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All in the month of June Climbing Annapurna Kitchener and that poster from the First World War The ground-breaking marriage of Martin Luther Mini is named the best-ever British car People who can’t see should not drive! Our polluted water systems ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month... (2055 words)All in the month of June
It was: 500 years ago, on 13th June 1525, that German Protestant Reformer Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a nun whom he had helped to escape from a convent. 250 years ago, on 14th June 1775, that the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army. Later it became the United States Army. On 15th... (587 words)Climbing Annapurna
It was 75 years ago, on 3rd June 1950, that the first successful ascent of Annapurna in the Himalayas was made. It was a French expedition – and the first successful ascent of any mountain over 8000 metres. Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world. It was the first time in a century... (280 words)Kitchener and that poster from the First World War
Some 175 years ago, on 24th June 1850, Herbert Kitchener, the 1st Earl Kitchener, was born. This Irish-born British Army officer and politician became Secretary of War during the First World War, when he appeared on an iconic poster asking people to join the army. Kitchener already had a fearsome reputation, having been responsible for... (294 words)The ground-breaking marriage of Martin Luther
Five hundred years ago, on 13th June 1525, German Protestant Reformer Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a nun whom he had helped to escape from a convent. Little is normally written about this phase of his life, but a great deal about him as a theologian and world-changing reformer in the Christian world, which... (295 words)Mini is named the best-ever British car
What is your favourite British car? Think of the Land Rover, Aston Martin, McLaren, Bentley and Rolls Royce. Then think of the Mini. That is what a group of judges for the Auto Express did recently, and they chose the Mini. Their verdict? “Put simply, we reckon no other British- built vehicle better represents the... (169 words)People who can’t see should not drive
So says a coroner, following a spate of four deaths caused by drivers who, in one case, could barely see his own steering wheel. Dr James Adeley, the senior coroner for Lancashire, has said that letting motorists self-certify their fitness to drive is the ‘laxest system in Europe’, and is highly ineffective. And, until it... (173 words)Our polluted water systems
Raw sewage continues to pour into our rivers and lakes. Water pollution is up by a third, with some 2,487 incidents recorded in the last year alone. Last year, although firms were given an Environment Agency (EA) target of 40 per cent reduction in pollution incidents, instead such incidents rose by 30 per cent more.... (112 words)
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