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The Georgian mansion in Calderstones Park has been the headquarters of shared reading charity The Reader since 2013. Like any ...

We try to protect the myth of Santa Claus for children. We encourage them to leave cookies and milk because Santa must be ...

DEEP in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil lies a British-built railway village where clocks freeze at 11:47, and thick fog ...

There are still folks to whom my yearly holiday greeting is “Merry Krimble,” a classic onomatopoeiacal Beatle-ism uttered on ...

Led by teens Zoah and Scarlett, the Hirano family made more than 100 hats and scarves as mementos for this year's 'Christmas ...

Parliament data reveals 5,149 zero-enrolment government schools in India. This deep dive goes further — tracing where these ...

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I’m about to blow your mind: the staff at CinemaBlend really loves movies. I know, the idea that a bunch of people who work ...

County Down farmer Libby Clarke says Monday's announcement by the UK government is welcomed but more changes are needed.

Community Ski Free day is set for Sunday, folks can venture to Portland for a Griffin William Sherry show, and get your ...

Written in 1882, "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True," covered many of the same themes as Dickens' classic, albeit with ...