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Protesting Firefighters Clash With Police

January 31st, 2010

Firefighters and emergency service workers have clashed with police after a demonstration finished in a brawl in the Spanish city of La Coruna.
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Churchill’s Cigar Stump Fetches £4,500

January 30th, 2010

A cigar Winston Churchill left unfinished in 1941 has been sold for £4,500.
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‘Who Do You Think You Are Bidding, Mr eBay?’

January 30th, 2010

Auction site eBay has backed down after banning the sale of a rare Dad’s Army board game for promoting “hatred” and “racial intolerance”.
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‘Carmen’ See The Opera At Your Local Cinema

January 30th, 2010

For years it’s been the preserve of the elite but now cinemas are offering a night out at the opera for just a tenner.
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Couple’s Umbrella Stand Is Lost Chinese Vase

January 30th, 2010

An ancient Chinese vase used as an umbrella stand by an elderly couple for 50 years has turned out to be worth up to £500,000 - more than the value of their house.
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Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance

January 30th, 2010

WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday.


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Oysters - the Tudor version of cinema popcorn

January 30th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - Elizabethan theater-goers chomped on an exotic array of foods while enjoying the latest plays of the day, new evidence found at the sites of Shakespearean playhouses in London suggests.


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‘Stunned’ Driver Fined For Blowing His Nose

January 29th, 2010

A motorist has told Sky News of his disbelief at being fined for blowing his nose while his vehicle was at a standstill.
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Dog Rescued From Ice Floe In Baltic Sea

January 29th, 2010

A dog had a lucky escape when a Polish boat rescued him from an ice floe that had carried him more than 100km up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea.
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Pork better for sex than Viagra?

January 29th, 2010

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina’s president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork.


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