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£2,000 taxi for afternoon with Aristotle
Seeded on Thu May 31, 2007 1:54 PM EDT (The Times)
An elderly traveller who finds airports "a bit gloomy" hired a private cab to transport her to the spot where Alexander the Great studied under Aristotle – for an afternoon.
'If you move, Sir, one of us is going to die'
Seeded on Thu Jan 4, 2007 3:19 AM EST (This is London)
When he saw a man fall into the path of a New York subway train, Wesley Autrey did not hesitate. The 50-year-old building worker jumped down on to the track and tried desperately to haul him to safety.
Guard arrested for filming Saddam hanging
Seeded on Wed Jan 3, 2007 8:58 AM EST (The Times)
The Iraqi Government has arrested a prison guard for filming and posting on the internet a video of Saddam Hussein's execution, The Times has learnt.
How did stiletto wobble into our language?
Seeded on Wed Jan 3, 2007 8:56 AM EST (The Times)
Who was Gordon Bennett? And did anyone wear stiletto heels before 1959? The Oxford English Dictionary is asking the public to help to solve these and a host of other etymological mysteries.
Self-clean technology to remove the mud, sweat and tears of wash day for ever
Seeded on Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:02 AM EST (Telegraph)
Muddy sports kit, the bane of parents with active children, may be heading for the laundry basket of history. Scientists have produced a coating that could make filthy rugby shirts and grubby football shorts a thing of the past.
600,000 heading to Britain
Seeded on Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:34 AM EST (Sunday Express)
Migrants from Romania and Bulgaria will not need a passport to come to Britain when the two countries join the EU in just two days time, the Daily Express can reveal.
Dirty Ward Floors Hero
Seeded on Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:26 AM EST (News of the World)
A HERO Para shot through the neck by the Taliban was dramatically rescued by courageous comrades under heavy fire...only for a dirty NHS hospital to leave him fighting for his life.
Saddam hanged at dawn
Seeded on Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:29 AM EST (Reuters)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein was hanged for crimes against humanity at dawn on Saturday, a dramatic, violent end for a leader who ruled Iraq by fear for three decades before he was toppled by a U.S. invasion four years ago.
Mozart concerto is music to the ears for the very first time
Seeded on Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:25 AM EST (The Times)
A recently discovered piano concerto, believed to be one of the earliest works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be performed for the first time today in Salzburg, the city where the composer was born.
Castle for sale, £40m. Would suit vampire
Seeded on Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:28 AM EST (The Times)
The Transylvanian castle of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Count Dracula, is on sale for £40 million.
It's rape if the woman is drunk, according to new law
Seeded on Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:13 AM EST (This is London)
Men face being charged with rape if they have sex with women who are drunk. The proposal, contained in a Home Office report, is being considered by ministers in a bid to boost conviction rates for sex offences and bring more "date rapists" to justice.
A £1000 fine if you recycle the Christmas wrapping
Seeded on Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:05 AM EST (This is London)
Householders could be fined £1,000 if they recycle the piles of wrapping paper left over after Christmas.
Government consider plans to deny NHS treatment to smokers and obese
Seeded on Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:40 AM EST (This is London)
The obese and smokers could be denied priority NHS treatment if they do not change their lifestyles, under plans being considered by ministers.
Pill that tricks you into losing weight
Seeded on Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:37 AM EST (This is London)
An obesity pill which can help women drop two dress sizes in a year has been hailed by scientists after stunning test results.
Baby dies in hospital in new flesh-eating superbug outbreak
Seeded on Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:31 AM EST (This is London)
Five premature babies were today being treated for a bug outbreak which may have contributed to the death of a baby boy.
Scientists discover fossils of giant dinosaur which roamed Europe
Seeded on Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:23 AM EST (This is London)
With a body the length of three double decker buses, scientists say this could be the biggest ever creature to roam around Europe. Scientists have discovered fossils from a gigantic dinosaur which lived around 150 million years ago.
Words that may impress your friends - and leave them baffled
Seeded on Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:13 AM EST (This is London)
Laid low with a touch of the woofits and irritated by constant flagitation, you dream of escaping to a hibernacle to while away the rest of winter.
Under pressure Rowling dreams of Harry Potter
Seeded on Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:10 AM EST (This is London)
JK Rowling has revealed that the stress of writing the final instalment of the Harry Potter series has been getting to her. The multi-millionaire dreamt for the first time that she was inside Harry Potter's head.
Police killer suspect fled Britain in a veil
Seeded on Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:25 AM EST (The Times)
A man who was being hunted for the murder of a policewoman is understood to have escaped from Britain by disguising himself as a veiled Muslim woman.
Two-headed beast from 100m BC
Seeded on Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:05 AM EST (The Times)
A miniature two-headed creature from the age of the dinosaurs has been discovered in China, astonishing scientists who never imagined that so rare a mutant could be preserved for 100 million years.
Ministers hit back at think tank verdict on Iraq war
Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:12 AM EST (This is London)
Ministers reacted with fury today after a leading think tank claimed Tony Blair had no influence on George Bush and the Iraq War had been a "terrible mistake".
We doubted our 45-minute WMD claim, admits Beckett
Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:09 AM EST (This is London)
Margaret Beckett has admitted the Government realised before the Iraq war that its 45-minute claim about Saddam Hussein's weapons may have been wrong.
Cameron calls for snap election
Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:07 AM EST (This is London)
David Cameron has called for a snap general election when Tony Blair leaves Downing Street. The Tory leader said the Prime Minister's successor - most likely to be Gordon Brown - should be put to the public test immediately or he would have no mandate to lead the country.
Telephone lie detector claims to catch fibbers
Seeded on Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:26 AM EST (This is London)
It could be the perfect tool for suspicious spouses wanting to check whether their loved ones are playing away from home. A new telephone lie detector system promises to pick up on tell-tale signs of stress in a caller's voice whenever they tell a fib.
World's biggest windfarm gets OK for Thames
Seeded on Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:23 AM EST (This is London)
Plans to build the world's largest wind farm in the Thames Estuary moved a step closer today. Ministers are expected to give permission for 341 turbines to be placed along a 144-mile stretch off the Margate coast, and for a smaller 100-turbine farm off the Thanet coast.
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