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Bath cleansing brings Romans back to life
Actors and virtual models animate £5.5m overhaul of?historic attraction For 10-year-old James the highlight of his tour is the flickering image of an overweight Roman beamed on to the wall of the circular bath. “That’s really funny,” says James as he watches the virtual Roman shed his towel and expose a round bottom. “It helps you imagine what it was like here.” The task of bringing one of northern Europe’s most important Roman sites into the 21st century without turning it into a theme park is a delicate one.
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Bath cleansing brings Romans back to life
Ryanair boss aims to axe ‘unnecessary’ co-pilots
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary will seek permission from aviation authorities to have just one pilot on shorter flights Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary wants to use just one pilot per flight as part of his ongoing drive to save costs at the budget airline.
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Boris Johnson pledges extra buses and bike escorts as London Tube strike looms
Contingency plans ready as London Underground workers get set to walk out over job cuts Transport bosses and the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said yesterday they would “pull out all the stops” to help commuters during the planned strike by London Underground workers on Monday. Johnson said contingency plans would include an extra 100 buses, escorted bike rides, marshalled taxi ranks and capacity for 10,000 extra journeys on the river Thames boats.
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Samantha Cameron leaves Cornwall hospital with new baby daughter
Prime minister’s wife and baby Florence Rose Endellion discharged from Truro maternity unit David Cameron’s wife, Samantha, left the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro this morning with the couple’s new daughter, Florence Rose Endellion. She was driven from the rear of the hospital’s maternity unit in a black people carrier without waiting photographers, TV cameras and reporters catching a glimpse of the new baby
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Millions plan bank holiday trip, despite rain
Britons determined to defy weather forecast and escape to coast or country for the last long weekend of the summer Latest weather forecasts for the bank holiday weekend The final bank holiday weekend of the summer will see millions of Britons taking to the roads from tonight. Despite a dreary weather forecast, huge numbers will brave traffic jams and roadworks to escape to the country or coast
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Millions plan bank holiday trip, despite rain