Emperor

Spirit of the Emperor  A marketing triumph is Napoleon Brandy. The great man never drank spirits, contenting himself with Burgundian Chambertin which he rarely drank

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Educated “uneducated”

The 17.4m people in the UK who voted to leave the EU are often characterised broadly by media commentators as “uneducated”. But according to Rod

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Boris the First

Boris Johnson is the first baptised Catholic to become UK Prime Minister, though subsequently, as a teenager, he underwent confirmation as an Anglican.   Source: Damien Thompson, The

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Motorway Madness

As the schools break up in England this week, our motorways will be busier than ever. Here’s three odd insights to the world of British

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