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Whooping cough: UK ‘Urgent warning’ issued as cases of Victorian disease skyrocket

Posted: March 7, 2024 at 9:21 am   /   Health

This deadly disease can lead to seizures and even death in vulnerable children. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Mapped: Victorian disease surging through UK towns and cities – hotspots revealed

Posted: January 22, 2024 at 9:21 am   /   Health

The figures revealed that the risk of contracting the disease is around three times higher in London than anywhere else in England. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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‘It’s positively Victorian’ – Doctor Jekyll review

Posted: October 28, 2023 at 10:18 am   /   Movies

Doctor Jekyll is “a modern twist” on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 story, and introduces the first trans Dr Jekyll. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Princess Beatrice looks unrecognisable in eccentric Victorian dress with sweet backstory

Posted: August 9, 2023 at 10:21 am   /   Fashion

Princess Beatrice once appeared in a cameo for the film The Young Victoria, where she wore an eccentric Victorian-style costume. Daily Express :: Style Feed

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‘Charming’ Victorian UK town is the ‘jewel of the north’ and ideal staycation spot

Posted: February 23, 2023 at 9:20 pm   /   Travel

While the Lake District and London are some of the UK’s most popular staycation destinations, there’s a few hidden gems where tourists will be able to escape the crowds. One Victorian town has been described as the ‘jewel of the North’. Daily Express :: Travel Feed

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Deadly Victorian diseases make a return from obscurity, but why now?

Posted: January 28, 2018 at 9:21 am   /   Health

RICKETS, TB and scurvy sound like the stuff of history books but official figures show such Dickensian diseases have recently been making a comeback. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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‘Sex and violence’ version of Dracula TOO shocking for Victorian Britain

Posted: April 22, 2017 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

A “SEX and violence” version of Dracula deemed too shocking for Victorian Britain has been found serialised in Swedish newspapers from the 19th century. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Redemption of the Victorian boy who killed his mother

Posted: June 11, 2016 at 5:26 pm   /   Books

IT WAS the milkman who first noticed the disgusting smell emanating from 35 Cave Road. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery Of A Victorian Child Murderer and Serious Sweet- Book reviews

Posted: May 22, 2016 at 5:24 pm   /   Books

A MURDER mystery and a novel full of hope are this week’s double bill. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery Of A Victorian Child Murderer- Book review

Posted: May 6, 2016 at 5:51 pm   /   Books

ON a hot day in July 1895, 12-year-old Robert Coombes and his younger brother Nathaniel set out to watch cricket at Lord’s. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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