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    Ex-England goalkeeper David Seaman moves in with Dancing On Ice skater

    Former England goalkeeper David Seaman, 45, has moved in with a Dancing on Ice professional skater just three months after leaving his second wife Debbie. He has moved into the £500,000 Buckinghamshire home of Frankie Poultney, who he met whilst appearing on the show in 2006. Seaman appeared...
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    Justice Yemen-style: Paedophile who raped boy, 11, shot in the head

    Pictured here is justice, Yemen-style. Yemen, a country of 23 million people which borders Saudi Arabia, is one of 59 countries which operate the death penalty. This paedophile - a barber - is accused of murdering and raping an 11-year-old boy, and cutting his body into pieces. His...
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    7/7 bombings, 4 years on: father weeps at the graveside of his 7/7 BOMBER son

    On Thursday 7th July 2005, 52 people were killed after three bombs exploded on the London Underground and on the Number 30 double-decker bus in Tavistock Square in London. At 8:50am, three bombs exploded on the Underground within 50 seconds of each other at King's Cross, Edgware Road and...
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    England's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup gets a boost - from a German

    England and Germany are football's two biggest rivals, so it's not often that one compliments the other. So it's come as a big surprise that Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer believes that England would be fit to host the World Cup "tomorrow." England, which is the world's richest football...
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    Customer handed 20p coin worth £7,000 in change for pint

    When Mr Lloyd Hefferman decided to have a pint at The Botolph Arms in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, he didn't realise that he would become a potentially rich man. After buying a pint, he was handed a 20p coin with his change, after which he discovered that it is a rare 20p worth £7000. After...
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    Michael Owen joins Manchester United for free

    England star Michael Owen has made a surprise move to English champions Manchester United. Predatory striker Owen, 29, has played for Newcastle United since 2005, and they were relegated from the Premiership this year. His contract with Newcastle has just run out, so United were able to sign...
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    Ronnie Biggs clings to life in hospital on the day he hoped to be free from jail

    Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs, may be a frail old man of 79 clinging on to life, but that hasn't stopped Britain denying him his release from jail. Biggs, along with his accomplices, stole £2.6 million (equivalent to £38 million today) from the Glasgow to London Royal Mail train in 1963...
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    Prison opens top-class restaurant... just don't ask for porridge

    The Clink - described in 1761 as "a very dismal hole" - was a notorious prison in Southwark, south-east London, which operated from the 1100s until it was burned down by rioters during the Gordon Riots of 1780. It housed both Catholic and Protestant religious non-conformists - depending on who...
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    Six people killed, including three children, in tower block inferno

    Six people, including three children, have been killed after a fire ripped through a tower block in Camberwell, south London, on Friday. One of the children who died was just three weeks old. The 12-storey tower block, Lakanal House, which is occupied by around 94 flats and was built in the...
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    How an epic Royal Navy voyage across the Arctic came to a truly sinister end

    The Franklin Expedition set sail from England in 1845. Its mission was to traverse the Northwest Passage above Canada. The Royal Navy ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were assigned this task. After a few early fatalities the two ships became icebound in Victoria Strait near King William Island...
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    At last! The EU lifts its ban on bent bananas

    For years, the British have been complaining about the EU's barmy ban on bent bananas (which are naturally bent, of course) and other fruit and veg that the EU has deemed too wonky. EUphiles just dismissed all this as typical "EUphobe Britain" and its "EUphobe press inventing silly myths about...
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    Pictured: The battered and bruised face of a burglar beaten up by a pensioner

    According to the famous saying:" An Englishman's home is his castle" and, like anyone in a castle facing an external enemy, he will defend it by any means possible. But nobody told that to burglar Gregory McCalium. McCalium decided to break into his neighbour Frank Corti's home in Oxford...
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    Britain refuses to grant parole to Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs

    The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is one of the most famous crimes in history. On 8th August 1963, the Glasgow to London travelling post office was robbed at Bridego Railway Bridge at Ledburn, near Mentmore, Buckinghamshire. A 15-strong gang, led by Bruce Reynolds and which included Ronnie...
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    Chilling photos of Moors Murderer Myra Hindley standing over victim's 'grave'

    When it comes to evil British killers, the Moors Murderers - Myra Hindley and Ian Brady - are right up there with Jack the Ripper, the Yorkshire Ripper, the Acid Bath Murderer, Dennis Nilsen, the Wests, Harold Shipman, Mary Ann Cotton and Beverly Allitt. In fact, only the United States has...
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    Families of British troops killed since WWII to be given new Elizabeth Cross medal

    The families of 8000 British soldiers killed since World War II are to be given a new medal - the Elizabeth Cross. The silver medal will be in the shape of a cross and a wreath, with the symbols of England (rose), Scotland (thistle), Northern Ireland (shamrock) and Wales (daffodil) emblazoned...
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    "Irish republican" hooligans mar Armed Forces Day parade in Scotland

    Saturday was the first ever Armed Forces Day in Britain, when members of the public give their thanks to the British Armed Forces. Events were held the length and breadth of the country, from Land's End to John O'Groats. The events included marches through the streets by military personnel...
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    The Queen: Don't link my Jubilee celebration to 'flashy' Olympics

    The Queen has yet again given another example why she and the monarchy are much loved whereas our corrupt politicians are much loathed, and why getting rid of the monarchy to become a republic - a form of government where a politician is Head of State, which can't be good - would be a big...
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    Jackson death exposes fake Foreign Secretary 'Twitterjacker'

    In the wake of Michael Jackson's death, celebrities and politicians the world over decided to pay their own tributes. Many did so on Twitter - including Britain's Foreign Secretary, David "Banana Boy" Miliband. Or so we thought. Britain's Sky News has been showing the Twitter messages on...
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    Wildlife charity urges children to play spot the roadkill travel game

    Britain's roads are amongst the safest in the world - the sixth safest in fact. Only Malta, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland and Norway have safer roads than Britain (it's interesting to note that in both Malta and Britain drivers drive on the left, and driving on the left is reputedly safer than...
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    Football: England U21s reach the Euro2009 Final

    The England Under21s are in the Final of the Under21 2009 European Championships after beating tournament hosts Sweden in a thrilling Semi-Final. England will play old foes Germany in the Final. England, managed by former England star Stuart Pearce, have been arguably the best team in the...