Entertainment
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What a swell party it was
EntertainmentTuesday Rostrum ended the year with a fabulously festive Christmas brunch.
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On this Day: December 5 is Sacher Torte Day
EntertainmentCreated in 1832, the Sacher Torte must be the most famous chocolate cake in the world today.
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On This Day: The mystery of the Mary Celeste
EntertainmentSometimes fact is stranger than fiction and theories as to the fate of those on board are still being discussed…
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Rosa sparks a revolution
EntertainmentLittle did Rosa Parks know, when she boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955, that she was…
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Summer set to sizzle
Editor's choiceA packed holiday programme will keep holidaymakers of all ages happy this season.
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Folies Bergère stages first revue
Local newsScantily clad chorus girls first appeared on the Paris stage 130 years ago, on November 30, 1886.
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Magellan reaches the Pacific
EntertainmentHis fleet accomplished the westward crossing of the ocean in 99 days, crossing waters so strangely calm that the ocean…
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Restaurant of the Week: Tom, Dick and Harry
EntertainmentThe very best of British is on offer at this eatery.
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Restaurant of the Week: The Waffle House
EntertainmentThe restaurant has a history dating back to 1957 and has become renowned for its delicious Belgian-style waffles.
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On this Day: Battle of the Somme ends
Editor's choiceA hundred years ago today, more than four months of bloody conflict came to an end.
