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    Traffic warden gives Kate a royal ticking off

    Warden gives Kate a royal ticking off 3rd January 2007 There goes your gong: the traffic warden refuses to waive the future Queen's parking ticket. Instead, he gives her a telling off. In the bottom picture, the traffic wardens grins as Kate walks away in anger It just proves...
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    Is story of "cheated wife" on giant billboard a hoax or heartbreak?

    Hoax or heartbreak? By Bonnie Malkin 03/01/2007 The Telegraph It's a heartwarming story: cheated wife gets the perfect revenge by naming and shaming her unfaithful husband and his mistress on a giant billboard in their home town. She wins the support of her local radio...
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    After 500 years, a woman joins ranks of Beefeaters

    The first ever woman Beefeater will start work at the Tower of London later this year..... The Times January 03, 2007 After 500 years, a woman joins ranks of Beefeaters David Sanderson A lot of training is involved in becoming a Tower of London Beefeater A woman has been...
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    No welcome from Uncle Sam

    Notebook By Cristina Odone 02/01/2007 America had the world's sympathies after 11th September 2001. But not now. 'We are all American now." NOT, as they say. Since Europe's heartfelt response to the events of September 11, the Bush Administration has squandered our goodwill...
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    How London Eye's new year display dazzled the world

    Move over Sydney! The London Eye was opened in 1999 for the Milennium and will remain in the great city for decades to come, and the British have discovered that it is a great focal point for their New Year's celebrations, just as the Aussies concentrate theirs on Sydney Harbour Bridge...
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    Christian lawyers to petition Queen to block gay rights bill

    Christian lawyers to petition Queen to block gay rights bill by JAMES SLACK 1st January 2007 Not only Britain's Protestant majority but also Catholics are in favour of the demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament, which will be held at night by torch-light. They are protesting...
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    Don't forget to pack your trunks!

    A British photographer shows how even the largest creature on land can be graceful in the water.... Don't forget to pack your trunks! By BEN CLERKIN 2nd January 2007 On land, he lumbers through the dust, bowed by the burden of his 3.5-ton bulk. But in the ocean, Rajan is an...
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    EU stealing the crown of the great British pint

    EU stealing the crown of the great British pint by IAN DRURY 1st January 2007 Thanks to the EU trying to force its unwanted Metric measurements on Britain, the Great British pint glass may lose its famous crown. How long will it be that in Great Britain the famous "pint" may end up...
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    400 cars set on fire in French New Year violence

    400 cars set on fire in French New Year violence Mon Jan 1, 2007 Firemen extinguish a burning car torched during New Year's celebrations in Strasbourg's western suburb of Musau December 31, 2006. REUTERS/Jean-Marc Loos PARIS (Reuters) - Vandals set fire to about 400 cars overnight...
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    Euro blamed for rocketing cost of living

    Euro blamed for rocketing cost of living By Henry Samuel 01/01/2007 Telegraph London January 1, 2007 Less than half of citizens in the euro zone are happy with European monetary system five years to the day after it replaced the franc, the mark and other national currencies, and...
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    Saddam's rifle is in SAS hands

    Tyrant's rifle is in SAS hands January 01, 2007 SAS troops have mounted Saddam’s famous hunting rifle at their HQ in Hereford. The display of the war trophy — which Saddam fired repeatedly during his final military parade — reveals the extent of the grudge the unit holds against the...
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    Oysters and foie gras and, by the way, Saddam was hanged

    The French media's responce to Saddam's death sentence...... The general tone of French media today is world weary—they hung Saddam, the violence continues, ferry boat accident off the coast of Java, foie gras and oysters…and wise guys. Ho-hum they hung Saddam: subdued reactions in Iraq...
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    Non, nein, no: Europe turns negative on the Euro

    Tomorrow, 1st January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania will join the EU taking the number of EU Member States to 27. Also, little Slovenia will drop its Tolar currency and adopt the Euro meaning that 13 of the 27 EU members will have the Euro. But most countries that already have the Euro are...
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    Police fans may soon be walking on the moon again

    Yesterday it emerged that Blur are re-forming. Now it's thought that The Police may re-form..... Police fans may soon be walking on the moon again By JAMES TAPPER, Mail on Sunday December 2006 On the beat: The Police on stage in 1984 Sting is in talks to re-form The...
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    The BNP Ballerina

    The BNP Ballerina By ELIZABETH SANDERSON 30th December 2006 Standing firm: Simone last week unrepentant about her support for the Far Right BNP Giselle is perhaps the most romantic of the classical ballets and always among the most popular. It is a tale shot through with passion...
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    Pakistan to Canada: Stop being cry-babies about troop deaths in Afghanistan

    The Pakistani President has finally mentioned something that many other countries have long suspected - the Canadians are soft about sending their troops to fight wars. He said Canadians should be happy about their troops being there and not complain when one of their soldiers dies. America...
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    The Stone Roses, "The Stone Roses" - the finest album of all time?

    The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses The Stone Roses' 1989 album "The Stone Roses". Is it the best album of all time? Silvertone, 1989; highest chart position: 19 Ian Brown: vocals John Squire: guitar Mani: bass Reni: drums Years active: 1984 - 1996 ---------------------------------...
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    Blur are back

    Blur are back Reuniting ... the kings of Britpop are set to return Blur are: Damon Albarn: vocals/keyboards Graham Coxon: guitar/backing vocals Alex James: bass David Rowntree: drums December 2006 BLUR are planning to make 2007 a year to remember. DAMON ALBARN and GRAHAM...
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    The new buttonhole badge that will enable people to show off their knighthoods

    Anyone in Britain who gets honoured by the Queen will be able to show off to other people that they have been honoured by wearing a little, buttonhole badge similar to a soldier's pip on his epaulettes to show his rank.... New badge of honour for the chosen few 30/12/2006 TV...
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    Unmasked: the veiled Muslim whose great grandmother was a suffragette

    On Christmas Day, politically correct Channel 4 did an alternative Queen's speech in which, instead of having the much-loved Monarch, had a Muslim woman wearing a veil. It was shown at the same time as the Queen's speech was shown on BBC1 and Channel 3. Ironically, the veiled woman's...