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Paddington Bear 50p coins are finally in circulation this month

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The indispensable coins of this year may soon appear in your change. The Royal Mint has announced that later this month two 50p coins with the national treasure Paddington Bear will come into circulation. Collective versions of the coins were released earlier in June to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the first appearance of British import from Darkest Peru & # 39; Two special 50p coins with Paddington Bear come into circulation this month and coincide with the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first book with the character Michael Bond & # 39; s children's book & # 39; A Bear Called Paddington & # 39 ;, which the character discovered at the eponymous train station in London, was published 60 years ago today. Silver unfurled versions of the coins, depicting the Peruvian bear on his suitcase at Paddington station and waving the Union Flag outside Buckingham Palace, are available for people to buy from the Royal Mint...
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Turkey liberates pastor amidst American tensions, despite terrorist conviction

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Pastor Andrew Brunson would land at Joint Base Andrews on Saturday at noon EDT (1600 GMT) at Washington, after a stop in Germany for a medical check-up. Brunson was jailed two years ago and had been under house arrest since July. He was accused of ties with Kurdish militants and supporters of Fethullah Gulen, the clergyman who was blamed by the Turkish government for a coup attempt in 2016. US Pastor Andrew Brunson, left at the front, comes home after his release MONKEY The Turkish court sentenced Brunson to three years and 1-1 / 2 months in prison for charges of terrorism, but said he would no longer serve any further imprisonment and free him. Brunson, who has lived in Turkey for more than 20 years, denied the accusations and Washington had demanded his immediate release. President Donald Trump said that Brunson would probably go to the Oval Office in the White House on Saturday. Asked whether the US sanctions imposed on Turkey to try to win the release of Brunson...
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Duchess of York is in the royal sheepfold, writes SARAH VINE

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Two royal marriages in the time of five months. Two dresses, two processions, two trips through the aisle to the enchanting St George's Chapel in Windsor. And two very different mothers-of-the-bride. The first, Doria Ragland, the model of self-effacing dignity. Alone, unknown and unaccompanied; nonchalant, unpretentious, clearly somewhat overwhelmed by all the pomp and splendor – yet flawless in her behavior and attitude on the big day. Just an ordinary woman who gets the best out of an extraordinary situation, enjoying every moment of her daughter's triumph. The second, Sarah Ferguson: the opposite in every way. Unthinking, bold, basking in the glory of her daughter's royal position, surrounded by old friends and thugs, giggling and chanting in the congregation, full of confidence – and finally back where she has always felt she belongs: within the royal herd , then to her ex-husband in the first row of life. Did not poke that fist while greeting the crowd, say it...
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Sister of ruthless crime chief dared her life to secretly record his allegations of gangland murders

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The sister of a ruthless crime boss told about the heartbreaking moment when she hid a microphone in her bra to write him in secret about his murders. Revealing her ultimate betrayal, Astrid Holleeder hid the recording device in the only place she knew he would not look like since she was talking to her brother Willem, the most feared criminal in the Netherlands. Knowing that she would be killed immediately if he found out, Astrid said she had started her own brother because this was the only way he could be brought to justice. The hours of the incriminating tires have once again executed the celebrity gangster – who in the 1980s carried out the Dutch crime of the century by kidnapping the boss of the Heineken beer empire – and facing life in prison. Astrid Holleeder, sister of ruthless crime, boss Willem (together pictured as children) told about the moment she hid a microphone in her bra to secretly record him about his murders. Revealing her ultimat...
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