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I earn £50 as a naked cleaner - my partner is okay with it but some of my clients have creepy requests A woman who works as a naked cleaner has revealed the weirdest parts of the job - including clients who are also naked. Lottie Rae, 32, took up the unusual role to make some extra money in 2017, and charges £50 an hour - estimating she's made a few thousand pounds over the years. The British cleaner says in the six years she's been working as a naked cleaner she's had a range of clients - including some who just want company, naturists, and others who 'hope for something more'. The cleaner, who describes herself as 'free-spirited' says the role has made her feel more body confident and even says it's empowering. Lottie said: 'There's a fair few people who are creepy - a handful of the guys I clean for book cleaners on the premise they will get something else. The cleaner, who describes herself as 'free-spirited' says the role has made he...

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French soldier moving the body of a fallen German soldier with a wheelbarrow, ca. 1915

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French soldier moving the body of a fallen German soldier with a wheelbarrow, ca. 1915. . Colourised by 'DURIEZ Frederic' on Flickr. . Today 109 years ago, on January 8, 1915, the Battle of Crouy began, also called the Battle of Soissons, between French and German forces as part of the First Battle of Champagne. . On December 20, 1914, the French launched the First Battle of Champagne along a 19-km-long front near the city of Reims. Although achieving small gains and suffering huge casualties, the Germans were badly outnumbered and were in need of relief from the French attacks. . In order to shorten their lines and disrupt the French offensive, the Germans planned an attack on the village of Crouy situated right on the Aisne river, northeast of the city of Soissons, with the aim of conquering the Vregny Plateau dominating the plains. The Germans would pin their 5th Infantry Division and 7th Reserve Division against the French 55th and 56th Infantry Divisions. . The German atta...

Russian prisoner tied to a pole by his German captors, ca. 1915

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Russian prisoner tied to a pole by his German captors, ca. 1915. . Photograph belonging to  @drakegoodmanofficial . . Today 106 years ago, on December 15, 1917, an armistice was signed between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers, ceasing hostilities on the Eastern Front for the time being. . Following the Russian October Revolution in November 1917, the Socialist Bolsheviks had taken control of the country and immediately sought peace terms with the Central Powers, to end the war that the old Russian tsarist regime had entered. . The Central Powers, especially the Germans, were also very keen on ending the war on the Eastern Front, which would free millions of troops for deployment to the Western Front, and potentially gain the Germans access to Ukrainian wheat fields. . On November 26, 1917, three Russian emissaries holding white flags crossed the frontlines on the Eastern Front and entered the German trenches. It was decided peace negotiations would be held in the city of Brest-...

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