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In 1975, the British public were left horrified by the appalling case of Lesley Whittle, whose naked body was found hanging at the bottom of a 54ft ventilation shaft connected to a disused mine

British dancer Julie Felix, whose father hails from St. Lucia, was refused places with the London Festival Ballet and the Royal Ballet because she was “coloured,” although she had been a star pupil at the Ballet Rambert School. Later she would be hailed as “Britain’s first black professional ballet dancer,” but only after she had…

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Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is encouraging people to join the search for Aotearoa’s most interesting tree. The national heritage agency is joining forces with the New Zealand Arboricultural Association and other partners to find this year’s ...

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John Plimmer, who was the Head of Intelligence at West Midlands Police, was deeply moved as he recounted the kidnapping victims impressive awareness in a new Channel 5 documentary.

Leslie Whittle was forced to climb down a metal ladder into a dark, putrid drain while masked kidnapper Donald Neilson - known as The Black Panther - held a gun to her head in 1975.

The artwork will be made of wood from a former ferry wharf and consists of 15 four-metre-high “copper headed nails” hammered into the pavement.

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