Women of passion we must never forget

What an extraordinary revelation, the report that suffragettes planned to shoot Prime Minister Herbert Asquith at the beginning of the last century, such was their desperation to vote. I admire the restraint shown by police who responded by merely redoubled their precautions, fearing that publicity resulting from the women’s arrest would further inflame the situation. Yet these...
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The mystery of the vanishing Cromer crab

It’s not just the blue shark that is an endangered species, the crustaceous Cromer crab is in danger of fast disappearing too. Nobody knows why supplies have halved over the last three years, with traders reporting their worst season for 30 years. Some wonder if the seas have been over fished, whether the blame lies with increase in the voracious velvet crabs which could have been taking...
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