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    2010 World Cup qualifiers: It's All White on the night for England

    They say that football is a game of two halves. And it wasn't more noticeable than at Wembley tonight. A fairly dire first half from England (but no so dire as to make you want to go and stick your head in the food blender) and 0-0 and half-time. The second half was the exact opposite, with...
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    With England playing Kazakhstan at Wembley here is a guide to the country by BORAT

    Borat has said that he couldn't be at Wembley today to sing his counry's national anthem before the game with Englad. However, he did give us an A-Z of Kazakhstan, instead.... With England playing Kazakhstan at Wembley here is a guide to the country by BORAT By David Thomas 10th...
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    Racist Scottish tourist attraction bans English tourists and smashes English items

    A racist, anti-English tourist attraction in Scotland has caused outrage after it banned English visitors and encouraged people from other countries cto bring with them typically English objects to destroy. English tourists are allowed into the event but only if they sign a scroll swearing...
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    Oasis: Dig Out Your Soul

    Manchester rock giants Oasis have released their seventh studio album - "Dig Out Your Soul." Liam and the lads had a bit of a kerfuffle during a show recently when a crazed Canadian fan jumped on stage and pushed Noel over, causing Liam to give the fan a few punches. The Manc rockers may be...
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    Wembley bans Borat's mankini

    Some England fans will probably be dressing up as Borat today as their team plays his homeland in today's sell-out Wembley match. However, fans have been banned from wearing Borat's "mankini".... Borat's mankini banned at Wembley England fans have been banned from wearing Borat's "mankini"...
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    It's not all doom and gloom: We should be optimistic for the future

    A.N. Wilson says that times may ahead may be tough, as we enter a recession, but the people of Britain today have got it nowhere as bad as our grandparents did. Think about those who still suffered rationing years after the War. Rationing did not end in Britain until 1954. Compared with...
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    Robert Downey Jr turns sleuth as filming begins on Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes film

    American actor Robert Downey Jr is starring in a new British movie about Sherlock Holmes. The actor plays the world's most famous detective and British actor Jude Law plays his trusty sidekick Dr Watson. Robery Downey Jr is one of only a few Americans in the film. It is directed by Guy...
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    Swathes of global banking system to be 'part-nationalised' under G7 plan

    The world's seven richest countries have agreed a plan to stem the world's financial crisis. Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Canada could follow Britain and America's lead in buying up equity shares in struggling banks with taxpayers' money. Britain announced earlier this week that it...
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    The old curiosity shop: Treasure trove found in store left boarded up for decades

    A shop in Accrington, Lancashire, is just like something from Charles Dickens' "The Old Curiosity Shop." The shop has probably been closed since the late 1970s - and all its contents from that time have been left intact. Stepping into the shop is like stepping back in time. The shop is...
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    Geoff Hurst's 1966 World Cup-winning shirt returns to Wembley

    Geoff Hurst's shirt is to return to Wembley for the first time since 1966, when England won the World Cup there. He wore the shirt in the 1966 World Cup Final, when England beat West Germany 4-2. The shirt is insured for £1 million and is owned by property investor Andrew Leslau. Geoff...
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    Borat turns down offer to sing his country's national anthem at Wembley

    The world's most famous Kazakhstani, Borat, has turned down offers of adding a bit of humour to the England VS Kazakhstan game at Wembley tomorrow. More than 10,700 people signed a petition on facebook to have Borat, played by eccentric British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, singing the...
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    Toy hedgehog is found in child's grave at Stonehenge

    A toy hedgehog has been found in a child's grave at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The toy is around 3000 years old and was placed in the 3-year-old child's grave when they died as it was probably their favourite possession. Prehistoric child is discovered buried with 'toy hedgehog' at Stonehenge...