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King’s Coronation: The last lamplighters of London – BBC News
More than 25,000 lamplighters used to roam the streets of London, lighting up the streets of the capital, now there are just five.
Their job is a unique one and still very relevant today.
Ahead of the coronation of King Charles, the remaining lamplighters had a special task, to turn one lamp into a shining jewel in its own right.
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Up to 20 people, including at least six children, have been killed in two Israeli airstrikes overnight in Gaza, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil …
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A jury in Morwell, Australia, has found Erin Patterson guilty of cooking a deadly mushroom lunch that killed three of her relatives and left another seriously ill.
Patterson’s in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, all fell ill and died days after the lunch in July 2023.
The prosecution claimed Ms Patterson knowingly put toxic death cap mushrooms into the home-cooked meal, before lying to police and disposing of evidence.
The defence had argued that she accidentally included the poisonous fungi in the dish and only lied because she panicked.
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Esports World Cup: How Team Liquid and Levi de Weerd have prepared for the tournament | BBC News
The Esports World Cup has kicked off in Saudi Arabia with teams from around the world battling to win the biggest prizes in the industry.
Ahead of the event, we caught up with Team Liquid’s Levi de Weerd, who will be representing them by playing EA FC on the world’s stage in Riyadh with a prize pot of $27m up for grabs for the best performing teams at the event.
He explains how their coaching set-up in the Netherlands has prepared him and his Team Liquid team-mates for the tournament.
(Credit: Esports World Cup, Team Liquid, Levi de Weerd)
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Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed that he will have a successor after his death, ending years of uncertainty.
According to Tibetan tradition, Dalai Lamas are “reincarnated” after they die. The current Dalai Lama’s exile from Tibet after China annexed it decades ago has made succession a highly contentious issue.
China’s government responded by saying it alone would choose the Dalai Lama’s successor, which must be “approved by the central government”. It regards the Dalai Lama as a separatist with no right to represent Tibetans.
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A group of academics and activists are questioning the possibility of endless economic growth on a finite planet and are …
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@yamyam2987
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Sherlock Holmes vibes
@nintendolover114
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
London is so rich in history it's ridiculous
@gpaderx6105
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
I'm just thinking about Lin Manuel Miranda's song about Lamplighters in Mary Poppins Returns
@jeffreydeanfong8480
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Iâm wondering why the crown is a Scottish crown.
@GoldSpot-pf1yb
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Nice.
Meanwhile our politicians are gaslighting the public. Ha ha.
@callumnineninenine6886
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Doesn't seem that authentic when you walk up to a bloke lighting the lamp and realizing he has a British gas jumper on đđ
@ianhambozi1531
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Have the bulbs been modernised over the years.
@bigboy5428
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Love British history what a country with amazing history đŹđ§đ
@welshmanjasonpatrick8607
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Gas lamps are still going in London say about 5 are ther today are ther any still going to round UK
@TheEvilpot
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Amazing to see Bruce Willis start this new line of work.
@BigPinkJohn
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
I didn't know there where any gas lamps left in london. Is there a map of them all ?
@jamescraven5001
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Keep this old tradition going for years to come
@kathryncarter6143
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Good except for the very annoying snapping of fingers at the beginning.
@robnewman6101
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Future Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
@robnewman6101
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
GOD SAVE THE KING.
LONG LIVE THE KING.
@faithlesshound5621
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
I remember when electric lighting was introduced to the residential streets of Edinburgh in the late 1950's, the soft greenish glow of the gas lamps was replaced by a bright yellow glare from what I understood to be "sodium lamps" which were painful to look at directly. Those were replaced in their turn.
@malcolmjawohowelll2892
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
this is a fantastic trip back in time …how far we have travelled its wonderful to see all these specialist roles performed by working people ,,,when everthing required a man or womans labour to get things done
@a.t.c.3862
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Wonderful, magical. đ
@frankparsons1629
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Let there be light.
@lachlangriffiths9434
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
âAnd then the lighting of the lampsâ TS Eliot