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letter

French police investigate WWI soldier's goodbye letter to his 'only friend'

Thanks to a major effort from social media users, French police have been able to track down the family of a WWI infantry soldier who wrote a goodbye letter to his "only friend" just two weeks before his death at the front.

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French family gets letter... 138 years late

A woman in her eighties in northern France has more reason than most to grumble about the country's postal service after receiving a postcard destined for her great grandfather 138 years ago.

History

Catherine of Aragon's letter to sell at auction

More than 1,500 letters and writings from queens, actresses and singers – including one from Henry VIII's first wife Catherine of Aragon which records a defining moment in British history – will go under the hammer in Paris on 18th and 19th November.

Terrorism

Ikea warned: Give to charity or face bombing

Menacing letters, one signed by the name ‘Robin Wood’, threatened to bomb and set fire to Ikea locations in France if the Swedish furniture giant did not meet several somewhat bizarre demands, it was revealed this week.