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Rebel Tories set to mark new constituency boundaries with their own urine

One MP has posted YouTube videos of her marking a new boundary at the edge of the Midlands canal, extending her constituency by four square miles and surprising narrow boat holidaymakers.  

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Posted: Aug 8th, 2012
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Too many health warnings may be bad for you say experts

Healthier not to.Doctors have warned that an extended exposure to health warnings may be detrimental to your health and are calling for a ceiling on the number of medical scare stories to a maximum of 5 per week.

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Posted: Oct 20th, 2011
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Ancient lump of coal saved from arson attack to be displayed in museum

The coal, dating from the Carboniferous period, was moments from being burnt on an open fire in the sitting room of pensioner Annie Otterburne. Considered a bargain by art historians at just £2.7m , it will be on display in a Yorkshire museum.

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Posted: Feb 6th, 2011
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Yorkshire guests at Lancashire wedding ‘charming and self-deprecating’

Some good-natured joshing as supplies of beer were suspended when two barrels had to be changed at the same time.

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Posted: Apr 10th, 2010
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Cocaine shipments disguised as falling snow

Police have issued a warning that drug dealers are targeting the UK during the recent snowy weather, by pouring millions of tonnes of cocaine into clouds from aircraft.

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Posted: Jan 11th, 2010
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