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    GMTV newsreader exposes "affair" live on air

    Newsreader exposes 'affair' on air Caught out: Anglia TV newsreader Emma Baker. Viewers also saw her fiddling with her bra. Television bosses have launched an investigation after a newsreader was seen gossiping with colleagues and seemingly referring to one having an affair...
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    The Klaxons: on the crest of a new wave

    The TimesJanuary 13, 2007 On the crest of a new rave Ben Machell Punk pop, sci-fi and glowsticks a gogo; we go underground to find out why Klaxons are the next big noise London band The Klaxons release their debut album "Myths of the Near Future" on 29th January. They are expected to...
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    Failed July 21st bombers go on trial

    Times OnlineJanuary 15, 2007 The six men on trial for the alleged plot to bomb London on July 21 2005. From top left: Asiedu, Ibrahim, Mohammed. Second row:Omar, Osman, Yahya. (Metropolitan Police) Six go on trial for failed July 21 'suicide bombings' David Byers and agencies A...
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    Ghost of world's worst serial killer haunts child killer's cell

    Harold Shipman, probably the world's worst serial killer ever, was sentenced to 15 life sentences in jail in 2000. The exact number of people who he killed is now known, but it is said to be at least 500. In January 2004 he hanged himself in his cell. Another famous killer, Roy Whiting, who...
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    War on Terror: 2 Brits killed in Afghanistan, 1 in Iraq

    At the weekend, two British soldiers were killed - one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Today, another was killed in Afghanistan. Tom Curry died during a battle as the British, Dutch and Americans fought the Taliban, and there are pictures of the battle below...
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    France and Britain considered 1950s merger into one country

    In the 1950s, an Anglophile Frenchman wanted Britain and France to join together as one country and the Queen becoming France's Head of State. When Britain declined the offer, France then wanted to join the Commonwealth. ----------------------------------------------- France and UK...
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    "James Bond harpoon" to stop terrorist attack from the Thames

    The new device will be installed on a pontoon at Wapping, London, 4 miles downstream from the Houses of Parliament and, just in case a gun misses its target, others will be installed on the many bridges that line the Thames. ---------------------------------------------------------- 'James...
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    New album - The Arctic Monkeys monkey around with a new sound

    The moment millions of fans around the world have been waiting for - British "dance-rockers" The Arctic Monkeys are releasing their new album this year. The album has already been recorded. According to this article a date has not been set on the album's release but according to Wikipedia it...
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    Prince Harry "in training for Iraq."

    Prince Harry 'in training for Iraq' Prince Harry trains in a Spartan armoured vehicle Prince Harry is joining members of his regiment on a training course that prepares soldiers for serving in Iraq, it has been reported. The royal Army officer, a member of the Blues and Royals, will...
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    Treasure trove: Metal-detecting finds up by 20% in a year

    Treasure trove: Metal-detecting finds up by 20 per cent in a year By Marie Woolf, Political Editor 14 January 2007 This ancient brooch is now in a Norfolk museum For most treasure seekers the promising glint of a gold coin in the garden has turned out on closer inspection to...
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    Ungrateful Scotland talks up a divorce

    This Tuesday is Britain's 300th birthday, which is the 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union between Scotland and England. But there is a lot of talk of both nations wanting to go their separate ways. But has the marriage between the two countries REALLY hit a low? After all, the Scots are...
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    UN threatens to put Tower of London on danger list

    UN threatens to put Tower of London on danger list By Terry Kirby, Chief Reporter 08 January 2007 Booming London, which recently overtook New York to become the financial capital of the world for the first time since the Empire, is constructing lots of new skyscrapers. Here's how...
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    Shell shock of Army dogs that served in Afghanistan

    There are 21 British Army dogs on duty in Afghanistan. Max and Blue are suffering post-traumatic stress disorder after coming under attack from Taliban fanatics Shell shock of Army dogs From SCOTT HUSSEY in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan January 13, 2007 TWO of Britain’s Army...
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    Terrorists use Google maps to hit British troops

    Terrorists 'use Google maps to hit UK troops' By Thomas Harding in Basra 13/01/2007 British bulldog: Royal Green Jackets provide ‘top cover’ from their new Bulldog armoured vehicle outside Basra Palace Terrorists attacking British bases in Basra are using aerial footage...
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    Blair tells Britain that it must continue to have a strong military and fight wars

    Blair today told Britain that, unlike Canada, it must have a military that is strong enough to fight wars and not one used only to keep the peace. He praised the job that British soldiers are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan, said that going to war in Iraq was the right thing to do and also praised...
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    France's shame - Rwanda embraces cricket and applies to join the Commonwealth

    Rwanda, a tiny African nation that is a former French colony has, like other African nations such as South Africa and Kenya, embraced cricket by establishing a cricket board. Also, despite being a former French colony, it wants to join the British Commonwealth rather than the French equivalent...
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    Player jailed for breaking rival's jaw in FA Cup game

    The FA Cup is the world's oldest and greatest domestic tournament, with a massive 687 teams at the start of the tournament. Yesterday a player for non-league side Barrow AFC was jailed for breaking a Bristol Rovers player's jaw in an FA Cup, First Round game. The Times January 12, 2007...
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    Worldwide quest to find heir to the throne - if 1066 had not happened

    A search is one to find the heir to the English throne - the ancestors of the person who may have been Monarch had William the Conqueror lost the Battle of Hastings. This person could be living anywhere in the world... Worldwide quest to find heir to throne - if 1066 had not happened...
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    Five American cops pin British professor to ground and jail him.....for jaywalking

    The TimesJanuary 11, 2007 Jaywalking don hit by full force of the law Will Pavia * Five officers pin professor to ground * It's lucky he was not shot, says wife Felipe Fernandez-Armesto A distinguished British historian who tried to cross a road in Atlanta, Georgia, has complained...
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    Moment 600 years ago that terror came to Mummies of the Amazon

    Moment 600 years ago that terror came to Mummies of the Amazon by BARRY WIGMORE - More by this author » 10th January 2007 The horror: This woman's body has been "frozen" into what looks like a look of horror since the moment she died over 600 years ago Frozen in time: A...