Peaky Blinders may be synonymous with Birmingham, but some of its key scenes are filmed just up the road. The Black Country Living Museum, about 12 miles away from the gang’s real-life home, has been used for shoots on all five series. Parts of the open-air museum are used to depict important locations in the […]
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Sunday 22 September is World Car Free Day – but in Ethiopia it happens on the last Sunday of every month, across the country. The first Car Free Day was held in Ethiopia in December 2018 to promote healthy living, and to reduce pollution on roads usually clogged with traffic. It is now so popular
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Bo Nix threw a touchdown pass and JaTarvious Whitlow ran for a score as No. 8 Auburn built a big lead and withstood a late charge from Texas A&M to get a 28-20 win over the 17th-ranked Aggies on Saturday. Nix didn’t put up flashy numbers against the Aggies, but he looked poised and didn’t
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WASHINGTON — President Trump is under intense scrutiny over a classified whistle-blower complaint about his behavior, which at least partly involves his dealings with Ukraine’s new president and Mr. Trump’s call for Ukraine’s government to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who is a leading candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Here
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A group of parents of children with cystic fibrosis has travelled to Argentina to buy a generic version of a “life-saving” drug. Orkambi is not available on the NHS in England as it costs £104,000 a year per patient, but earlier this month a five-year agreement was reached between the Scottish government and pharmaceutical company
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Image copyright Sky/HBO Image caption Kit Harington is one of nine Game of Thrones stars up for awards Game of Thrones will have one final chance to achieve Emmy glory later as television’s best and brightest prepare for this year’s US awards ceremony. The fantasy epic, which came to a divisive climax earlier this year,
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Takuma Sato will return to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing next season and Colton Herta was pulled inside the Andretti Autosport camp as IndyCar drivers are securing their 2020 plans. Rahal said Saturday it had picked up the option for next year on Sato, a former Indianapolis 500 winner who has won twice this season for
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Image copyright Getty Images Labour is to announce a pledge to abolish prescription charges in England at its party conference next week. Prescriptions are already free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England the NHS charges £9 per item, and earned just over £575m from fees in 2017/18 – which the government has said
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Florida coach Dan Mullen had some advice for Kyle Trask before the junior quarterback made his first collegiate start. Mullen told Trask to relax and have fun. Then Mullen offered one more tidbit. “If you’re really nervous, we can fix the nervous problem,” Mullen told Trask. “Go out there and throw a bunch of picks
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Giancarlo Stanton launched his first homer since missing nearly three months to injury, James Paxton won his 10th straight start and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 Saturday. New York manager Aaron Boone was ejected after another tangle with a rookie umpire, and the 101-win Yankees got promising news shortly before
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