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Celebrity culture blamed for Britain’s obsession with body image

More than half the British public suffers from a negative body image, an inquiry by MPs has been told. The problem is so bad that girls as young as five now worry about their size and appearance, …

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On this day in 1856 The Treaty of Paris (1856) was signed, marking the end of the Crimean War. This historic agreement was reached between Russia and a coalition of nations, including France, Great Britain, Sardinia-Piedmont, and Turkey, effectively closing a tumultuous chapter in European history.

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