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    What the Dickens do they think they're doing?

    The new Dickens World theme park opens on 25th May. It has re-created Victorian England and visitors will feel as though they have travelled back in time.... www.dickensworld.co.uk What the Dickens do they think they're doing? 19/05/2007 The Telegraph Fagin’s Den as a soft-play...
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    European Cup Final: Two in hospital as 100 Liverpool fans fight over ticket

    Two Liverpools fans were injured after ONE HUNDRED of them fought in Athens over a ticket.... Liverpool fans hospitalised after mass brawl for Champions League ticket 23rd May 2007 Daily Mail European Cup Final - Liverpool VS AC Milan, tonight, 7:45pm BST Up tp 100 Liverpool fans...
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    I wouldn't rule out atatcking Iran, says Tory leader Cameron

    I wouldn't rule out attack on Iran, says Cameron By MATTHEW HICKLEY and JANE MERRICK 23rd May 2007 Britain could face war with Iran under David Cameron Britain would be prepared to back military strikes against Iran if David Cameron becomes Prime Minister. The Conservative...
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    Forget manners. Britain is an alcoholic, vulgar nation, says Lonely Planet

    This vulgar Britain: Cult of celebrity and binge-drinking have replaced manners, says tourist guide 23rd May 2007 Daily Mail Forget afternoon tea, cricket on the village green, roast beef and good manners. Britain is suffering an identity crisis as our genteel traditions are eroded by an...
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    The Queen is voted Greatest Living Briton

    I voted for the Queen - and she won... The Queen is voted Greatest Living Briton By Laura Clout 22/05/2007 Dame Helen Mirren scooped a clutch of awards for portraying her on screen, but now the Queen has won a gong of her own. The Queen visiting Chelsea Flower Show this week The...
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    Cutty Sark: Ship that defined an age

    After the Cutty Sark, the world's last remaining tea clipper, was damaged by fire yesterday, the Curator of the Cutty Sark Trust promises that she will be restored. She's one of London's biggest tourist attractions having had 15 million visitors since she became a tourist attraction. Cutty...
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    Genghis Khan: The daddy of all lovers

    Genghis Khan: The daddy of all lovers by CHRISTOPHER HUDSON 22nd May 2007 Daily Mail We know he was one of history's greatest warriors, but new research shows Genghis Khan could have fathered thousands of children Seven hundred years ago, a man almost conquered the Earth. He made...
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    Angler catches world's biggest carp - which weighs almost as much as Kylie Minogue

    Angler catches world's biggest carp - which weighs almost as much as Kylie 22nd May 2007 Daily Mail British angler Graham Slaughter has scaled new heights by catching the world's biggest carp that weighed a whopping 88.6lbs (40.2 kgs in funny measures) - almost as much as Kylie Minogue...
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    Hereward the Wake

    Hereward the Wake, known in his own times as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile, was an 11th century leader in the Kingdom of England who led resistance to the Norman Conquest, and was consequently labelled an outlaw. He was English. According to legend, Hereward's base was the Isle of...
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    Scientists find rabbit-headed cat in Britain. May be new species

    What's up... pussycat? mhorne@scotlandonsunday.com) Scotland's vast areas of snow-capped mountains, lakes, rivers, forests and glens are some of the last great wilderness areas left in Britain and Europe WE HAVE real-life beasties such as the midge and fantastical monsters such as...
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    As bomb kills 20 Taliban, Royal Marine shouts "That's gonna hurt!"

    On target ...American bomb dropping on Taliban position kills 20 fanatics after firefight with the British Marine: That's gonna hurt May 21, 2007 THIS is the moment a 1,000lb bomb destroys a Taliban position in southern Afghanistan — while a Royal Marine is heard shouting: “That’s...
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    Bertie Ahern ahead in polls as Irish elections loom

    Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister, is ahead in the polls and looks set to have another term as PM Bertie's big ballot boost By SEBASTIAN LANDER May 21, 2007 The Sun IRISH PM Bertie Ahern could be set to extend his ten years in office. His Fianna Fail party has surged ahead...
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    "Flying Saucer" police spy camera takes to the skies

    'Flying saucer' police spy camera takes to the skies 21st May 2007 Daily Mail The UK's first police "spy drone" took to the skies today. The remote control helicopter, fitted with CCTV cameras, will be used by officers in Merseyside to track criminals and record anti-social behaviour...
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    London's historic Cutty Sark is destroyed by fire

    Cutty Sark to rise from the ashes after arson attack 21st May 2007 Daily Mail http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/ • Arson theory supported by absence of electrical equipment on board • Ship's precious artefacts are safe after being removed for restoration • Greenwich residents tell of...
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    A history set in stone

    A history set in stone 20/05/2007 The Telegraph As an undergraduate, BBC TV presenter David Dimbleby was in too much of a hurry to appreciate the magnificent buildings around him. Here, in the second of three extracts from his new book, and heralding his BBC series, he revisits some of...
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    Charles 'wants Camilla to be crowned queen'

    Charles 'wants Camilla to be crowned queen' Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter, Sunday Telegraph 20/05/2007 Amid the joy of Charles and Camilla's wedding announcement, a carefully sounded note of caution suggested that the Duchess of Cornwall would never be queen. In 2005, only 7pc of...
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    King Ethelred II (the Unready)

    King Ethelred the Unready Ethelred II had no answer for the Viking Invasions. © Joseph Allen McCullough Jan 29, 2007 Of all the kings in English history, Ethelred II (one of England's first monarchs since it became a unified state) has perhaps the worst reputation. By the end of his reign...
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    Drogba gives Chelsea FA Cup glory

    Chelsea have won the first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley Stadium, beating Manchester United 1-0. The game finished 0-0 after the normal 90 minutes, but Drogba got Chelsea's winning goal just 4 minutes from the end of the 30 minutes of extra time with a penalty shootout looming. This means...
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    Finally, after 7 years, the FA Cup Final is back at Wembley today

    Today is the the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Chelsea, the first to be held at Wembley, the home of English and therefore world football, for 7 years. The game, English football's equivalent to America's Superbowl, will be watched by 90,000 fans at the stadium and an estimated...
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    World's richest ever shipwreck found off Land's End, Cornwall

    Treasure hunters find the richest shipwreck in the world off Land's End By BARRY WIGMORE 18th May 2007 The wreck is a British ship but it's in international waters. As "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is released in cinemas, the world's richest-ever shipwreck is found off...