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    Mr Christmas: The man who has celebrated the festive season everyday for 15 years

    Meet Andy Park, from Melksham, Wiltshire, who has been celebrating Christmas every day for the last 15 years. He also watches the traditional Queen's Christmas Speech - which is broadcast every Christmas Day at 3PM - on video..... Mr Christmas: The man who has celebrated the festive season 365...
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    Stunning new UFO photo may be proof we are not alone

    A stunning photo of a UFO taken over the sea in Britain's far South West may be proof we are not alone Oooh arrrr not alone anymore Riddle ... Kelvin's photo and, inset, enlarged view of 'flying saucer' By JOHN COLES The Sun THIS stunning photo of a UFO over Cornwall was...
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    Scotland Yard detectives go to Pakistan to aid Bhutto inquiry

    Britain has sent Scotland Yard detectives to Pakistan to aid with the investigation into Bhutto's assassination. Musharraf has called for help from Britain - Pakistan's Mother Country and which therefore has close links with Pakistan - and the UN, and has welcomed the help from Scotland Yard...
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    New "cricket test" should be enforced upon British Muslims, says Muslim MP

    Labour Member of Parliament Shahid Malik, Britain's first Muslim politician, has said that, in order to combat Islamic terrorism, British Muslims should learn to become proud to be British (though many of them are) and in particular to support the England cricket team - most British Muslims come...
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    Fire partially destroys the Royal Marsden, the world's oldest cancer hospital

    A major fire partially destroyed the world famous Royal Marsden hospital in the Chelsea area of London yesterday. The Royal Marsden was the first hospital in the world dedicated to the study and treatment of cancer, founded in 1851. The hospital, situated in the Chelsea area of London, was...
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    Breakdancing RAF marshal is an internet hit

    An RAF marshal has become an internet sensation across the world after a video showing him breakdancing, to raise money for cancer research, is put on YouTube. He performed the dance whilst directing aircraft. The video first shows the Americans, Germans, Spanish, Dutch and Italians directing...
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    Jeremy Clarkson as Prime Minister!

    At least 28,000 British people think the BBC's "Top Gear" presenter Jeremy Clarkson, not known for being politically correct, should become British Prime Minister. In this article, Leo McKinstry tells us the things Clarkson would probably do if he were PM - such as encourage Global Warming...
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    New study of 60 great cities declares London the capital of the world

    Move over Paris, New York, Rome, Tokyo and Berlin. A new study of 60 of the world's great cities has declared London the greatest city on Earth - an economic and cultural powerhouse. London also recently overtook New York as the world's financial capital for the first time since the days of...
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    World of football in mourning after Motherwell's captain collapses and dies

    Scottish football is in mourning after Motherwell midfielder, and captain, Phil O'Donnell collapsed and died during a game against Dundee United yesterday, a game which Motherwell won 5-3 and O'Donnell's nephew scored twice. O'Donnell collapsed on the pitch as he was being substituted and was...
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    Oxford University student becomes new leader of Pakistan People's Party

    Benazir Bhutto's 19 year old son Bilawal has become the new leader of the Pakistan People's Party alongside his father Asif. Bilawal is a student at Oxford University, just like his mother, Benazir, was. She was also elected president of the Oxford Union. He plans to return to England to...
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    New poll shows the British overwhemingly in favour of the monarchy

    A new poll has revealed that the British are still very much in favour of remaining a monarchy. 76% of Brits wish to keep the monarchy rather than becoming a republic. The Queen is also hugely popular, with 81% of the British say she should reign for life and never abdicate. More than half of...
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    New member of the Royal Family: Queen is grandmother for the 8th time

    The Queen has become a grandmother for the 8th time after her son, Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex), and daughter-in-law Sophie (Countess of Wessex) celebrate the arrival of a baby boy. The baby is 8th in line to the British Throne and has not yet been named (though the name James looks likely)...
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    The oldest artifical Christmas tree in the world still going strong after 120 years

    Mr and Mrs Parker from Chippenham, Wiltshire, have the world's oldest Christmas tree, a Victorian one dating from 1886. In fact, it was Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, that started the Christmas Tree craze...a picture of the young Queen Victoria (then just 27 years old) and her...
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    A revolutionary: how the Queen has changed the Monarchy to suit modern Britain

    WHY WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II At 5pm today British time (almost 45 minutes ago) Queen Elizabeth II took over her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain's oldest-reigning monarch ever. She took over from King George III (the monarch who lost the American Colonies...
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    Three "British" citizens are released from Guantanamo and then arrested by UK police

    Three "British" citizens are released from Guantanamo and then arrested by UK police Three British residents must have been overjoyed when they were released from Guantanamo and returned to the UK - but that joy was short-lived as they were arrested by cops as soon as they arrived back on...
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    Oh, my God. It's the Arctic Monk-elves.

    Sheffield rockers The Arctic Monkeys dressed up as Santa's elves to appear on the front cover of the Christmas edition of British music magazine NME..... Arctic troll 19/12/2007 Daily Mirror Arctic Monkeys on the front cover of the special Xmas 2007 issue of NME We bet you don't...
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    American angers residents of the Isle of Man by declaring himself king

    An American businessman, who claims he is a cousin of the Queen, has angered the people of the Isle of Man by declaring himself "king" of the island, even though Queen Elizabeth II is the island's monarch. The Isle of Man is in the Irish Sea off the western coast of Britain and is situated...
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    Will persuing equality help Bermudians, the world's richest people?

    Bermuda, one of the few remaining British colonies, is the richest nation on earth. It's GDP per capita is 50% higher than that of the United States and it has zero unemployment. It has been a British colony for around 400 years, and is one of the few places that has still not gained...
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    "Hurlers" stone circle may have been built to mirror Orion's belt

    A group of ancient standing stones on the desolate Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the South West of England may have been built to align with the stars in Orion's belt. As with Stonehenge in Wiltshire, no-one really knows why this monument was built. According to English legend, the stones were...
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    Riddle of the Queen's bruised neck as she meets king of Tonga

    Queen Elizabeth II appeared at an engagement yesterday sporting an enormous bruise on her neck that is thought she sustained in an accident. The Queen, who is now 81, met fellow monarch King George Tupou V of Tonga and, despite her age (and concerns about her health) she still works...