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    Stunning winter photos

    I've heard it said that the English summer is the most beautiful in the world. But these pictures show that England maybe has the most beautiful winter, too.... Winter at last as arctic cold brings freezing fog and deep frost 21st February 2008 Daily Mail These golfers were in no mood...
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    Army fury at BBC claim that British troops mutilated Iraqis after Battle of Danny Boy

    The left-wing BBC (Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation) is under attack after being accused of aiding Muslim extremists by making an episode of "Panorama" which claims, falsely, that British soldiers mutilated Iraqis after the Battle of Danny Boy.... Army fury at BBC Panorama claim that British...
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    Arsenal goalkeeper, Manuel Almunia, says his Hertfordshire home is haunted by a monk

    Goalkeeper, the Spaniard Manuel Almunia, who is thinking of becoming British so he can play for England, says that his Hertfordshire home is haunted by the ghost of a monk. The terrified shot-stopper, who plays for North London giants Arsenal, says his home in Abbots Langley was built on top...
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    "Dracula family slaughtered Princess Diana", says Mohammed Fayed

    The Princess Diana inquest continues and Mohammed Fayed - the owner of Harrods and Fulham football team - still believes that the British, with help from the Americans and the French, killed Diana and his son Dodi on 31st August 1997. He even called Princess Diana's former father-in-law...
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    A Buddhist kung-fu crime-fighter comes to our screens in the BBC's "Phoo Action"

    A Buddhist kung-fu crime-fighter comes to our screens in the BBC's "Phoo Action" It's London, 2012, and the city is overcome by evil cartoon-like mutants. Only two people can save the day - a Buddhist, kung-fu cop Terry Phoo and the teenage Whitey Action, who wears a pair of magical hotpants...
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    The moment drivers turned the tables on wheel clampers by trapping them in a car park

    The moment furious drivers turned the tables on wheel clampers by trapping them in a car park 19th February 2008 Daily Mail Furious drivers turned the tables on clampers when they trapped them in a car park for three hours until they released eight cars which had been clamped...
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    Princes plan Operation ER +Queen: Wills and Harry plot African motorcycle trek

    Princes William and Harry are to go on a motorbike trek across Africa. The future King William V, with his younger brother, will ride for charity 1000 miles across the continent, in a trek codenamed Operation ER+Queen. Prince Harry came up with the idea when he visited AIDS orphans in...
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    A Russian's view of Britain 2008: Greedy, scruffy, lazy and full of size 22 women

    23 year old Olga, an Anglophile Russian who always wanted to live in Britain, tells the Daily Mail what she thinks about the British. She says the women are fat, people drink too much alcohol, and scratch their bottoms frequently in public places. In general, she believes the British are...
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    Diplomatic crisis looms as French bugs 'discovered in UK Defence Minister's office'

    Diplomatic crisis looms as French bugs 'discovered in UK Defence Minister's office' By CHRISTOPHER LEAKE 16th February 2008 Daily Mail A leading MP is to challenge the Government over claims that a Defence Minister was bugged by the French when he was responsible for the award of billions...
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    Europe gets a new country as Kosovo declares independence

    Europe today went from being 45 countries to 46, as Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Kosovan independence is supported by countries such as America, Britain, France and Germany, and countries such as Serbia, Spain, Romania, Greece and Russia are against it. Today Kosovans took to...
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    85% of football fans would dump their girlfriends to watch a game

    A poll for Nuts TV - the British TV channel for men only, containing plenty of football, beer and girls - shows that 85% of male British football fans would dump their girlfriends to watch football.... 85 per cent of fans would dump their girlfriends to watch football By Jonny Fordham...
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    Elmer the Flying Monk (circa 1010)

    Nine hundred years before the Wright Brothers, manned flight was being attempted in England. In approximately the year 1010, when England suffered from periodic attacks from the Vikings, a monk called Elmer who lived at Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire fitted wings to his body and jumped from the...
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    How the magical white hart inspires legends (as well as the name of a thousand pubs)

    A white hart has been seen in south western England. "So what?" you might say. Well, the white hart is an animal revered throughout British history. The white hart is a symbol of royalty, which is why thousands of pubs in Britain are known as The White Hart and have beautifully painted signs...
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    You must halt climate's doomsday clock, Prince Charles tells heads of Europe

    You must halt climate's doomsday clock, Prince Charles tells heads of Europe 14th February 2008 Daily Mail Prince Charles today took his fight to save the planet to Brussels, calling on EU leaders to tackle the "doomsday clock of climate change". In a clear political move, Charles...
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    Fists and chairs fly as football league match descends into a mass brawl

    A verbal altercation and the subsequent sending-off of the offending player led to a violent mass brawl in an amateur match between Heywood St James and Salford Victoria in the Manchester League with players brandishing chairs and lumps of wood. It's good to see that the British still love...
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    English and Spanish teams dominate World's Richest list

    English and Spanish teams dominate the list of richest football teams in the world. All of the Top 5 richest teams in the world are either English or Spanish teams - three English teams (Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal) and two Spanish teams (Real Madrid and Barcelona). Real Madrid are...
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    CONCACAF chief Warner backs England to host 2018 World Cup

    The president of CONCACAF's (soccer's North America region) executive committee and the vice-president of FIFA, Jack Warner, has backed England to host the 2018 World Cup. He says England, as the nation that invented the world's greatest sport, deserves to host the World Cup in the near...
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    Singing for Queen and Country: RAF lads' spoof "Don't Stop Me Now" music video

    Singing for Queen and Country: RAF lads' spoof "Don't Stop Me Now" music video Members of the RAF, having just served in Iraq, decided to liven things up a bit by doing a spoof video of Queen's 1979 hit "Don't Stop Me Now" at their base in Qatar. Sing for Queen and for country By TOM...
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    Manchester United remember Munich Air Disaster, then lose to Manchester City

    On February 6th, Manchester United commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster. On February 6th 1958, eight Manchester United players and 3 Manchester United members of staff died when their plane crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the...
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    The EU is holding Britain back. We must rethink

    Europe is holding us back. We must rethink By Iain Martin 10/02/2008 The Telegraph Britain may be better off if it left the European Union, or at least have a different relationship with it If you feel Europe is boring and shrug your shoulders as the Government rams the Lisbon treaty...