"The RSPCA has been concerned for years about the cruel methods of killing lobsters and crabs," said a spokeswoman. "We welcome any efforts to develop more humane killing methods. We don't have a policy on mussels." - Independent on Sunday (Harvey Cole)
The Rose, the earliest and most intact surviving Elizabethan theatre, is buried for safe-keeping under three feet of sand, cement and water in a specially constructed vault under a hideous 13-storey 1960s office block at Bankside, London.
"It is a sacred site," Sir Tom Stoppard said yesterday. - Guardian (Jack Kirby)
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