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A fundraising appeal to acquire the land surrounding Dorset's iconic Cerne Abbas Giant has successfully met its target in just 60 days. The National Trust secured £330,000, contributing to the ...

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Historians have debunked many of the popular theories surrounding the tune's creation. Still, its legacy as a patriotic ...