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    School pupils take on commando assault course as teachers attempt to toughen them up

    Never mind all that aerobics, badminton or netball nonsense. Pupils at a school in Coventry have a REAL Physical Education lesson. The kids, aged 10 to 12, have to run a gruelling army commando assault course of barbed wire, swamps and even fire. The course is normally taken on by military...
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    The phwoar is over. MoD killjoys ban Our Boys from looking at Page 3

    One of the principles of the MoD is to defend Britain's interests. And you would think one of those interests is the right of Our Boys serving in Afghanistan and Iraq to look at Page 3, a Great British institution. But no. MoD bores have decided to ban Our Boys from looking a Page 3, despite...
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    109 year old complains about birthday cards from Queen, then gets visit from William

    Catherine Masters, who is 109, wrote to Queen Elizabeth II to complain about the fact that the monarch is wearing the same yellow dress in each of the birthday cards she sent Catherine for the last five years. She suggested to the Queen that maybe it was time to change the colour of her dress...
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    Now the Yanks are trying to take credit for our victory in the Battle of Britain

    It's July 1940, 10 months into World War II. Britain has just sustained Nazi Germany's first major defeat in the War, that of Germany's failure to destroy Britain's air defence and its failure to force Britain out of the war by forcing a surrender (the Nazis couldn't have been that clever if...
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    Chelsea are victorious in the Battle of the European Cup Losers

    Both of these teams were defeated in the Semi-Finals of the European Cup in mid-week, Arsenal losing to Manchester United, the best team in the world, and Chelsea undeservedly losing to Barcelona thanks to an incompetent, out-of-his-league Norwegian referee who wrongly turned down FOUR Chelsea...
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    Britons urged to take EU pub quiz

    It comes as no surprise that in Britain, widely regarded as the most anti-EU country, the annual Europe Day goes largely unnoticed (it was on Saturday apparently, and it was celebrated across Europe except in Britain, where millions of people were completely oblivious to it). So to get...
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    The world's most dangerous sport is back... the Royal Navy's field gun race

    Fans of Rugby League, famed for its eye gouging, often say that their sport is the toughest in the world. But these people obviously haven't watched the Royal Navy's field gun race. Next week, 30,000 spectators at the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo - including most of the Royal Family and...
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    Army almost at full strength after recession drives hundreds of new recruits to join

    The British Armed Forces, which have been shrinking slightly over the last 10 years in terms of manpower, are now growing again and are set to reach full strength in the next 2 years. They are currently at 97.2% of their full strength. This is probably due to the recession making jobs harder...
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    Brown is the most unpopular PM since polling began - and half want him to quit now

    A new poll has shown that Gordon Brown is the most unpopular British Prime Minister since polling began (it began in 1943). Remarkably, Brown's (and the Government's) approval rating of just 23% is even lower than Michael Foot, who was leader of the Labour Party when it was trounced in 1983 by...
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    Cricket: England VS West Indies - String of onions leaves West Indies weeping

    England destroyed the West Indies at Lord's yesterday by a maximum 10 wickets, taking only three days (out of a maximum of five) to do so in this First Test. And it was a brilliant England debut for Graham Onions. The right-arm medium-fast bowler, who plays for English champions Durham, took...
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    Jack Sheppard: Escaping from prison was child's play

    Here is a guy who made jailbreaking look easy. Jack Sheppard was a thief, robber and burglar in 18th century London. Despite being jailed five times, he managed to escape FOUR times, even when manacled. On one occasion he even used a blanket to climb down a wall, and even climbed a...
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    Prince Charles, the Frog Prince

    Prince Charles has launched an internet campaign to save the world's rainforests, backed by his two sons and a South American frog. The three princes star in a 90 second video which was first aired at 6pm last night. The video shows Charles, Wills and Harry together with the frog — one of...
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    One millionth English word could be 'defriend' or 'noob'

    The English language has more words than any other language, and on 10th June it will acquire its one MILLIONTH. The language probably has around twice as many words as French and German. Those in contention to be the one millionth include "defriend", "noob" and "chiconomics." At the...
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    Manchester United manager's family seriously ill after horror car crash

    Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson should have been celebrating last night after seeing his side beat Arsenal 3-1 (4-1 on aggregate) in the Semi Final, 2nd leg of the European Cup to reach the Final for the second year in succession. But his celebrations were marred after he was told...
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    Banned U.S. shock jock never even tried to visit Britain - now he's suing

    An American talk show shock jock is to sue the British Government after it banned him from Britain (it doesn't take a lot for an American to sue). This is despite the fact that he has never before even tried to visit Britain. Michael Savage branded Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, whose job it is...
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    Manchester United reach European Cup Final for second year in succession

    Manchester United showed just why they are probably the best team in Europe last night after overcoming fellow English team Arsenal in the second leg of the Semi Final to reach the European Cup Final for the second successive year. Manchester United - English, European and World champions -...
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    Yorkshire Pudding

    I have Yorkshire puddings every Sunday with my Sunday lunch. You can't beat them doused in gravy with maybe a dollop of stuffing in the middle. Or if you make it with two big juicy sausages baked into the middle of it, you'll have Toad in the Hole.
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    Jeremy's Budget

    Needless to say, Top Gear presenter, and The Sun columnist, Jeremy Clarkson was not happy with the recent Budget, such as the incredible 50% income tax rate for people who earn over £150,000 a year (who include Jeremy). In this article, he gives us his funny views on the Budget, attacking...
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    If Gordon was a dog he'd be put down!

    There's nothing the Daily Mail's Richard Littlejohn hates more than the Labour Government, Prime Minister Gordon Brown (who, on Wednesday, started to walk out of the Commons after Prime Minister's Question as he forgot that he had to make a statement which, inevitably, led to howls of laughter...
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    Meet Elise Tan-Roberts, the two-year-old with an IQ of 156

    Elise Tan-Roberts is, in most ways, an ordinary two-year-old girl. The extraordinary thing about her is that she has an IQ of 156, which is higher than that of maths genius Carol Vorderman (who used to co-host numbers and words quiz Countdown), and not far behind Albert Einstein, who had an IQ...