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Bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total British soldier death toll to 256.

Bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total British soldier death toll to 256.

A bomb disposal expert was killed last Monday in Afghanistan. His death brings the total number... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

Lativa sells entire town - for just £2 million

Lativa sells entire town - for just £2 million

The Latvian government has sold an entire town for just under £2m. more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

Germany considers considers legal action to stop Google StreeView

Germany considers considers legal action to stop Google StreeView

Government officials say that they might take legal action to stop Google from using images of ... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010


Skier miraculously survives after being buried by an avalanche in Switzerland

Skier miraculously survives after being buried by an avalanche in Switzerland

A 21-year-old man has survived after being buried alive by an avalanche for 17 hours. more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

Michael Jackson's doctor is charged over the singer's death

Michael Jackson's doctor is charged over the singer's death

Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, has appeared in a court in Los Angeles. more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

This week in numbers: all the memorable numbers of the last seven days

This week's Week in Numbers are 5, 14, 9, 44, 22, 1,000. Find out why...

This week's Week in Numbers are 5, 14, 9, 44, 22, 1,000. Find out why... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010


Secret buyer saves a post office in Derbyshire from closure

Secret buyer saves a post office in Derbyshire from closure

The post office in Cromford has been saved after an anonymous buyer and locals raised money to ... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

Man in Newcastle walks into police station with suspected explosives

Man in Newcastle walks into police station with suspected explosives

A police station in Westerhope was cordoned off after a man brought in three suspected grenades. more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

Google sets out to make a phone that will translate different languages

Google sets out to make a phone that will translate different languages

Google is hoping to create a phone that can translate foreign languages. It would mean th... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010


Police tell man to demolish secret castle

Police tell man to demolish secret castle

Robert Fidler built his castle hidden underneath plastic sheets and surrounded by straw bales ... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

Good week for prince Harry, bad week for students... find out why

Good week for prince Harry, bad week for students... find out why

Prince Harry had some good sporting news, but students face a tough time for learning... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

World leaders meet to discuss how to prevent climate change

World leaders meet to discuss how to prevent climate change

Last month the long awaited summit on climate change took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its goa... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010


Haiti charity single, Everybody Hurts goes to number 1 and First News says thank you to everyone who helped add to the appeal

Haiti charity single, Everybody Hurts goes to number 1 and First News says thank you to everyone who helped add to the appeal

The Haiti charity single has gone straight to number one in the download charts. more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

Four politicians face jail due to their high expenses claims

Four politicians face jail due to their high expenses claims

FOUR politicians could be jailed because police think their expenses claims were dishonest. more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010

An ancient language called Bo dies out after its last speaker in the world passes away

An ancient language called Bo dies out after its last speaker in the world passes away

One of the world’s oldest languages has come to an end following the death of the last p... more


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Friday, 19 Feb 2010