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Murder, tragedy and poverty - the dark history of Hull's asylums and workhouses
Meant to protect Hull's most vulnerable, workhouses and asylums were often the scene of tragedy ...
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A search for the family of Wentford Outerbridge
A resident of Essex in England is on the island to learn more about the Bermudian grandfather she never knew. On August 25, ...
Roseville woman who swindled $600K from New Brighton employer spared prison
Kylie Marie Larson made nearly 230 transactions — a mix of ATM withdrawals and debit-card purchases — at Running Aces, Mystic ...
The Victorian 'lady swindler' with 40 aliases who convinced an admiral to be her sugar daddy and tried to con an island of crofters
Despite being illiterate and uneducated, Annie Gordon Baillie forged herself a career as one of the Victorian era's most ...
Aisling Bea on Who Do You Think You Are? – Likeable comedian gets emotional at tales of family role in Irish freedom
Television: Bea sees the funny side of a British crew helping her to learn of her family’s involvement in the Easter Rising ...
The Victorian scam artist who duped an island
Hiding her true identity behind more than 40 aliases, con artist Annie Gordon Baillie made a living swindling shopkeepers ...
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Oliver! announces new West End Oliver Twists
Oliver! has announced new lead casting for its West End run. The hit revival, which bagged a five-star review from WhatsOnStage and a WhatsOnStage Award for its initial run at Chichester Festival ...
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New Laois memorial unveiled at tragic gravesite
A NEW memorial was unveiled at a poignant ceremony in Laois, in honour of famine victims buried in a mass grave near a former ...