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Between the 18th and 19th Century extreme poverty was prevalent in all corners of British society and the government came up with a plan to reduce the population of the poor, according to a historian.

Rose had known the story for some time – her sister, Melinda, had researched the family history and court documents and letters had been uncovered – but for years she resisted writing about it. “I ...

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Poisoned twice and sentenced to the longest term ever handed down to a Russian government opponent, Kara-Murza details his confinement in a Siberian prison and why he returned to fight for his country ...