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    The stunning moment a church appears to receive a heavenly blessing

    This photo records the moment a beautiful church in a quintessential English village appeared to receive a heavenly blessing. Amateur photographer, Ian Peters, 63, captured the moment that the 12th Century Holy Trinity Church in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire is caught in a rainbow beaming...
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    Council workmen spend two days laying 300ft of Tarmac... around one parked car

    When a car owner failed to move their vehicle before Tarmacking work began, council workmen simply Tarmacked around it. People watched in disbelief as workers from Worcestershire County Council dug up 300ft of road and laid fresh Tarmac - but left a neat, rectangular island around one car in...
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    Woman celebrates divorce by asking new partner to tattoo her ENTIRE body

    A woman has celebrated her divorce by asking her new partner to tattoo her ENTIRE body. Jacqui Moore, 41, from Oxford, Oxfordshire, has had 85 per cent of her flesh inked with a continuous black and grey 'full body-suit' tattoo, a process which has taken eight years. Just her left armpit...
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    London's West End cashes in on French burka ban

    Major stores in London's West End are experiencing a boom thanks to the French ban on burkas. West End stores like Selfridges are cashing in as Middle Eastern tourists from places such as United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia snub Paris to shop in London instead. According to the West End...
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    On with her head: Kate mannequin spooks Queen

    The Queen was left spooked on Friday by a headless mannequin which was wearing Kate's wedding dress. Kate was with her grandmother-in-law in the Buckingham Palace ballroom to view the dress which is part of an exhibition. The Queen warily approached the scene with Kate, then raised her voice...
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    Why the French lost the Battle of Agincourt: Heavy armour made troops too exhausted

    At the start of the Battle of Agincourt of 1415, the English - led by King Henry V - were outnumbered six to one by the French. But at the end of the battle the French had been annihilated, suffering 10,000 fatalities. The English, meanwhile, had just 112 soldiers killed. Why, despite their...
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    Amazing colour pictures of London under siege from Nazi bombers during World War II

    Amazing colour images have emerged showing the destruction caused to London by the Luftwaffe during the Blitz of WWII. The images were released to mark the 70th anniversary of the launch of Winston Churchill's 'V for Victory' campaign on July 19, 1941. The genesis for the campaign began in...
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    Couple walking their dogs discover 30ft carcass of sea creature rotting on beach

    A couple walking their dogs on a beach were shocked when they came across the body of a mysterious sea creature. Margaret and Nick Flippence made the incredible at Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, in eastern Scotland. Curled up by the foot of sand dunes was the 30ft-long body of the unidentified...
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    The green Queen who's powered by the Thames

    The Queen is turning green after deciding to power Windsor Castle using power generated by the River Thames. Underground cables will carry electricity directly to the Berkshire castle - the world's largest inhabited castle - from hydroelectric turbines at the river’s Romney Weir. And any...
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    Daleks outside Houses of Parliament after invading London

    Daleks - the most famous and evil foes of Doctor Who - were outside the Houses of Parliament and even crossed Westminster Bridge earlier today after invading Britain's capital. But there's really no need to panic as the Dalek "invasion" was a re-staging of a famous scene from a 1964 episode...
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    The last surviving heroine of The Night Watch

    A new BBC drama, The Night Watch, tells of people's lives and loves during The Blitz of 1940/41. One of the characters includes Kay, a brave member of the wartime London Auxiliary Ambulance Service (LAAS). But apart from this new drama, the contributions of the brave women of the LAAS has...