Now, in Florence’s hour of peril, it was high time that an equally, if not more, dazzling pair should be cast for the north ...

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In 19th-century America abortion was weaponised as part of a culture war.

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The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term were nothing if not controversial. This was especially the case in the United States’ northern neighbour where his talk of Canada becoming the ‘51st ...