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A little over a week and a half ago, I told y’all how British police were crackin’ the case of the weirdest firebug infestation ever to plague a British Prime Minister…if ever one had. Over the course of four days, various vehicles and properties all came under firebomb attacks, and every last incident had something...
The UK’s “largest queer festival” is coming to North Devon, organisers have said. The Out & Wild Festival, billed as the UK’s largest festival celebrating the lesbian, bi, trans, and queer women and non-binary people community, is set to take place in June near Bideford. Organisers said the event, which started during the Covid-19 pandemic,...