Hunting ghost signs

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Step away from the bright lights and bustle and explore the capital’s dark side

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This Halloween season, explore some of Britain’s eeriest corners

1 SALUTING MAGPIES This centuries-old practice is still common across the British isles in rural and urban communities alike. The magpie is commonly associated with death – perhaps because, legend say

Britain is one of the last constitutional monarchies in the world, and the king or queen still plays a ceremonial role in the governance of the state. When Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022, she was bur