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    Shouldn#t they be banking at "Barklays"?

    Shouldn't they be banking at 'Barklays?' by IAN DRURY March 2007 As ideas go, it might seem barking mad. But using dogs to withdraw money from the bank is proving a real boon for disabled customers. These animals demonstrating their skills on the ATM machines are so-called 'assistance...
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    Racism and a very stupid white woman

    Racism and a very stupid white woman 2nd March 2007 Daily Mail RICHARD LITTLEJOHN Jobs were moved from the town of Corby, Northamptonshire (which is 93.7% white British).... .... to the city of Leicester, Leicestershire (59.6% white British) Just as well the Government...
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    Cruel Britannia - Britain must pay $31 trillion in damages for its cruelty

    Cruel Britannia - Britain must pay £31 trillion in damages for its cruelty According to a new book - "The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined The World" (the author obviously not knowing the difference between "England" and "Great Britain") - Britain is an evil nation responsible for many...
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    Forget sat-nav, this stunning map is about to fetch £1m

    Forget sat-nav, this stunning map is about to fetch £1m by ROBERT HARDMAN 1st March 2007 Even from a distance, the shape is instantly recognisable. Closer up, the county lines are spot on. This would be a pretty accurate map of England right up until the 1970s, when the Heath government...
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    England to play against Canada in this month's Cricket World Cup

    CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 - THE WEST INDIES The 2007 Cricket World Cup starts this month. England are in Group C with Kenya, New Zealand and Canada. England - who beat the World Cup favourites Australia three times in a row last month to win the Commonwealth Bank Series - have been declared the...
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    Pretty, witty Nell

    Pretty, witty Nell Nell Gwyn (b 1650 - d 1687) was an actress and also a mistress of King Charles II. Samuel Pepys called her "pretty, witty Nell." King Charles II (reigned 1660 - 1685) "Pray good people be civil, I am the Protestant w**re" was Nell Gwyn's cheeky retort to the...