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A new collection of Shakespeare’s work credits Christopher Marlowe as co-author of the three Henry VI plays. Some other candidates claimed to have written Shakespeare plays:
FRANCIS BACON (1561-1626). His poems are said to share a similar structure. But lacks motive to use Shakespeare as a pen name.
WILLIAM STANLEY, 6th EARL OF DERBY (1561-1642): A Jesuit spy claimed he was secretly writing plays.
EDWARD DE WERE, 17th EARL OF OXFORD (1550-1604): Theatre patron said to have used pen name because an aristocrat could not take credit for public plays. Dead for the last 12 years of Shakespeare’s life.
ROGER MANNERS 5th EARL OF RUTLAND. Said to have corroborated with the Earl of Southampton — although the last three plays were produced after Rutland’s death.
Duty calls
Which industries would pay the most in tariffs if Britain and remaining EU states were to trade under WTO rules (assuming the amount of goods stayed the same)?
| EU exporters | UK exporters | |
|---|---|---|
| £3.9bn | Vehicles | £1.3bn |
| £1bn | Meat | £378m |
| £956m | Dairy | £331m |
| £563m | Fish | £154m |
| £498m | Plastics | £286m |
Source: Civitas
Cleared for take-off
The government made a third runway at Heathrow its preferred option.
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