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The Edinburgh statue that's defiantly 'hogged' the pavement for 170 years

We take a look back at the attempts to relocate Edinburgh's iconic Duke of Wellington statue, which has been causing an obstruction at the east end of Princes Street for more than 170 years.

Edinburgh Live

The story behind Glasgow's iconic Duke of Wellington statue and its now famous traffic cone hat

It's become an iconic image of Glasgow – but where did the tradition begin?

Daily Record

Calls for 'state of emergency' at UK beach as 'untreated sewage pumped into the sea'

Councillors in the region have bemoaned the quality of water in the area after untreated sewage was discharged into rivers and the sea, with 'do not swim' signs issued at the beach

Daily Mirror

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What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

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What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

Gedling's Conservative MP Tom Randall hits back at claims he voted for raw sewage dumping with his own plaque

He has called on water companies to 'step up'

Nottingham Post

Exactly how MPs voted on dumping sewage into UK seas and rivers – fact-checked

Campaigners say 265 Tory MPs betrayed the environment in an October 2021 Commons vote. But the MPs said overall they're tightening the law, and the plan they rejected wasn't practical. Here's the argument explained

Daily Mirror

Antique inkstand which witnessed seminal European events goes on display

It belonged to Viscount Castlereagh, a former foreign secretary, who negotiated with the heads of Europe following the Napoleonic wars.

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The Independent UK

Sherry from first Duke of Wellington’s cellar goes for double expected price

The bottle went under the hammer during a sale of wines and spirits at Dreweatts auction house.

The Independent UK

150-year-old bottle of sherry from Duke of Wellington’s cellar to be sold

The bottle dates from between 1850 and 1870.

Liverpool Echo

How all Liverpool's 43 docks got their names

Some are named after royalty, factories and famous battles

Chronicle Live

Sunday lunch review: The Duke of Wellington may be pricey but it's worth every penny

Our quest to find the best Sunday dinners in Newcastle and the North East took us to The Duke of Wellington in Newton, Northumberland

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Salon

"The Duke" makes an art heist charming

In 1961, an elderly Brit went on trial for stealing Goya's Duke of Wellington painting to protest paying for TV

The Guardian - UK

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ABC News

The Duke brings British comedy charm and smarts to the true story of one of history’s strangest art heists

The Duke stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in a comedy about a crime that baffled a nation: the 1961 theft of a Goya painting from London’s National Gallery — by a 60-year-old pensioner.

The Guardian - UK

The Duke of Wellington led men in battle… but preferred intelligent women

The Iron Duke had lovers but his platonic friends meant most, a new UK exhibition reveals

The Independent UK

Glasgow statue famous for traffic cone ‘hat’ gets makeover for Ukraine

A cone with a crocheted cover in the colours of the Ukraine flag was placed on the Duke of Wellington statue in Royal Exchange Square.

The Guardian - UK

The Duke review – Jim Broadbent excels in true tale of art-stealing pensioner

Roger Michell’s final feature film brings good-natured, Ealing-style brio to the 1961 theft of Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington

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