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Ex-minister Esther McVey reveals there’s nothing a can-do spirit can’t conquer

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Thank goodness Esther McVey isn’t the paranoid type, prone to worrying about her popularity.  The Tory MP got married last Saturday, but when she first realised she was going to have to cull her wedding guest list, to comply with Covid rules, she worried about how to break the news to her friends. She needn’t … Read more

Photos show can-do Victorians at work 140 years ago building London’s water network

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The hard-working Victorians who first built the reservoirs, pipes and sewers that have kept the rapidly-growing population of London watered and clean ever since the end of the 19th century are revealed in a collection of newly-restored photographs. Impeccably-dressed men are seen wearing full suits as they stand on muddy construction sites and oversee building work … Read more