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Captain John King Davis was one of Australia's greatest Antarctic explorers, but for decades, his final resting place was an unmarked grave in Melbourne. Today, that will change.

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Lorraine Kelly has revealed how she managed to woo her husband Steve Smith as she insisted he initially wasn't interested in her romantically.

Edinburgh adventurer Alice Morrison awarded RSGS Honorary Fellowship after becoming first to walk full length of Saudi Arabia ...

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Our Class of the Week, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) class from Gislingham Church of England Primary School, has ...

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Edinburgh adventurer Alice Morrison awarded RSGS Honorary Fellowship after becoming first to walk full length of Saudi Arabia.

Scottish talkshow host Lorraine Kelly has opened up hilariously about how she first wooed her husband of 35 years Steve Smith - even if her initial advances were rebuffed ...

The presenter wanted a date with Steve as soon as she saw him, and was going to stop at nothing to get it ...