WWT London Wetland Centre Grotto Bring the children to meet Santa in his cosy grotto set among the firs and pine trees. Merlin the magician will be on hand to help Father Christmas keep the
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Da Vinci wows at major London show
November 15, 2011 Comment Off 66 ViewsIt has masterpieces, media frenzy, a contested gem — everything but the Mona Lisa. London’s latest blockbuster art show confirms Leonardo da Vinci as a Renaissance rock star. A new
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Oscars come to London to honour Vanessa Redgrave
November 14, 2011 Comment Off 96 ViewsThe Oscars came to London on Sunday when the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences honoured British actress Vanessa Redgrave in the first such tribute made in
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Author Achebe turns down Nigeria honor – again
November 14, 2011 1 Comment 97 ViewsThe author of internationally acclaimed novel "Things Fall Apart" and other works examining the political failures and corruption of oil-rich Nigeria has again turned down a national honor over
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Forget London Bridge: Is Big Ben falling down? No, just leaning slightly
October 16, 2011 Comment Off 1140 ViewsThe 315-foot (96-meter) tower is leaning in the northwest direction at an angle of 0.26 degrees, according to a report from 2009 that was recently obtained by the Sunday Telegraph through a
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Nigerian Beauty Queens Still Rocking
October 16, 2011 Comment Off 361 ViewsMmachi Ilechukwu, 7 October 2011 analysis Beauty queens reign for some time and then, they disappear into the thin air. But some daring ones hardly leave the scene as they enlarge their
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