David Vaughan Icke (/ˈdeɪvɪd vɔːn aɪk/; born 29 April 1952) is an English conspiracy theorist and a former footballer and sports broadcaster. He has written over 20 books, self-published since the mid-1990s, and spoken in more than 25 countries.

In 2002 Slovenian archaelogists uncovered a wooden wheel some 20 kilometres southeast of Ljubljana. It was established that the wheel is between 5.100 and 5.350 years old. This makes it the oldest in the world ever found.

In Paris 1876, 25-year-old Blanche Monnier was a typical socialite scrambling to find a suitor before it was too late. She fell in love with an older, broke lawyer, who her aristocratic mother disliked, and set her heart on marrying him.

 ”It doesn’t take an Einstein to know that young people attending a rap concert…who have paid as much as $20 a ticket, would not be very happy and easy to

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American illustrator and writer of children's books

They're a life-saving signal for the emergency services - but can also be a dangerous time-waster

Cutting through the fake news to find out the real reason why Mac and iPhone maker Apple is called Apple

A biography of French Resistance leader and hero Jean Moulin and his role in World War II.

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One of the capital's last independent milk bars remains a crucial community watering hole.

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She's filmed a lot of intimate scenes throughout her career, but there's one particular nude scene Kate Winslet regrets the most.

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American teacher and politician (1925-1978)

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