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‘He became a sensation’: Manchester pays tribute to abolitionist Frederick Douglass

Annual lectures will discuss work of writer and campaigner who ‘revitalised the anti-slavery cause’ in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Dress the part: London exhibition celebrates 60 years of film and TV period costumes

From Colin Firth’s wet shirt in Pride and Prejudic to Meryl Streep’s safari gear in Out of Africa, Cosprop’s outfits achieved cinematic realism

The Guardian - UK

Trade, Public Opinion, and Political Ignorance

A new Cato Institute/YouGov survey finds contradictory attitudes on trade policy, and widespread ignorance. The survey also suggests a potentially promising political strategy for free trade advocates.

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Colin Firth’s wet shirt from Pride and Prejudice sells for £20,000

Clothing worn by actor in 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen novel goes for double expected amount at auction

The Guardian - UK

Colin Firth’s lake-soaked Mr Darcy shirt from Pride And Prejudice up for auction

Costumes worn by Dame Julie Andrews, Jude Law, Tom Hardy, Eddie Redmayne and Dame Judi Dench are also being sold

Evening Standard

Mr Darcy’s wet shirt, as worn by Colin Firth, goes up for auction

Costume from scene that became celebrated TV moment for sale as one of 60 items worn by famous names

The Guardian - UK

Four decades on, has the Franklin River and those who fought to save it been forgotten?

Each year, a few hundred people tackle the eight-day journey down the wild Tasmanian rafting river. For former blockaders who helped prevent it being dammed, the trip has added poignancy

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Macabre, biased and fascinating: why you should visit the Wellcome Collection

The permanent collection of gruesome medical artefacts, is just one of the attractions at this mesmerising and forward-looking London institution

The Guardian - UK

Toy story: costume designer launches museum dedicated to children’s play

Oscar-winner John Bright will put his vast collection of antique puppets, dolls and trains on show at new venue in East Sussex

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2022 in Greater Manchester: Date, candidates and how to vote

Voters in each Greater Manchester borough will be choosing at least one councillor in each ward

Manchester Evening News

Inside Greater Manchester's busiest hospital two years on from their first Covid patient

ON THE COVID FRONTLINE: The Manchester Evening News was granted access to Manchester Royal Infirmary to see how life has changed for those working on the coronavirus frontline. Words by Sophie Halle-Richards and pictures by Anthony Moss

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