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THE Scots pine. You would think, from the name, it belonged to us, in Scotland, this elegant tree with its scaly salmon-tinged bark. You would think…

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Paddington Bear paid a special visit to Stevenage at the weekend to mark the town's A December to Remember event.

From the MTG: Ten men perish during rescue effort 7 May, 2021 06:00 PM 4 minutes to read Waitangi Railway Bridge after the 1897 flood. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today By: Gail Pope Overshadowed by the Scenic Hotel Te Pania on Napier's Marine Parade, is a statuesque yet forlorn monument erected to commemorate the April 16, 1897 flood. Etched deeply into two of the marble plaques are the words: "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends." On the opposite side are the words: "This monument was erected by the people of Napier to commemorate a deed of heroi...

IT was irredeemably dull but had a limitless capacity to fascinate. Its former trait lay entirely in its lacklustre bronze appearance. The latter resided in the story it told. It was a medal designed to celebrate a triumph in the 18th century. It also served in the 20th century and beyond as a remembrance of a lost cause, as a reminder of brutality and violent retribution and a nudge to consider what might have been both for my forbearers and for Scotland, indeed Great Britain. It was called the Cumberland medal in my house. It emerged from its humble abode in a cigar box when ceilidhs ...