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Sunday round-up 11 January 2026

Birthdays for Jean Chrétien, Arthur Scargill, Matteo Renzi and (RIP) Lord Curzon of Kedlestone, remembering England's first lottery and reflections on…

Jan 11 • Eliot Wilson

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