The eventual upshot: a legal battle that became one of the most renowned in the nation's history. Historians say the ... the ...

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The Natural History Museum Ice Rink has now closed. After an incredible 16 years of ice skating at the Museum, the five-acre gardens on which the rink used to sit have now been transformed into a hub ...

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