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May 28th 2008
Well its been an interesting few weeks I can tell you that. I doubt news trickled back home but the other week Manchester held the UEFA cup final between the Glasgow Rangers and the Russian team St Petersburg, this resulted in an estimated 100,000 Rangers fans descending on the city for what started as fun partying but ended in a mini riot. The city centre was taken over by the Rangers fans ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more