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    Eurostar ad campaign using football hooligan and Thatcher to lure Belgians to Britain

    Eurostar trains, which travel from London to Paris (and vice versa) and from London to Brussels (and vice evrsa) are launching news ads in an effort to lure Belgians to Britain. Britain's little next-door neighbour - eight times smaller than Britain with a population of just 10 million and...
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    Queen and Prince Philip recreate honeymoon photo to mark silver wedding anniversary

    On Tuesday, 20th November, the Queen and Prince Philip will celebrate 60 years of marriage. Elizabeth II will become the first British monarch in history to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary. Queen and Prince Philip recreate honeymoon photo to mark 60 years of wedded bliss By IAN...
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    Coming soon to a computer screen near you...the Super Marios of Downing Street

    A new video game has been launched, starring Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Chancellor Alistair Darling and former PM Tony Blair to make politics more appealoing to young people... Coming soon to a computer screen near you...the Super Marios of Downing Street 17th November 2007 Daily Mail...
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    After 10 years, The Hoosiers finally make it

    British rockers The Hoosiers, hailing from Reading (pronounced "Redding"), Berkshire, have finally made it to the big time after 10 years.... Flying high ... Berkshire rockers The Hoosiers By JACQUI SWIFT 04 Oct 2007 The Sun THE HOOSIERS are: IRWIN SPARKES: Vocals/Guitar MARTIN...
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    British military launches spacecraft

    The British military has launched a sophisticated spacecraft to allow it to have a new communications system. The craft was blasted into space by an EU Ariane 5 rocket. The British military is really launching itself into the 21st Century - within the next few years Britain's Armed Forces will...
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    Code-cracking WWII computer is restored and racing modern machines

    Many people say that the Englishman Charles Babbage invented the computer way back in 1837 - yes, 1837. Babbage's "Analytical Engine", built when Britain was the world's most technologically advanced nation, anticipated the first completed general-purpose computers by almost 100 years. Although...
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    Shifting sands reveal World War Two fighter plane lost for 65 years

    Shifting sands reveal World War Two fighter plane lost for 65 years 15th November 2007 Daily Mail For 65 years, this Second World War fighter had lain hidden under the surface of a UK beach where it crash-landed. Just a short distance above it, holidaying families have built...
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    Britain to extradite Abu "Hook" Hamza to the US

    Abu "Hook" Hamza, the Egyptian cleric currently serving a 7 year jail sentence in Britain for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred, may be extradited to the United States where he has been wanted for a long time. The jail he may spend his time in in the US is much tougher than the one...
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    RAF Tornado navigator dies as ejector seat throws him from upside-down plane

    An RAF Tornado navigator died over South Creake, Norfolk, yesterday in a bizarre accident... RAF Tornado navigator dies as ejector seat throws him from upside-down plane 15th November 2007 Daily Mail A navigator from an RAF Tornado was killed when his ejector seat fired as the fighter...
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    Ulster Freedon Fighters (UFF) to stand down at midnight

    Now that The Troubles - the civil war that saw the British and their Loyalist allies take on the IRA and their Republican allies - is over one of the Loyalist (pro-British) organisations is being stood down at midnights. The Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) said their aim was to defend Northern...
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    Terminator-style helmets that allow RAF and USAF pilots to see through their planes

    The US and Britain are working together in developing the futuristic F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Britain is to have 150 of the aircraft. The hi-tech helmets will allow the RAF and USAF pilots to see right through their planes. Britain and America, leading the way in military technology... The...
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    The last Tommy makes a moving plea to honour soldiers before it's too late

    Henry John Patch (born June 17, 1898 in Combe Down, a village in Somerset, England) is, at the age of 109 years, 147 days, the second-oldest living man in the UK and one of the last three surviving British veterans of the First World War still living in the country. He is, as of 2007, the...
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    Prince Harry threatens to quit Army unless he is sent to Afghanistan

    Prince Harry threatens to quit Army unless he is sent to Afghanistan By REBECCA ENGLISH 11th November 2007 Frustrated Prince Harry has threatened to quit the army after military chiefs cancelled plans to send him to Afghanistan. The Prince, a second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry...
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    The Queen leads the nation commemorating the sacrifice of Britain's war dead

    The Queen leads the nation commemorating the sacrifice of Britain's war dead - and Angelina Jolie shows her support, too 11th November 2007 Daily Mail The Queen led the nation in commemorating the sacrifice made by Britain's war dead at today's Remembrance Sunday ceremony. The monarch...
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    21st century zeppelin: Glide into the future with a spa, gourmet food, and a disco

    21st century travel: An airship offering passengers gourmet food, spa treatments and a disco 2nd November 2007 Daily Mail Could this be the future of luxury air-travel? This new airship concept, being developed by London-based art director Tino Schaedler and designer, Michael J Brown...
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    Basra Two Zero: An SAS veteran views the Iraq war from the soldiers' point of view

    SAS veteran Andy McNab (whose face cannot be shown) - famous for writing the book "Bravo Two Zero" - says that the British Army is still the best in the world, as it has been for a long time. No matter how much hi-tech equipment the average American soldier has (although McNab says that many...
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    Revealed after 3000 years: the face of King Tutankhamun

    Tutankhamun and his tomb were discovered in 1922 by British adventurers Howard Carter and Lord Caernarfon. Some time afterwards, Carter and Caernarfon and many of their friends and colleagues died, which to this day has been attributed to an Ancient Egyptian curse. The first of these...
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    Revealed: What IS the secret of Silbury Hill?

    Revealed: What IS the secret of Silbury Hill? By MICHAEL HANLON 3rd November 2007 Daily Mail Pagan burial site? Too boring. UFO landing pad? Too bonkers. So what IS the secret of Silbury Hill? Terry the Druid reveals all Ancient and mysterious: Silbury Hill, in Wiltshire in south west...
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    Rugby League: Great Britain hang, draw and quarter New Zealand to win series

    RUGBY LEAGUE Now that the Rugby Union World Cup has finished, it's time for teams in Rugby League, the other type of rugby, to prepare for the Rugby League World Cup in 2008. And Britain did that in style after thrashing New Zealand at the KC Stadium last night to win the 3-game Series...
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    1 billion worldwide watch Arsenal V Manchester United in clash of the titans

    The English Premier League has proven just how popular it is around the world after 1 billion people watched (London) Arsenal VS Manchester United. So many people watched a game which was only an early season league game so it makes you wonder how many billion will watch this season's FA Cup...