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WHEN Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan swept through the corridors of Falkland Palace, dressed in the silks and pearls of Mary Queen of Scots, the sensation of actually being present at the court

Full disclosure: I’ve known Nicky Hambleton-Jones for 25 years. We met at a book club when we were both lonely souls who had just landed in Britpop ’90s London – me from the North East of England and

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Heroes. Heroes overcome adversity to achieve feats of courage, endurance or sporting prowess. Heroes step up when the moment demands action. Unheroic Jo Aston, however, is waiting at a pedestrian cros