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Posts by Greg Whitmore

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Transmission: from the Sea of Tranquility to planet Earth This month sees the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, landing the first man on the moon. As the Observer’s science editor Robin McKie looks ahead to the future of manned spaceflight, we look ...

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Terence Stamp: a life in pictures The actor Terence Stamp, one of the key faces of the 1960s and later the star of The Limey, Superman and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has died at the age of 87. We look back at hi...

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Thanks everso. 👍🏻

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Nick Hedges obituary Photographer who took harrowing images of the conditions in which poor British people lived in the 1960s and 70s

Photographer Nick Hedges (1943-2025). His work for the charity Shelter between 1968-1972 helped galvanise societal change.

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Original Observer Photography From Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s ‘life on a plate’ to Rose Matafeo introducing our puzzle special, the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in December 2024

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Been doing some family history stuff. One of my grand uncles used to work on tugboats on the Thames in the 1950s. On his wedding certificate he describes his occupation as “Tug Greaser”. What a name for a band!

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