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The Top Benefits of Using Pay by Mobile Casinos for Instant Deposits

So, you are finally relaxing on your well-deserved holiday. You’re ready to play your favourite online casino games. When you sit down to deposit money, your bank flags the transaction, or worse, the money is stuck in limbo forever. Aggravating, right?

That's why more and more gamers...

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Just when will the White Paper on Gambling Reform be published?

The Conservative Government clearly has a lot on its hands at present. The problems in Downing Street and the rest of the UK has continually seen the White Paper on gambling reform delayed. Fresh calls have been made for it to be published as soon as possible. Then we can find out what the plans are for reforming the UK gambling industry, including online casinos. But when will it be...

Pennies from Devon

On October 5th, Baldwins Auctions are hosting a sale featuring one of the largest collections of 17th century tokens from Devon, The Patrick Deane Collection.

In the 1640s, 50s, 60s and early 70s, due to the Civil War, there was no small copper change in circulation. This caused tremendous problems for the ordinary folk throughout the land who needed the smaller denominations for...

5 Pros And Cons of Using Bridge Cameras for Photography

Bridge cameras, as the name implies, bridge the gap between point-and-shoot and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. They typically have straightforward point-and-shoot controls and fundamental DSLR dials and settings. You can also use bridge cameras to learn the basic controls and dials on a DSLR.

Suppose you've already been using point-and-shoot cameras and are looking for an...

Egon Schiele Landscape Paintings

Egon Schiele was a famous Austrian painter who was born in 1890. He became an artist from a very young age but was not supported by his father. Egon truly embraced his artistic talents at 14 after his father’s demise.

While some infamous paintings of Egon Schiele depict raw desirability and disturbed intensities, his more famous paintings represent landscapes (mostly of his native...

How to identify prejudice in the news

There is more news than ever before these days and it has become widely available in many different formats. This has, however, also opened up a gateway for unreliable news stories and various types of biases and prejudices which are not always easy to spot.

We’ve put together some tips to help you identify which news sources may not be so reliable so that you can stay up to date...

Letter to the Editor

Boris Johnson appears to be picking up support due to his no nonsense approach to Brexit, while we put up with more cuts to our vital services, including the full privatisation of our NHS should Boris Johnson win the next general election..

I cannot comprehend why so many people still vote Tory ?, or indeed Mr Johnson, when people must know what’s at stake, it is beyond my...

Ten things I needed to know before I wrote my novel

My debut novel, Fox Halt Farm, which has a backdrop of Dartmoor is just out on Amazon and here is the link to my blog - this is a post I wrote a couple of months ago.

https://www.celiascosmos.com/ten-things-before-you-write-your-novel/

Below are the words from that post and if you'd like to see it with pictures please follow the link above. My book is available on Amazon...

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Czech crime gang jailed for trying to halt Plymouth modern slavery trial

Four Czech nationals who tried to derail a human trafficking trial by forcing a victim to retract his testimony have been jailed for a total of more than 20 years today [11 September].

Ruzena Tancosova, 56, her daughters Katerina Ruzena Tancosova, 37, and Lenka Cmejlova, 35, and family friend Libuse Sindelarova, 42, appeared before Plymouth Crown Court for sentencing after earlier...

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Register to vote in General Election

I’d like to invite any readers who aren’t yet registered to vote to register before May 22nd and to use their vote in the forthcoming General Election.

You can register on-line in minutes at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

All you need is your National Insurance number or alternatively you can register by phoning Electoral Services at your local council.

Anyone who...

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What a dog called Cap taught me about society

As I was reading the news today, I came across a story about a dog from Yorkshire. Cap the Sheepdog was recently sold at auction for nearly £15,000 and has become the UK’s most expensive. It wasn’t long after having a giggle at the complete absurdness of it all, that I was left with the horrible realisation that a dog called Cap is probably worth more than I am.

Being a freelance...

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