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The Belgian Waffle Slumbervale Retirement Community

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Zinneke Parade in Brussels July 8th

The multicultural communities of Brussels come together in the middle of the city on this day of colourful, exuberant celebration of the Zinneke Parade. Around 4,000 participants converge in the main...

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Rene Thirion, 61, is the director of the Mont-de-Pieté in Brussels. It’s a pawn shop which is based on the same principles as its better known American counterpart, but with major differences

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Wimbledon

BBC Two 19.10

Further live coverage from Wimbledon featuring the men’s and women’s doubles finals. To all the tennis fanatics out there, as day thirteen has arrived, the tension has gradually been building up and you’re wondering how you’ve missed so much in the last week. You finally have a Saturday evening to sit down, relax and follow two hours of live coverage of the finals for both men’s and women’s doubles introduced by Sue Barker. So grasp the opportunity, and to those of you who do not follow the tennis, a light dose to update you and keep you posted.

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