France proposed U.K. union, papers show
January 15, 2007
January 15, 2007
Associated Press
LONDON – Would France have been better off under the Queen?
The revelation that the French government proposed a union of Britain and France in 1956, even offering to accept the sovereignty of the British Queen, has left scholars on both sides of the Channel puzzled.
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Britain to pay final World War Two loan instalment
December 29, 2006
Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:30 PM GMT15
LONDON (Reuters) - The government said it will on Friday pay back the final instalments of loans taken out at the end of World War Two to finance vital reconstruction.
The payments of $83.25 million (42.4 million pounds) to the United States and $22.7 million to Canada will close the final chapter of the war and mean that in total the country has paid close to twice what it borrowed in 1945 and 1946.
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Where mince pies break the law…
December 27, 2006
If you fancy eating a mince pie in England this Christmas Day, you could find yourself in legal hot water.
But nip across the border into Wales or Scotland, and you can tuck into this festive treat to your heart’s content.
It is one of the odd old laws on the statute book, although rarely enforced by even the keenest police officer.
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