Highbury College
Portsmouth’s Highbury College shortly after it received a fairly major refurbishment.
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Mui Wo brushfire
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Queen Elizabeth II dies.
Today we say a final goodbye to our long reigning Queen. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, 1926-04-21 ~ 2022-09-08) was Queen of the United Kingdom and fourteen other Commonwealth realms from 1952-02-06 until her death 2022-09-08 16:30 UTC. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the…
Tai O
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Hong Kong with a new digital camera, part 1
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Rishi Sunak – yet another unelected pro-Brexit British prime minister
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Sliderule – the eco-friendly computer from days of old
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