Sixer’s punishing schedule to end

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Boult from the bluesRenowned classical conductor Sir Adrian Boult was born on this day in 1889, and exactly 80 years later a recorded tribute was paid by musicians of a very different kind.

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Tebbit proposes cricket test for immigrantsOn this day in 1990, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with Conservative politician Norman Tebbit, in which he questioned the loyalties of Asian immigrants to the United Kingdom.

The Six-o-the-Best machine, better known as the ‘Tuppenny Sixer’ was a familiar feature of the British seaside for over half a century. Read on...

Crowds flocked to the 'Sixer', leaving beaches empty and quiet

Picture: PA