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    Alexander Armstrong - "A Year Of Songs"

    Comedian and actor Alexander Armstrong is best-known now for being the co-presenter of hit BBC One gameshow Pointless everyday except Sunday. But he's also a very good singer. "Xander", as he is nicknamed, is a former choir boy at Durham Cathedral and has released his debut classical album, A...
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    FA Cup 2015/16

    The 135th edition of the FA Cup, the world's oldest football tournament, starts tonight when tiny Salford City take on Notts Country in a live televised match. VS Salford City, who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English footballing pyramid, are...
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    The Roman Army was no match for the River Tyne

    The Roman army was built on precision - a military machine with legions of disciplined soldiers. But it seems not even the hardiest of their men and the most skilled of their stonemasons were a match for the banks of the River Tyne. Excavations in Wallsend, North Tyneside have revealed...