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The strange expertise of burglars
How do you break into a house without breaking a sweat? David Robson delves into the “flow state” of professional robbers – and finds how to beat them.
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The military is getting hoverbikes
The US has joined together with a UK company to help it build a hoverbike, like those seen in Star Wars.
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UK Woman Gets Advance Hand
A new technology has enabled a woman who was born without a right hand to ride a bike for the first time, among other new abilities.
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Behind the Magna Carta spin, Britain's 'dictatorship of the 1%' is taking shape
A consistent pattern is emerging in the UK government's plans and policies, writes Paul Mobbs: the stripping away of human rights and freedoms; the detachment of public institutions from democratic accountability; an increase of the powers of the state; and the empowerment of corporations at the expense of people. We must act to preserve our liberties, while we still can.
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Children held in UK detention centers
It has been revealed that children as young as 14 are imprisoned in adult detention centers in the UK.
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British Veterans Made Some Dark Films to Protest the UK Army's Recruitment of 16-Year-Olds
These ex-soldiers who have seen war want young people to know its true horrors to stop them signing up.
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Downton Abbey stars out in full force to support the Special Olympics
Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt and the showâs creator Julian Fellowes were among those who attended the gala dinner .
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OneWeb satellite operator eyes huge rocket campaign
The British Channel Islands-registered company has acquired more than 60 launchers to help put up its proposed satellite broadband network. OneWeb envisages placing 648 spacecraft in orbit to take affordable internet connectivity to every part of the globe.
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Cameron under pressure to review controversial 'bedroom tax'
David Cameron faces growing pressure to review the “bedroom tax” after Conservative MPs reported the controversial policy proved hugely unpopular on the doorsteps during the general election campaign.
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Armed Forces Day: David Cameron pays tribute to service personnel
Prime Minister David Cameron pays tribute to service personnel as events are held across the country to mark Armed Forces Day.
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UK Politician Theresa May Tries To Out-Orwell Orwell With Insanely Authoritarian Speech
While she insists that the UK isn't a surveillance state, she can't tell you why, because revealing the secrets of the UK surveillance state might put the public at risk...
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The secret codes of British banknotes
How often have you looked at the cash in your wallet? Look closer: it’s riddled with hidden patterns designed to deter counterfeiters. Chris Baraniuk investigates.
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What makes the perfect Wimbledon serve?
Former champions Andy Murray and Pat Cash demonstrate what makes the perfect tennis serve for Wimbledon.
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London: the city that ate itself
London is a city ruled by money. The things that make it special – the markets, pubs, high streets and communities – are becoming unrecognisable. The city is suffering a form of entropy whereby anything distinctive is converted into property value. Can the capital save itself?
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London’s Subterranean Secret: The Forgotten Mail Train
As a former Londoner, born & raised, who thought she knew everything there was to know about the city, finding out that there’s been a secret Royal Mail underground train line beneath our feet for over 85 years was just a little bit shocking.
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The Cable Hut
Back in the days where love letters and drift bottles were amongst the few means of communication, The Cable Hut was built to house the first telephone lines being laid across the Atlantic Ocean. Over 100 years later The Cable Hut captured the heart of a passing couple who have lovingly transformed it into a unique luxury self-catering cottage.
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Report backs third Heathrow runway - BBC News
The Airports Commission backs a third Heathrow runway, saying it will add £147bn in economic growth and 70,000 jobs by 2050.
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Nicholas Winton Is Dead at 106; Saved Children from the Holocaust
Nicholas Winton, a Briton who said nothing for a half-century about his role in organizing the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, a righteous deed like those of Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg, died on Wednesday in Maidenhead, England. He was 106.
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Glastonbury's rubbish: going against the green ethos ruins it for everyone
Despite the 40,000 bins, Worthy Farm after the festival is an apocalypse of scrap metal, plastic bottles and abandoned tents. It’s enough to stop me going back
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David Cameron is going to try and ban encryption in Britain
The British Prime Minister has reaffirmed his commitment to clamp down on encryption — putting him on a collision course with the world's largest tech...
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