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Wendy Freeman, an artist, writes poem at the Other Place theater, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The foyer of the Other Place theater in Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon is a cozy refuge from winter. One day a week the theater becomes a "warm hub," set up by the Royal Shakespeare Company to welcome people who may be struggling to heat their homes because of sky-high energy prices. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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In Britain, ‘warm hubs’ emerge to beat soaring energy costs
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Sat,03/04/23-2:23AM , 582 Reads
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) — On a blustery late-winter day in Shakespeare’s birthplace, the foyer of the Other Place theater is a cozy refuge. Visitors are having meetings over coffee, checking emails, writing poetry, learning to sew.
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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Fairmont Hotel in Windsor, England, Monday Feb. 27, 2023. The U.K. and the European Union were poised Monday to end years of wrangling and seal a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. Striking an agreement at a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen would be a big victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — but not the end of his troubles. (Dan Kitwood/Pool via AP)

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UK, EU hail 'new chapter' with deal to fix Brexit trade spat
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Mon,02/27/23-3:39AM , 217 Reads
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Books by Roald Dahl are displayed at the Barney's store on East 60th Street in New York on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Critics are accusing the publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from stories such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton, File)

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Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books after backlash
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Fri,02/24/23-6:58AM , 174 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to ma
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Edward Berger poses for photographers with the Director Award for the film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' at the 76th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

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'All Quiet' wins 7 BAFTAs, including best film, at UK awards
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Sun,02/19/23-7:00AM , 258 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Antiwar German movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building the somber drama’s momentum as awa
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