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Lib Dems call for VAT cut on sun cream to tackle skin cancer
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to cut VAT on high-factor sun cream in an effort to tackle rates of skin cancer. The party claims making high-factor protective sunscreens exempt from VAT would make them more...
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UK sees warmest May - and spring - on record, Met Office figures show
The UK had its warmest May and spring on record, despite the wet, dull conditions for many parts of the country, provisional Met Office figures show.
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People enjoy the heat on Sandymount Strand in Dublin
People walking along Sandymount Strand in Dublin on Tuesday enjoying the continued high temperatures.
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Source of River Thames dries up as drought continues in England
The source of the Thames has dried up as drought conditions continue to hit England. Months of little rainfall, combined with record-breaking temperatures in July, have left rivers at exceptionally low levels, depleted reservoirs and...
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United States, 1930s-1940s: Hot glass exits a furnace through a roller
United States, 1930s-1940s: Hot glass exits a furnace through a roller. Workers handle the glass, removing it from the belt and placing it under a glass cutting machine.
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Hawaii, 1952: A man lights a match to create artificial smoke with the help of steam vapors from the earth as lava flows from a volcanic eruption in Hawaii
Hawaii, 1952: A man lights a match to create artificial smoke with the help of steam vapors from the earth as lava flows from a volcanic eruption in Hawaii.
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1940s, Pueblo Children, schoolroom
1940s: Man sits in classroom, teacher stands at front of class, talks. Men practice metalsmith trade.
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1950s: Husband looks up and speaks
1950s: Husband looks up and speaks. Man eats soup. Man thinks soup is too hot and takes big drink of water. Man gestures.
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Hawaii, 1952: Mauna Loa Volcano, the biggest and most active volcano in the world, erupts with an outflow of lava which later turns into the black sands of Hawaii beaches
Hawaii, 1952: Mauna Loa Volcano, the biggest and most active volcano in the world, erupts with an outflow of lava which later turns into the black sands of Hawaii beaches.
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People enjoy the heat in Phoenix Park, Dublin
People enjoy the heat in Phoenix Park, Dublin, as families visited the zoo in the high temperatures.
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Summer Heat Expected To Strain Power Grid, Force Outages
Energy officials warn that high temperatures and a drought that's impacting much of the western U.S. could force widespread power outages this summer.
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Sports and leisure in Colom Bechar, academic research, construction, medicine, and education
Clip 5 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, sports and leisure in Colom Bechar, academic research,...
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Workers in the farms, women washing clothes and weaving
Clip 3 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, scenes of workers on the irrigated farms. Ploughs and tractors....
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Sweden 1970s - industry: lumber, metalworks, shipping, etc
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features forestation for lumber and paper production, metalworks, factories, off shore industry.
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Colom Bechar, camels, and vehicles driving through roads and water
Clip 2 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, scenes of Colom Bechar and its people. Men on camels, and...
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Heat Wave Linked To At Least 116 Deaths In Oregon
Parts of The Pacific Northwest saw record-breaking temperatures in the triple digits.
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Labour pledges holiday let licensing scheme to guard against ‘ghost towns’
Labour has said it would bring in a licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy announced the plans during a speech in Darlington, in which she also...
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Glorious 12th, the start of the grouse shooting season, begins
Warning: shows footage of hunting. A shooting party on the moors in North Yorkshire, as the Glorious 12th, the official start of the grouse shooting season, gets underway
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Pottery production in Golfe-Juan, Vallauris, France 1952
Potters lay their pots out to dry in the sun. The pots are decorated with paint and fired in a kiln. Filmed in the Golfe-Juan resort in Vallauris, France in 1952
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Pacific Northwest Braces For Another Multiday Heat Wave
Temperatures are expected to hit triple digits in parts of Oregon
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Builders constructing walls. New Mexico c.1950.
Clip 4 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Townspeople build walls using clay and straw. Builders smooth down the wall mix with their hands.
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Sailors working in the heat. Cruisers arriving in Djibouti and sailors on leave in the streets. Djibouti, 1945
Clip 4 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. Sailors working in the heat and officers making calculations on a sea chart....
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Summer revellers bask in the heat in Dublin
People enjoy the last of the heat spell in Dublin's Stephen's Green on Tuesday. Suzanne Moore, who is from Dublin originally but now lives in the US state of Connecticut, speaks.
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Summer 2021 Was Hottest On Record In U.S.
According to the NOAA, the average temperature this year was 74 degrees Fahrenheit, – 2.5 degrees warmer than average.