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    Chelsea swipe at 'boring Benitez'

    Chelsea swipe at 'boring Benitez' NEIL ASHTON reports from Los Angeles 2nd August 2006 Premiership 2006/07 odds 2/5 Chelsea (favourites) 5/1 Manchester United 7/1 Liverpool 7/1 Arsenal 50/1 Tottenham Hotspur The English Champions have attacked Liverpool for being "boring". With players...
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    We must rethink the War on Terror - Blair

    We must rethink the War on Terror - Blair By Rosemary Bennett in Los Angeles and David Charter *New strategy needed to defeat militant Islam *Downing Street rift with Foreign Office over Israel Corporal Matthew Cornish, who was killed yesterday in Basra, with his children (Photo: MOD)...
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    Make mine a small one

    The Times August 02, 2006 Make mine a small one What is claimed to be the world’s smallest pub has opened at Cleethorpes, in Lincolnshire. The Signal Box Inn is 8ft (2.4m) by 8ft and can fit four people sitting and two standing. It is housed in a century-old signal box on the...
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    Fish and chip hip hooray!

    The Sun 31st August 2006 Fish and chips, Monty Python and The Archers are among 19 new "icons" of England revealed today. The national treasures were chosen by experts after being nominated online by the public. Morris dancing They also include Sherlock Holmes, the bowler hat and the Oxford...
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    French youths move to dynamic London.

    The BBC The young of France are moving to London, where "you feel you can do anything - whether learning how to salsa, or starting a company." Packing up her organic yoghurt stall at a farmer's market in Chelsea, Fanny Lehideux, 26, is excited by the opportunities on offer in this country...
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    Four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq

    Four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq 1st August 2006 British soldiers in Afganistans. The latest casualties bring the death toll to 16 since hostilities began Four British soldiers died today in separate incidents in Afghanistan and Iraq. Three servicemen were killed...
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    His master's voice gets all steamed up

    The Times August 01, 2006 His master's voice gets all steamed up By A Correspondent A STEAM enthusiast and music lover has combined his two favourite hobbies and invented the world’s first steam-powered gramophone. Geoff Hudspith 51, has spent four years building his unique...
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    The bog man still looking his best 2,300 years later

    The Times August 01, 2006 The bog man still looking his best 2,300 years later By Devika Bhat FOR decades it has been a man’s privilege to scoff at the lengths to which women will go to make themselves look beautiful. But go back a few thousand years and the male of the species went to...
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    Fight to save the ship that populated the City of Adelaide

    The Carrick is the world's oldest clipper and populated Adelaide and much of South Australia. The Times July 31, 2006 Fight to save the ship that populated the City of Adelaide By Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent The city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia, Australia...
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    Uncertain future for battlefield

    SAVE A CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD! 31st July 2006 Uncertain future for battlefield More than 350 years ago, in 1648, it was the scene of a Civil War battle when Oliver Cromwell and more than 14,000 Parliamentarian soldiers marched on Preston. But today mystery surrounds the future of historic...
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    Culloden artefacts to be unveiled

    Culloden artefacts to be unveiled The 'king's shilling' was used as a lucky charm Rare and unseen artefacts from the Battle of Culloden, found during archaeological digs, are to go on show in Edinburgh. One of the pieces is the 'king's shilling', showing William III, which was a coin...
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    Americans: No 46 in Britain's "Most Annoying" list

    Americans are ranked 46th in a British list of "Your 100 Most Irritating Things." Singer, and ex-British Army officer, James Blunt is ranked at number 3. Noisy eaters are ranked 28th and Socialists are 95th. Abi Titmuss is 18th. She first became known to the public when her then-boyfriend...
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    "I'll do it my way," Blair tells California summit

    Prime Minister Blair shrugged off enemies’ calls for him to quit and revealed the secret of his success is strong leadership as he made a speech at a summit in California. He told those assembled that Britain will carry on fighting against Islamic extremism which, he said, was trying to carry...
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    Blair and Arnie snub Bush over global warming

    Blair and Arnie snub Bush over global warming 31st July 2006 Tough alliance: Blair and Arnie Schwarzenegger Britain and California are preparing to sidestep the Bush administration and fight global warming together by creating a joint market for greenhouse gases. British Prime...
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    Rosslyn ghost sighting spooks Festival actors

    Rosslyn ghost sighting spooks Festival actors The Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh is one of Scotland's most haunted buildings. The Holy Grail is supposed to be hidden somewhere within it. ACTORS rehearsing at Midlothian's Rosslyn Chapel for a Festival play claim to have spotted two ghosts in...
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    Dog that takes itself to the pub (on a No 10 bus)

    Dog that takes itself to the pub (on a No 10 bus) Daily Mail Reporter 31st July 2006 Clockwise from top left: Ratty trots to the bus stop and selects his favourite seat before getting off at the pub Like many country folk, Ratty the Jack Russell is a creature of habit. Twice a week...
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    Shot Forest Gate suspect faces arrest over child porn images

    Shot terror raid suspect faces arrest over child porn images By STEPHEN WRIGHT, Daily Mail One of the Forest Gate terror suspects is to be arrested after child porn images were found on his family's computer, it has emerged. Mohammed Abdul Kahar, 23, who was shot in the shoulder during the...
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    Brits - they're a superstitious bunch

    The Times July 31, 2006 Faith in God and the four-leaf clover By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent CHURCHGOERS in Britain are still highly superstitious and centuries of preaching the Gospel have failed to banish belief in omens and portents of good and bad luck. According...
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    Agent Blue - A Stolen Honda Vision

    Agent Blue: Stoke-on-Trent punk rockers. Matt Jones - Drums Mark Taylor - Guitar & backing vocals Josh Hill - Guitar Nick Andrews - Vocals Calum Murphy - Bass Dom Gourlay Remember Agent Blue? They emerged from Stoke-on-Trent at the arse end of 2003 and made definitively English punk rock...
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    Razorlight - Razorlight

    Razorlight, the guys from London, have released their second album "Razorlight". Their first album, "Up All Night", was released in June 2004. The cover of the new Razorlight album, "Razorlight." Johnny Borrell - vocals, guitar Björn Ågren - guitar Carl Dalemo - bass Andy...