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Rupert Bear mauls farmer to death defending Bill Badger from cull

this is not a time for poetry, ho ho.Rupert the Bear has today been sedated by armed police and transferred to a secure pen after brutally killing a Nutwood farmer who tried to shoot the bear’s close pal, Bill Badger, as part of Government plans to cull badger populations and contain the spread of bovine TB.

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Wettest August on record sees Thames Water enforce ‘compulsory hosepipe use’

water fussAfter the MET Office announcement that August was the wettest for 100 years, Thames Water has declared a ’compulsory hosepipe use’. The moves comes just weeks after lifting a hosepipe ban that was enforced as a result of the wettest drought since records began.

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300 female giant tortoises come out of hiding on news ‘Irksome George’ is dead at last

All about being selective, naturally.Staff at the Galapagos national park have been astounded by the overnight appearance of over 300 female Pinta giant tortoises, many of which were previously assumed to be rocks.

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Tunbridge Wells fuels first ever whinge-turbines with record levels of outrage

hot air can also be used to heat the patioThe Coalition Government has hailed the country’s first ever ‘whinge-farm’ a huge success.
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Hybrid shark offers excellent fuel efficiency

‘Previous attempts at carbon-neutral sea-life have had poor battery lives. But a fully-charged a hybrid shark would be able to travel up to 800km before needing to chomp on a surfer’s leg.’

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