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    US millionaire angers English village by re-enacting Falklands War on his estate

    American millionaire upset survivors of the German bombing of London.... American millionaire angers English village by re-enacting Falklands War on his estate 8th June 2007 Daily Mail Mr Burnett, who often drives a tank around the grounds of his Georgian mansion, infuriated residents...
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    The magical properties of Mercury, the metal the EU wants to ban

    The magical properties of Mercury, the metal the EU wants to ban By MICHAEL HANLON, Science Editor 7th June 2007 Daily Mail Temperature change: Thermometers like this will be banned thanks to the EU Few substances on Earth are stranger. It shines like a mirror, conducts...
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    The G8 summit: See who's pi**ed off at who

    Vladi no mates at summit From GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON Political Editor in Germany June 07, 2007 The Sun FORGET the back-slapping and smiles at the G8 summit in Germany this week. Behind the scenes at seaside resort Rostock, it is far from sweetness and light . . Big row ... Russia's...
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    Brits work longer than anyone else in the developed world

    Canadians, Americans, French, Germans, Spanish, Italians, Japanese - you're all lazy...... Britons work longer hours than anyone else in the developed world 7th June 2007 Daily Mail Work, work, work: Britons spend more time at work than any other developed nation - much longer even than the...
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    Council adds art to city - by turning building inside out

    A building in the city of Liverpool has been tuend inside out...... The room with the rotating view 7th June 2007 Daily Mail A council has changed a city centre eyesore into an eye-catching piece of art...by turning the building inside out. Commuters are sure to be astonished by the...
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    Jack the Ripper 2 suspect is released without charge

    The murders of 5 prostitutes in Ipswich, Suffolk last years - the work of a killer dubbed "Jack the Ripper 2" - shows again why prostitution should never be made legal. Suspect in Suffolk strangler murders will face no charges by ANDREW LEVY 7th June 2007 Daily Mail The investigation...
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    The moment German police capzised a Greenpeace boat at G8 summit

    The moment police capsized a protestors' boat in high-speed sea chase at G8 7th June 2007 Daily Mail German police capsized a Greenpeace boat full of protestors, dumping its occupants into the Baltic, as activists came within some 500 yards of where G8 leaders are meeting today. The...
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    These shots are very Mug Ugly!

    Best face forward ... mug of Paris These shots are very Mug Ugly! By TIM SPANTON June 06, 2007 The Sun PAMPERED Paris Hilton was allowed to have her best face on for her prison mugshot this week. The 26-year-old heiress looked a million dollars as she began her 23-day sentence for...
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    Are aliens tuned in to old radio stations?

    Are aliens tuned in to old radio stations? By Roger Highfield, Science Editor 06/06/2007 The Telegraph Aliens are alive and well in the rest of the cosmos - and they could already be tuning into vintage human radio broadcasts, according to leading scientists. For the first time in...
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    The teenage troops who feel the heat of battle in Afghanistan

    Britain's teenage troops feel the heat of battle By Thomas Harding in Helmand province 06/06/2007 The Telegraph The Royal Anglian Regiment British troops in Afghanistan have fired almost as many rounds in the past two months as the Parachute Regiment shot last year, military sources...
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    Is this the world's most polluted river?

    Is this the world's most polluted river? by RICHARD SHEARS 5th June 2007 Daily Mail With a population of 223 million, Indonesia is the world's 4th-largest nation after China, India and the United States. It's also the world's largest Muslim nation. Its huge capital, Jakarta, has a...
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    One of the world's oldest men, aged 111, just "pleased to see another tomorrow."

    One of the world's oldest men, aged 111, just "pleased to see another tomorrow." A British WWI veteran celebrates his 111th - yes, his 111th - birthday today........ Aged 111, Britain's oldest birthday boy just 'pleased to see another tomorrow' 6th June 2007 Daily Mail Henry...
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    Cops in full moon lunar-cy

    Cops in full moon lunar-cy Full moon ... 'crime levels increase' By SEBASTIAN LANDER June 05, 2007 The Sun EXTRA cops will be out on the beat during full moons - as officers have found a link between lunar cycles and crime levels. Officers found that full moons and paydays were...
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    Liverpool fans are Europe's "worst"? It's just a cheap shot from a cowardly UEFA

    Liverpool fans are Europe's "worst"? It's just a cheap shot from a cowardly UEFA UEFA have somehow decided that Liverpool fans are the worst in Europe, as they "steal tickets from their fellow supporters." So how have German fans (who almost killed a French gendarme) and Italian fans (whi...
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    How Gordon Ramsay made a grown-man cry on American TV

    British chef Gordon Ramsay - an ex-footballer - made an American cry on TV as he unleashed his fiery temper across the Pond..... How Gordon Ramsay made a grown-man cry on American TV 5th June 2007 Daily Mail Gordon Ramsay has unleashed his fiery temper on America - making a grown man...
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    A blundering Bush and Tsar Putin: will we, in this century, have to fight Russia?

    A blundering Bush, Tsar Putin, and the question: will we, in this century, have to fight Russia? by MAX HASTINGS 5th June 2007 Daily Mail Britain's relationship with Russia is at its lowest since the Cold War. At some time in the near future, will Britain go to war with Russia? Two...
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    PC brigade bans pin-ups on RAF jets - in case they offend women and Muslims

    PC brigade ban pin-ups on RAF jets - in case they offend women and Muslims 5th June 2007 Daily Mail Royal Air Force chiefs have risked a bust-up with pilots by forcing them to black out pictures of glamorous pin-ups painted on their jets. Since the 1940s British airmen have posted...
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    Israeli boycotts show Britain's academic elite has taken leave of its senses

    Israeli boycotts show Britain's academic elite has taken leave of its senses 4th June 2007 Daily Mail MELANIE PHILLIPS Anyone not yet convinced that Britain has somehow turned against its own most fundamental values, not to say departed altogether from reality, should look at the...
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    Battle re-enactments: How Russians can't get enough of English history

    Despite the fact that the relationship between Britain and Russia is at its lowest since the Cold War, the Russians just can't get enough of England's colourful and bloody history. They like nothing better than to re-enact bloody battles from English wars such as the Wars of the Roses...
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    The forgotten tapestry that turned out to be an Elizabethan English gem

    An English tapestry from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I has been uncovered.... The forgotten tapestry that turned out to be an Elizabethan gem By JAMES MILLS 3rd June 2007 Daily Mail More than 15ft wide and almost 6ft high, it is a work of art, a portrait of Elizabethan life and a...