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    The three-wheeled car made from wood

    The three-wheeled car made from wood 27 April 2007 It weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood. It took furniture maker, appropriately named Friend Wood, 46, more than 2000 hours to build his three-wheel, tear-drop shaped car, which he has named...
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    What would happen if robots turned against us?

    What would happen if the robots turned against us? By MICHAEL HANLON, Science Editor Daily Mail 27th April 2007 Scary: A Cyberman from a 2006 episode of the BBC's "Dr Who". The word "robot" is Czech for "to work" and was first used in 1920 as a word to also describe a mechanical...
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    Calls for police chief to resign after he displays picture of headless biker

    The Chief Constable of North Wales Police, Richard Brunstrom, has created yet more controversy after he used real pictures of a beheaded motorcyclist in an anti-speeding campaign. After it turned out that he and the police force he leads seem to be more interested in catching speeding motorists...
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    Hitler claims his last victim, 62 years after the War

    Hitler's last victim: soldier dies from war wounds 64 years on 27th April 2007 Veteran soldier Leslie Croft became Hitler's last victim when he was killed by shrapnel 64 years after he was injured in action in World War Two. Pathologists were left stunned when they discovered the...
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    Spinal Tap to reform for Live Earth

    British rockers Spinal Tap to reform to help save the planet..... Spinal Tap reform for Live Earth By Tim Hall 26/04/2007 SPINAL TAP are: David St Hubbins (Michael McKean) - Vocals Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) - Guitar Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) - Bass Set volume dials to...
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    Tall ships mark 400th anniversary of first English settlement in America

    Tall ships mark 400th anniversary of first English settlement in America 26th April 2007 The English lay the seeds of a new nation: The commonwealth (NOT state) of Virginia was founded by English settlers who named it after Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. After gaining its...
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    Hawking looks forward to the "bliss" of weightlessness

    Hawking looks forward to the 'bliss' of weightlessness 26th April 2007 British scientist Stephen Hawking, who has motor neurone disease and is wheelchair-bound, has reportedly said he is looking forward to the 'bliss' of being weightless Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's...
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    Elephantoms of the desert

    Elephantoms of the desert: Extraordinary images of a herd 26th April 2007 Namibia, southern Africa Viewed from such a height, these majestic elephants look like nothing more than black mirages against the barren landscape. They are trudging across the sands, dry river-beds and...
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    Portmouth Rules the Waves: Portsmouth announce new stadium - to be in the sea

    Portsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy. The football team's new stadium will, appropriately, be in the sea, and alongside HMS Victory. Pompey are all at sea Portsmouth Football Club VISION ... how new stadium would look Portmouth's £600 million stadium - one of the most expensive...
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    Shakespeare's grave concerns led to witty warning on headstone

    Shakespeare was probably born on 23rd April (appropriately St George's Day, now England's national day) and also died on 23rd April. Today is the 391 anniversary of his burial. SHAKESPEARE'S GRAVE CONCERNS LED TO WITTY WARNING ON HEADSTONE 25 April 2007 Shakespeare, 23rd (??)...
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    Scots Guards in X-rated film

    EXCLUSIVE Queen's Guards in X-rated film Shame of the British Army: Drunken Scottish soldiers make dirty home video in uniform Redcoats, bearskins and bare bums ... shame of Queen's Guards By KENNY McALPINE and DAVID GOODWIN APRIL 25, 2007 THE SCOTS GUARDS DRUNK Scots...
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    Alan Ball, England 1966 World Cup winner, dies aged 61

    Alan Ball, the youngest members of England's 1966 World Cup winning team, has died aged 61. He died this morning after trying to put out a bonfire. He was probably the best player on the field in that game, even though Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, still the only player in the world ever to...
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    Strange celebrity soccer fans

    Did you know that Osama bin Laden is a fan of North London giants Arsenal? Or that Meat Loaf loves Hartlepool United? Well you do now..... Strange celebrity footie fans Supporters ... strange celeb footie fans April 24, 2007 The Sun IT’S the old story. You’re at a football match...
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    Deep pain pizza: Man cuts of manhood in packed diner

    Docs fight to save man's willy Shock ... diner on The Strand, London where man cut off manhood By MIKE SULLIVAN and JOHN KAY The Sun April 24, 2007 HORRIFIED diners watched in shock as a maniac sliced off his manhood in a crowded pizza restaurant. The 35-year-old Pole burst into...
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    Arctic Monkeys new album "fastest seller of the year"

    Arctic Monkeys album 'fastest seller of year' By staff and agencies 24/04/2007 World's best band since The Beatles?: The Fab Four have done it again Alex Turner: Vocals/Guitar Jamie Cook: Guitar Nick O'Malley: Bass Matt Helders: Drums Arctic Monkeys are on course to claim the...
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    Hero firefighter catches suicide jumper

    Hero firefighter catches suicide jumper 24th April 2007 More than 100 people gathered as a foreign man, thought to be trying to live in Britain illegally, tried to kill himself by jumping off London's Millennium Bridge, which spans the Thames opposite St Paul's Cathedral Below are...
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    Radical cleric is seized in anti-terror dawn raids

    Radical cleric is seized in anti-terror dawn raids 24th April 2007 What an eejit: Abu Izzadeen, 31, was one of 6 people held after London raids A radical Muslim cleric was among six men seized in a series of anti-terror raids this morning. Abu Izzadeen, 31, who once barracked Home...
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    Camilla makes family portrait

    Camilla makes family portrait Royal approval ... for portrait April 23, 2007 THE first group portrait of the Royal Family to feature the Duchess of Cornwall will go on public display this week. The impressionistic work by artist Sergei Pavlenko depicts all the senior members of...
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    Queen: One supports Arsenal

    Queen: One supports Arsenal Royal colours ... how Queen might look in Arsenal shirt, left, and Her Majesty meets players, including Fabregas and Arsene Wenger. Queen Mum, right, was fan too By DUNCAN LARCOMBE Royal Correspondent April 23, 2007 THE Queen has been a keen Arsenal...
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    Democracy: Bhutan to dump Absolute Monarchy and embrace Constitutional Monarchy

    Bhutan is to do what the English did after Charles I was beheaded during the Civil War: get rid of Absolute Monarchy and embrace the democratic Constitutional Monarchy....... Bhutan heads towards democracy By Peter Foster in Paro 23/04/2007 The small English-speaking Buddhist...